Abstract. This paper introduces two independent open learner models (learner models that are accessible to user viewing), which are deployed alongside university courses to facilitate self-assessment skills, planning and independent learning. OLMlets is used in specific courses, while UK-SpecIAL, a modular extension to OLMlets, draws on the OLMlets learner models to display progress towards achieving learning outcomes applicable across courses. User logs demonstrate usage of each system, and questionnaire responses provide insight into the reasons for user trust in the environments.

Abstract. An Open Learner Model makes a machine’s 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 diverse examples of the ways that they have been made available in several research systems. We then discuss the closely related issues of openness and learner control and the ways that have been explored to support learning by making the learner model available to people other than the learner. This chapter provides a foundation for understanding the range of ways that Open Learner Models have already been used to support learning as well as directions yet to be explored. Open learner models are learner models that can be viewed or accessed in some way by the learner, or by other users (e.g. teachers, peers, parents). Thus, in addition to the standard purpose of the learner model of maintaining data to enable adaptation to the

Abstract: In this paper we explore possibilities for open learner models to facilitate collaborative interaction and learning. We provide examples of the main approaches that use open learner models to support collaboration, and discuss some of the key issues that need to be considered for future work uniting research in the fields of computer-supported collaborative learning and open learner modelling.