We consider open learner models (OLM) with reference to adaptive navigation support and learner control. Our purpose is to assess the potential of a greater range of OLMs in adaptive educational hypermedia. We introduce five OLMs, discuss how these might be applied, and present learner reactions.

Learners such as humans and intelligent agents, often require support to perform complex tasks in real world environments. Inaccessible states and the complexity of tasks add to this requirement. Large state and action spaces associated with the environments also contribute to this need for support. In this paper, we present a design of a learning agent that learns from the environment in order...

In this paper we describe the use of a social network application (Facebook) with individual open learner models at university level, to support collaborative learning. Results suggest that Facebook and open learner models can be used together to support collaborative learning. It also suggests that Facebook and open learner models can support sociability in collaborative learning: both were fo...

An Open Learner Model makes a machines' representation of the learner available as an important means of support for learning. This means that a suitable interface is created for use by learners, and in some cases for others who aid their learning, including peers, parents and teachers. The chapter describes the range of purposes that Open Learner Models can serve, illustrating these with diver...