first steps towards an integration of a personal learning environment at university level
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First Steps towards an Integrated
Personal Learning Environment at the University Level
Martin Ebner, Sandra Schön, Behnam Taraghi, Hendrik Drachsler, Philip Tsang
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Technology enhanced Learning
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uLearning
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What is a PLE ?
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According to Stephen Downes a PLE is ...
a future learning environment
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According to Stephen Downes a PLE is ...
not an institutional or coporate application but a learning center
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According to Stephen Downes a PLE is ...
where content is reused and remixed
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According to Stephen Downes a PLE is ...
according to the student‘s own needs and interests
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Why we need a PLE ?
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University a closed castle?
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http://edtechpost.wikispaces.com/file/view/swl_ple2.gif (Scott Leslie, PLE Diagram)
But how can we integrate the WWW ...
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and combine it with university‘s services?
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The general concept
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7 crucial aspects for the shift (Schaffert&Hilzensauer, 2008)
Role of learner
Personalisation
ContentSocial Involvement
Ownership
Educational &organisatioal culture
Technological aspects
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Technological concept
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MashUp Principle - Use of Widgets
http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2EE/mashup_2/
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Comparable to iGoogle
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Widget
• Follow a W3C Widget Specification• IST Palette Project allows exchange -
furthermore also the communicaton between widgets
„Widgets are full-fledged client-side applications that are authored using Web
standards. They are typically downloaded and installed on a client machine or device where
they typically run as stand-alone applications outside a Web browser“
Defintion of W3C
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First Design Study
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Central Ideas of the GUI:
„Less is more“
„tidy not cluttered“
„the best of two worlds“
http://www.flickr.com/photos/harmrhebergen/2694630
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Brainstorming
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First conceptual ideas
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MockUp
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Main GUI Elements
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Usability Tests
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First Design
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PersonalDashboard
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Heuristic Evaluation, Thinking Aloud Test, Interviews and Questionnaries carried out ....
• - ... Personlization in foreground (style, look & feel)
• - ... Flexibility and Creativity should be fostered (free arrangment on UI, ...)
• - ... Ubiquitous PLE (mobile and desktop views)
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PLE at TU Graz since October 2010
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General View - overall concept
http://ple.tugraz.at
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Weather Widget
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Customzation Screen
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Scribd Widget Slideshare Widget
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Blog Widget
Google Maps
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Summary after the launch - PLE
• - ... has more than 1000 registered users
• - ... has about 30% of highly active users
• - ... uses a tracking module in the background
• - ... `s Widgets are developed by students
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Recommendation
Integration of Learning Objects (LO)
Learning Scenarios
Future
Converter for Desktop and Mobile
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Graz University of Technology
SOCIAL LEARNINGComputer and Information Services
Graz University of Technology
Martin Ebner
http://elearning.tugraz.athttp://elearningblog.tugraz.at
http://twitter.tugraz.at
Slides available at: http://elearningblog.tugraz.at
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