E-learning systems with artificial intelligence in engineering

Abstract

This paper presents a new concept of intelligent e-learning systems with intelligent two-way speech communication between an e-learning system and the user. The system uses intelligent methods for analysis, evaluation and assessment of user knowledge and skills as well as e-learning process control, supervision and optimization. Developed as a prototype for mobile technologies, the communication system by speech and a natural language between the intelligent e-learning system and external users consists of intelligent mechanisms for biometric user identification, speech recognition, word and sentence recognition, sentence meaning analysis, and user reaction assessment. Also discussed are selected problems of the new concept of intelligent e-learning systems using intelligent speech communication. The discussion focuses on recognition and evaluation of spoken natural language sentences with use of hybrid neural networks. © 2009 Springer Berlin Heidelberg.