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A Smart Ecosystem for Learning and Inclusion: An Architectural Overview

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In recent years, open educational resources have been offered in initiatives that aim to reach a wider audience, contributing to the democratization of knowledge. However, there is still a gap with regard to the accessibility of these educational resources. In this sense, this paper presents a digital ecosystem architecture, called SELI (Smart Ecosystem for Learning and Inclusion), which is being developed by a group of ten countries in Europe and Latin America. This ecosystem can be viewed in four different views (philosophical foundations, supporting infrastructure, concept and service bus). It aims to provide an accessible learning environment, involving recent technologies such as Blockchain, microsites and the use of universal accessibility guidelines.

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  • 12 March 2021

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the ERANET-LAC project which has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme. Project Smart Ecosystem for Learning and Inclusion – ERANet17/ICT-0076SELI. The work was also supported by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de nível superior - Brazil (CAPES) - Programa de Excelência - Proex 1133/2019 and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) 2018/04085-4.

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  1. Computing and Informatics Department, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, Brazil

    Valéria Farinazzo Martins, Maria Amelia Eliseo & Ismar Frango Silveira

  2. Post-Graduation Program in Developmental Disorders, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, Brazil

    Valéria Farinazzo Martins & Cibelle Amato

  3. Faculty of Social Science, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Cracow, Poland

    Łukasz Tomczyk

  4. School of Computing, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland

    Solomon Sunday Oyelere

  5. Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

    Özgür Yaşar Akyar

  6. Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay

    Regina Motz

  7. University of Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador

    Gabriel Barros & Sonia Magali Arteaga Sarmiento

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Martins, V.F. et al. (2020). A Smart Ecosystem for Learning and Inclusion: An Architectural Overview. In: Gervasi, O., et al. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2020. ICCSA 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12249. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58799-4_44

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