WP7-8: Technical Update Presentation

WP7-8: Technical Update Presentation

Bernd Simon (Knowledge Markets) Kris Popat (University of Bolton)

With Input from:Michael Aram (KM)

Jean-Noël Colin (FUNDP)Will Ellis (EUN)

Lars Ingesman (UNI-C)David Massart (EUN)

Tien Hoang Minh (FUNDP)Tarmo Toikkanen (AALTO)

Pilot Preparation Work Group

19th March, 2012

What iTEC is doing technically:

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iTEC - Designing the future classroom

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Open and configurable learning technologies that

1. provide access to collections of resources beyond content

2. deliver these collections of resources across a wide range of platforms and devices.

3. stimulate teachers’ and learners’ innovative practice in facilitating learning

How are we going to do this?

Via three key technologies:1.Composer2.Widget Store3.Shellsbrought together in the iTEC Cloud.

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What is the iTEC Cloud?

The iTEC cloud is based on WP7 to 10 technologies:– A Wookie-based Widget Store run by Bolton

– Two LMS/VLE shells:• DotLRN Shell run by KM

• Moodle Shell run by FUNDP

In the forthcoming weeks we aim at expanding the iTEC Cloud with

– Identity management environment run by FUNDP

– Composer run by KM

Eventually all WP7 – WP10 components will be integrated into the iTEC Cloud:

– People & Events Directory

– SDE

– LRE

– IWB?

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Composer

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An authoring tool that supports the composition of learning stories and activities that are enriched by resources made available via iTEC Application Store.

Functions as a back-end tool for performing administrative tasks such as the management of resources.

An authoring tool that supports the composition of learning stories and activities that are enriched by resources made available via iTEC Application Store.

Functions as a back-end tool for performing administrative tasks such as the management of resources.

Recent End-User Relevant Developments

Developing the Composer to a pre-pilot tool:– GUI Design:

• graphical design• forms and form labels, e.g. functionalities

vs. affordances• navigation design• folksonomies vs. taxonomies

– Browser compatibility

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Composer GUI: Adaptive Theme

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Responsive User Interface:– Improve usability on smaller

screens (widget container, mobile device, …)

Converge to WP3

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Relabeling, rearranging ofform elements to get closerto WP3 terminology

Composer Challenge: Functionalities & Resources

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A learning activity may require abstract functionalities, concrete resources, or both…

Actual “functionalities”and “resources” should derived by harnessing collectiveintelligence (tagging,collaborative taxonomycreation,…)

http://composer.itec.km.co.at/composer/mockup/compose/learning-activities/list

http://composer.itec.km.co.at/composer/mockup/compose/learning-activity

The iTEC Widget Store

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What widgets do we have?

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Recent Widget Developments

GeoGebra Widgets A Widget called Tiny is in

development which links to social media functionality

Twitter Widget uTube Widget

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Shells as shown in the iTEC Teacher Community

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Recent End-User Relevant Developments

DotLRN Translated WP3 learning

activities into DotLRN Features and Widgets

Improved Usability of Widget Handling (seamless integration)

openID Integration (on-going): one user account for the iTEC Cloud including the teacher community

Moodle Translated WP3

learning activities into Moodle Features

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DotLRN Demo in Discussion Group Session

11.00 @ Large Meeting Room

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Thank you!

The work presented in this presentation is partially supported by the European Commission’s FP7 programme – project iTEC: Innovative Technologies for an Engaging Classroom (Grant agreement Nº 257566). The content of this presentation is the sole responsibility of the consortium members and it does not represent the opinion of the European Commission and the Commission is not responsible for any use that might be made of information contained herein.

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WEB:

http://itec.eun.orgEMAIL:

[email protected]@gmail.com

Workshop Agenda

Brief Introduction to the DotLRN Shell The DotLRN Shell part of the iTEC

Cloud Translating Cycle 2 Learning

Activities into DotLRN functionalities

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Brief Introduction to the DotLRN Shell

DotLRN is a LMS – or also referred to as VLE It has a similar architecture like other leading LMS

in schools, i.e. supporting multiple schools with one installation

It is provided on a SaaS Basis The service is highly successful in Austria and

branded as LMS.at

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Brief Introduction to the DotLRN Shell

It is based on a Community Concept: Users register – or are registered to - multiple communities such as courses, groups, classes, and schools.

Communities are served by applications– DotLRN applications– W3C widgets provided by the iTEC widget store

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DotLRN - Applications

The DotLRN Shell as part of the iTEC (Educational) Cloud

We started to distinguish between free iTEC pilots and iTEC Cloud Pilots: In free iTEC pilots any technology or tool can be used, including third party services like facebook, twitter, or locally available technology like VLEs - the local Moodle, for example - or IWB.

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The DotLRN Shell as part of the iTEC (Educational) Cloud

iTEC Cloud Pilots - on the other hand - will be supported by WP7-10 technologies. The vision behind is a private educational cloud. We are about to set up a range of hosted services that will be made available to pilot partners. The iTEC Cloud will - as a starting point - include the following service types and instantiations:– identity management (IM) service: an openID service run by

FUNDP– shells: Moodle run by EUN/FUNDP, DotLRN run by KM– widget store: a Wookie server with extra GUI run by

EUN/BOLTON– content store: an OpenACS run by KM, LRE run by EUN

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WP3‘s Cycle 2 Learning Story ...

... focuses on – collaborative learning activities

• ... potentially across organisations• ... or even boarders

... has a distance learning perspective

... is student-centred

... is agnostic in terms of age group

... does not focus on a particular subject domain

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Proposed Learning Activities and potential DotLRN-related

Technologies1) Forming teamsStudent discuss in a DotLRN Forum set-up in a student community potential subjects they are interested in; they might also discuss group preferences or report on particular strengths. Based on the discussions the teacher forms DotLRN Courses.Alternatively we are investigating the integration of the TeamUp Widget.

2) Ad-hoc collaborationDotLRN Forums within the groups are used to further define the subject domain they are interested in.

3) Learning-oriented browsingAs part of their work with the figures, the students browse the web for additional material, tutorials, presentations of a given figure. They collect all the resources found (e.g. links, youtube videos, files) in the DotLRN Library

4) ReflectionA simple commenting feature of the DotLRN Library (under development) is used where the group notes status and reflections on the resource they have collected.

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Proposed Learning Activities and potential DotLRN-related

Technologies

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5) Peer FeedbackStudents present their thoughts or work to others in order to get feedback. Depending on the work they may use a number of channels: YouTube in the DotLRN Library – latter maybe the iTEC media store - if they produce videos, or an IWB class session if the teacher wants to present results as part of a classroom discussion. 6) Information groupingThis is a simple sort of mind mapping activity where students use the DotLRN Library Textbook or a Mind Mapping Widget (available?) or other information grouping tool to create an overview of the information they collect.

7) Prepare resultsThe created DotLRN Library Textook is used to present the results of the group work.

DotLRN Demo

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Open Questionshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1jw_tLgEGIuw1WAP2_EZhSgW_ZTRVUF49DDwzYeHMq04/

edit

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jw_tLgEGIuw1WAP2_EZhSgW_ZTRVUF49DDwzYeHMq04/edit



Thank you!

The work presented in this presentation is partially supported by the European Commission’s FP7 programme – project iTEC: Innovative Technologies for an Engaging Classroom (Grant agreement Nº 257566). The content of this presentation is the sole responsibility of the consortium members and it does not represent the opinion of the European Commission and the Commission is not responsible for any use that might be made of information contained herein.

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WEB:

http://itec.eun.orgEMAIL:

[email protected]@gmail.com

Documents

WP7-8: Technical Update Presentation