Current Issues in Technology Enhanced Learning

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Current Issues in Technology Enhanced Learning

• Seminar WS 2005
• Jürgen Heller

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Topics Course SS05

• Psychological Foundation Learning Theories
• Evaluation of Distance Learning
• Blended Learning
• Game-based Learning
• Learning Styles

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Topics List

• Design of eLearning Courses
• Learning Design
• Cooperative Learning
• Theoretical Background
• Learning Platforms
• ?

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Contributions

• Presentation
• Theoretical Background
• Review Article
• Original Journal Article
• Learning Platforms and Technology
• Practical Work
• Design of a Online Course

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Design of eLearning Courses

• Topics and Resources
• Roadmap to Course Redesignhttp//www.center.rpi.e
  du/R2R/R2R.html
• Program in course redesign
• Redesign projects
• Planning resources
• Academic practices

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Learning Design

• Topics and Resources
• Reviewhttp//www.jisc.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/AC
  F83C.doc
• Advances in Learning Design (Special Issue).
  Journal of Interactive Media in Education,
  2005/01 http//jime.open.ac.uk/2005/01/
• Koper E.R.J. (2001). Modelling Units of Study
  from a Pedagogical Perspective the pedagogical
  meta model behind EML http//eml.ou.nl/introductio
  n/docs/ped-metamodel.pdf
• Constructivist Learning Designhttp//www.prainbow
  .com/cld/cldp.html
• Online Support http//www.learningdesigns.uow.edu
  .au/
• UNFOLD EC-Projecthttp//www.unfold-project.net
• LAMS Learning Activity Management System
  http//www.lamsinternational.com/

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Cooperative Learning

• Topics
• Group learning
• Computer Supported Cooperative Learning (CSCL)
• Groupware
• Computer mediated communication (CMC)
• Media Theory
• Communication Tools

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Cooperative Learning

• Resources
• Online
• http//home.capecod.net/tpanitz/
• http//www.foundationcoalition.org/home/keycompone
  nts/collaborative_learning.html (lots of further
  links)
• http//depts.washington.edu/cidrweb/GroupTools.htm
  
• http//www.clcrc.com/
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Supported_Co
  operative_Work

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Cooperative Learning

• Resources
• Papers
• Dietz-Uhler, B. Bishop-Clark (2001). The use of
  computer-mediated communication to enhance
  subsequent face-to-face discussions. Computers in
  Human Behavior, 17, 269283.
• Benbunan-Fich, R. Hiltz, S.R. (1999). Impacts
  of Asynchronous Learning Networks on Individual
  and Group Problem Solving A Field Experiment.
  Group Decision and Negotiation, 8, 409426.
• Dennis, A.R. Valacich, J.S. (1999). Rethinking
  Media Richness Towards a Theory of Media
  Synchronicity. Proceedings of the 32nd Hawaii
  International Conference on System Sciences.
• Briggs, R.O., de Vreede, G.-J., Nunamaker,
  J.F.Jr. Tobey, D. (2001). ThinkLets Achieving
  Predictable, Repeatable Patterns of Group
  Interaction with Group Support Systems (GSS).
  Proceedings of the 34th Hawaii International
  Conference on System Sciences.
• Veerman, A.L., Andriessen, J.E.B. Kanselaar, G.
  (2000). Learning through synchronous electronic
  discussion. Computers Education, 34, 269-290.

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Learning Platforms

• Open Source Platforms
• Moodle http//moodle.org/
• Claroline http//www.claroline.net/
• ILIAS http//achill.ilias.uni-koeln.de/ios/
• Commercial Systems
• WebCT http//www.webct.com/
• Microsoft Learning Gateway http//www.microsoft.co
  m/emea/education/microsoftLearningGateway.mspx

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Theoretical Background

• Topics and Resources
• Theoretical Sources in IThttp//carbon.cudenver.e
  du/mryder/itc_data/theory.html
• Instructional design models, constructivism,
  learning environments, media theory (CMC)
• Formal Representations
• Ontologies (incl. software Protégé)
• Educational Modelling Language (EML)http//eml.ou
  .nl/eml-ou-nl.htm
• IMS Learning Designhttp//www.imsglobal.org/learn
  ingdesign/index.html

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Website

• URLhttp//css.uni-graz.at/courses/TeLearn
• Access to Internal Pages
• Login TeLearn
• Password checkin