Matchmaking in Learning Networks: Bringing Learners Together for Knowledge Sharing

Liesbeth Kester; Peter van Rosmalen; Peter Sloep; Francis Brouns; Malik Kone; Rob Koper

Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 15, No. 2 (August 2007) pp. 117–126

In this article we describe a system that matches learners with complementary content expertise in reaction to a learner-request for knowledge sharing. It works through the formation of "ad hoc," transient communities, that exist for a limited...