Personal Learning EnvironmentGeneration 2.0

Martin Ebner, Behnam Taraghi, Clemens Kroell

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Technology enhanced Learning

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uLearning = {u-Environment, u-Contents, u-Behaviour, u-Interface, u-Service}

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?

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?

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

Technological concept

MashUp Principle - Use of Widgets

http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2EE/mashup_2/

Comparable to iGoogle

Widget

• Follow a W3C Widget Specification• Inter-widget Communication supported

„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

First Design

First conceptual ideas

Main former GUI Elements

Former Workflow

WidgetZone

Dashboard FullScreen

Widget Zoom

Mashup of Widgets

Usability Tests

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Personalization in foreground

E.g. own desktop background image, look & feel etc.Different UI structures & themesTotal control of own environment is desired!

Resemblance btw. Real and virtual world

More than one Personal Desktop vs. An unlimited DesktopFree widget arrangement on UIFlexible widget dimensionsDrag & Drop effects vs. simple clicksSharing, collaboration, networking

Ubiquitous PLE

Mobile and desktop views

PLE Concept (What)

Unknown to all test users

PLE Workflow (How)

Not easy to get started withDue to unfamiliar conceptIntroduction, tutorials for novel users strongly recommended

PLE Competences

Self-organizationSelf-cognition….

A Change from Teacher-Controlled to Coaching needed!

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New Conceptual Design: App-like GUI

Text

Main new GUI Elements:Spaces (Personal Desktops)

Space ManagementWidget Store

Settings

Space Management

Widget Store

„Slideshare“ Widget (full sized view)

Inter-Widget CommunicatiounCMS widget <=> Exam Planer widget

Main Outcomes of Generation 2.0

- ... more than 3000 registered users

- ... about 30% of active users

- ... observed more activity, resemblance to mobile apps

- ... learners classify their widgets using spaces

- ... widgets can send notifications

- ... Inter-Widget communication actively used.

Mac OS X Dashboard WidgetsWindows 7 Desktop Gadgets

Die Welt der WidgetsEin wichtiger Schritt zur personalisierten Lernumgebung

Ebner M., Taraghi B., Altmann T.

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Abt. Vernetztes LernenTechnische Universität GrazA-8010 Graz - Steyrergasse 30/ITel: +43 316 873 8540Email: ple@tugraz.at

Personal Learning Environment - Graz University of Technology

Next Steps

Mobile PLENative AppsUbiquitous PLE Desktop widgets

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Recommendation

Integration of more Learning Objects (LO)

Learning Scenarios

Future

Shared PLECollaborative Learning

Graz University of Technology

SOCIAL LEARNINGComputer and Information Services

Graz University of Technology

Martin Ebner

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