The InfoCenter is a learning platform of the Dept. of Information Science at the University of Düsseldorf, Germany. It consists of elements of face-to-face teaching, of multimedia mediation (text books, slides, classic texts, interactive videos, FAQ lists, video glossaries), e-Portfolios, Web 2.0 tools (wikis, weblogs, social networks, social bookmarking and folksonomies) and of the use of a learning management system (with learning units and tests). The platform was evaluated by its users (university students) by means of SERVQUAL. According to the evaluation, students are satisfied with the InfoCenter and are willing to use it for their exam preparation.

1. Ireland International Conference on Education (IICE-2012)
April 16-18, 2012, Dublin, Ireland
Blended Learning in Higher Education:
Construction of a Platform for Students of
Information Science
Lisa Beutelspacher,
Agnes Mainka
Department of Information Science
Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany

2. Content
• Learning with Electronic Resources
• The Learning Platform „InfoCenter“
• Evaluation
• Further Work
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3. Learning with
electronic resources

4. E-Learning
• Advantages
o Using multimedia content
o Time and place independence
o Self-paced learning
o Easy update of content
• Disadvantages
o Lack of social interaction
o Some content not suitable for virtual presentation
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5. Blended Learning
Traditional Blended
Learning E-Learning
Learning
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6. The InfoCenter

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8. InfoCenter - Content
Multimedia Mediation
•Lecture slides
•E-Porfolio (Mahara)
•Interactive video lectures
•Video glossaries
•Text books
Web 2.0 Tools Learning Management
System
•Wiki •Learning units
•Weblog •Tests
•Social bookmarking
•Social networking
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9. Multimedia Mediation
Lecture Slides
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10. Multimedia Mediation
Interactive Video Lectures
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11. Multimedia Mediation
E-Portfolio
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12. Multimedia Mediation
Video Glossaries
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13. Web 2.0 Tools
Wiki
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14. Web 2.0 Tools
Weblog
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15. Web 2.0 Tools
Social Bookmarking
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16. Web 2.0 Tools
Social Networking
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17. Learning Management System
Learning Units
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18. Learning Management System
Tests
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19. Evaluation

20. Evaluation
• SERVQUAL
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Bad Rating Good Rating
Expectation Experience
How useful are Social How useful is the
Network platforms for your Facebook Profile
studies „Information Science“ for
you studies
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21. Evaluation
High acceptance
• Interactive Video Lectures
• Tests
Lower acceptance
• Wiki
• Social Bookmarking
• Mahara
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22. Further work

23. Further work
• Integrate more lectures and seminars
• Better combination of the different media
• Find out how to motivate students to use Social
Media for learning
• Implement mobile learning
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24. Thank you very much
for your attention
Contact:
lisa.beutelspacher@hhu.de
agnes.mainka@hhu.de