Seamless Learning
Technologies
prof. dr. marcus specht
Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies
Open Universiteit Nederland
marcus.specht@ou.nl
twitter, flickr, facebook: marcuspecht

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#1 HUMAN LEARNING …
HUMANS STRUCTURE AND …

CONNECT EPISODES ...
LEARNING IS EMBEDDED …

… IN A CONTEXT ...
H U M A N S D O N O T A LW A Y S L I K E T O …

REFLECTION


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#1 HUMANS AND
TECHNOLOGIES …
Mobile, Seamless, Ubiquitous

Technology

Personalised and Context-Aware
Sensors, BigData, and Analytics
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enhanced
Learning
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Curiosity

Episodes
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“The most profound technologies are those that
disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric
of everyday life until they are indistinguishable
from it.”
–MARC WEISER


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#2 THERE ARE SEAMS AND FLAWS
I N T O D AY ’ S L E A R N I N G S U P P O R T
SEAMS IN LEARNING SUPPORT

(WONG ET AL, 2009)

• (MSL1) Formal and informal learning;
• (MSL2) Personalized and social learning;
• (MSL3) Across time;
• (MSL4) Across locations;
• (MSL7) Combined use of multiple device types;
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distributed synced data ...
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M U LT I - D E V I C E O U T P U T

personal and social views ...
embedded in real world …
real world mashups ...
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#5 SOME TECHNOLOGIES FOR
C O N T E X T- A W A R E ,
C R O S S - C O N T E X T,
PERSONALIZED,
AND FLEXIBLE OUTPUT
ARLearn Framework,VR and AR
http://code.google.com/p/arlearn/

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contexts, location, time, social context, …

• #2 There are opportunities with new technologies that

are open, ubiquitous, context-aware, and
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• #3 Seamless Learning Analytics should

support ubiquitous open content access,
sensor data aggregation, adaptation (to
context and person), and flexible
aggregation, visualization and output
indicators (ambient displays).
M.M. SPECHT

THANK YOU !

Seamless Learning Technologies

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    Seamless Learning Technologies prof. dr.marcus specht Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies Open Universiteit Nederland marcus.specht@ou.nl twitter, flickr, facebook: marcuspecht !1
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    HUMANS STRUCTURE AND… CONNECT EPISODES ...
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    LEARNING IS EMBEDDED… … IN A CONTEXT ...
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    H U MA N S D O N O T A LW A Y S L I K E T O … REFLECTION 5
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    Mobile, Seamless, Ubiquitous Technology Personalisedand Context-Aware Sensors, BigData, and Analytics … enhanced Learning Awareness Curiosity Episodes !7 ... Reflection
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    “The most profoundtechnologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it.” –MARC WEISER 8
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    #2 THERE ARESEAMS AND FLAWS I N T O D AY ’ S L E A R N I N G S U P P O R T
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    SEAMS IN LEARNINGSUPPORT
 (WONG ET AL, 2009) • (MSL1) Formal and informal learning; • (MSL2) Personalized and social learning; • (MSL3) Across time; • (MSL4) Across locations; • (MSL7) Combined use of multiple device types; • … 10
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    M U LTI - D E V I C E O U T P U T personal and social views ...
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    #5 SOME TECHNOLOGIESFOR C O N T E X T- A W A R E , C R O S S - C O N T E X T, PERSONALIZED, AND FLEXIBLE OUTPUT
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    ARLearn Framework,VR andAR http://code.google.com/p/arlearn/ es d, am a se yg alit n-b re atio loc ixe d m an d ies yer urs pla exc ltimu bile mo ! ! !
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    ARLearn, Mozilla Badges,Signage System http://code.google.com/p/arlearn/ t, tpu i-o u lt d
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    Personal Context Notifications and tion ifica not ling ext mp ont c e sa ienc pe r ex
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    SO … • #1There are seams between the different learning contexts, location, time, social context, … • #2 There are opportunities with new technologies that are open, ubiquitous, context-aware, and personalized. • …>
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    SO … • #3Seamless Learning Analytics should support ubiquitous open content access, sensor data aggregation, adaptation (to context and person), and flexible aggregation, visualization and output indicators (ambient displays).
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