CROKODIL is a platform that aims to support resource-based learning by providing tools for planning, searching, annotating, organizing, sharing, and reflecting on online resources. It addresses challenges like learners having to self-direct their learning without guidance. CROKODIL's features include activity hierarchies for planning tasks, semantic tagging of resources, recommendations, and networking functionality to facilitate collaboration. An evaluation found the platform helpful for structuring learning activities. Future work includes integrating recommender approaches and connecting CROKODIL to social networks and learning management systems.

1. EC_TEL__CROKODIL__MA__20110921_v5.ppt CROKODIL - a Platform for Collaborative Resource-Based Learning

2. Overview Motivation Resource-Based Learning Challenges Requirements CROKODIL Support for Resource-Based Learning Support for Planning, Reflecting and Utilizing Support for Searching, Annotating and Organizing Support for Sharing and Distribution CROKODIL Architecture CROKODIL Target Group Scenarios Ongoing and Future Work

3. Resource-Based Learning

6. Requirements for Resource-Based Learning ? Task/ Information Need Planning and Reflecting Sharing and Distributing Annotating and Organizing Searching Utilizing Support for all Resource-based learning tasks in one platform Identify information need Plan and reflect on learning process Search for relevant web resources Annotate, tag and organize resources Use resources e.g. to prepare a presentation Share and distribute resources and results to others Source: RBL Model from Doreen Böhnstedt & Philipp Scholl

7. Overview Motivation Resource-Based Learning Challenges Requirements CROKODIL Support for Resource-Based Learning Support for Planning, Reflecting and Utilizing Support for Searching, Annotating and Organizing Support for Sharing and Distribution CROKODIL Architecture CROKODIL Target Group Scenarios Ongoing and Future Work

8. Support for Planning, Reflecting and Utilizing ? Task/ Information Need Planning and Reflecting Sharing and Distributing Annotating and Organizing Searching Utilizing Source: RBL Model from Doreen Böhnstedt & Philipp Scholl

10. Create sub-activities and super-activities

11. Attach Resources to Activities

12. Describe and Attach Experiences to Activities

13. Asking questions

14. Discussing issues with others

16. Reflection process was found important

17. Need for more support when structuring activitiesImplementation http://demo.crokodil.de

18. Support for Planning, Reflecting and Utilizing ? Task/ Information Need Planning and Reflecting Sharing and Distributing Annotating and Organizing Searching Utilizing Support for Planning and Reflecting Activities describe tasks Activity Hierarchies are created Experiences are documented Support for Utilizing Result documents are attached to activity Source: RBL Model from Doreen Böhnstedt & Philipp Scholl

19. Support for Searching, Annotating and Organizing ? Task/ Information Need Planning and Reflecting Sharing and Distributing Annotating and Organizing Searching Utilizing Source: RBL Model from Doreen Böhnstedt & Philipp Scholl

20. Semantic Tagging

21. Semantic Tagging

22. CROKODIL – Firefox Add-On Support for Searching Activate Activity Drag and drop functionality to attach resource to activated activity View of activity hierarchy Support for semantic tagging Tag types Recommendations of tags http://demo.crokodil.de

23. Support for Searching, Annotating and Organizing Support for Searching for Resources CROKODIL Firefox Add-On Support for Annotating and Organizing Semantic Tagging ? Task/ Information Need Planning and Reflecting Sharing and Distributing Annotating and Organizing Searching Utilizing Source: RBL Model from Doreen Böhnstedt & Philipp Scholl

24. Support for Sharing and Distributing ? Task/ Information Need Planning and Reflecting Sharing and Distributing Annotating and Organizing Searching Utilizing Source: RBL Model from Doreen Böhnstedt & Philipp Scholl

25. CROKODIL Resource Network

26. CROKODIL Resource & Community Network

28. Visualization of Networkhttp://demo.crokodil.de

29. CROKODIL Recommendations Resource and Tag Recommendations Structural (Graph-based) approaches Content-based approaches Knowledge-based approaches… TEL Life long learning Web 2.0 ? Paper excerpt: Web 2.0 for learning Blog entry: e-learning in Web 2.0 E-learning Recommendation

30. CROKODIL Resource Recommendations http://demo.crokodil.de

31. Support for Sharing and Distributing ? Task/ Information Need Planning and Reflecting Sharing and Distributing Annotating and Organizing Searching Utilizing Support for Sharing and Distributing Visualization of Networks Support for Community Network Recommendations Source: RBL Model from Doreen Böhnstedt & Philipp Scholl

32. Overview Motivation Resource-Based Learning Challenges Requirements CROKODIL Support for Resource-Based Learning Support for Planning, Reflecting and Utilizing Support for Searching, Annotating and Organizing Support for Sharing and Distribution CROKODIL Architecture CROKODIL Target Group Scenarios Ongoing and Future Work

33. CROKODIL Architecture CROKODIL Platform CROKODIL Community Network CROKODIL Resource Network Backend Adapter CROKODIL Web Portal CROKODIL Recommender Services Learning Management System Social Networks Firefox Add-on CROKODIL Front-End Service Feed / Service Mash-upWidgetsKnowledge Network – Web Service API CROKODIL Semantic Network (K-Infinity)

34. Overview Motivation Resource-Based Learning Challenges Requirements CROKODIL Support for Resource-Based Learning Support for Planning, Reflecting and Utilizing Support for Searching, Annotating and Organizing Support for Sharing and Distribution CROKODIL Architecture CROKODIL Target Group Scenarios Ongoing and Future Work

35. CROKODIL Target Group Scenarios

36. Target Group Scenarios (1 & 2) Evaluation

37. Overview Motivation Resource-Based Learning Challenges Requirements CROKODIL Support for Resource-Based Learning Support for Planning, Reflecting and Utilizing Support for Searching, Annotating and Organizing Support for Sharing and Distribution CROKODIL Architecture CROKODIL Target Group Scenarios Ongoing and Future Work

38. Ongoing and Future Work Evaluation of CROKODIL 1.0 with IBB and Siemens Implement, integrate and evaluate further recommender approaches Integration in Social Networks Integrate with social networks Import tags from social bookmarking platforms Integration in Learning Management Systems Integration in CLIX Learning Management System CROKODIL version 1.1 to be released soon http://www.crokodil.org/

39. Questions & Contact