CBR approach for knowledge reuse in a community of practice for university students

Abstract

Student motivation can be enhanced by positive social interactions, which can be found in CoPs (Communities of Practice), they're based on the idea of interacting to improve a shared practice. The community offers the ability to move beyond simple information exchange to meaningful knowledge exchange through a set of responsibilities and tasks. This paper presents a description of a CoP of higher education students in a traditional curriculum, as well as the design of an online environment used as a support to this CoP, including community interactions using a social networking tool and creating community memory using the CBR approach for knowledge reuse.