Paper presented by Theo Hug at the WLE/LMLG workshop at the Alpine Rendez-Vous 2009 on "Technology-enhanced learning in the context of technological, societal and cultural transformation," November 30 to December 1 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Visual and pedagogical design of eLearning contenteLearning Papers
Author: Olimpius Istrate
Context and resources are important dimensions for eLearning programmes. The entire educational endeavour greatly depends on the way in which content is presented, a condition for efficient perceptive-visual learning.
What shapes what? Technologies and their relationship to learningMartin Oliver
Although there is a considerable body of work that explores educational uses of technology, and highly developed accounts of what learning is, surprisingly little research in education has asked what technology is, or what its relationship to learning consists of. When these matters are considered at all, they tend to be framed in technologically deterministic ways, with technology either 'causing' or at the least 'offering' and 'constraining' learning. In this talk, I will provide an overview of this way of framing technology and identify problems that follow from it. I will outline alternative positions that could be adopted, including Communities of Practice, the Social Construction of Technology and Actor-Network Theory, and discuss their points of connection to this debate. Using examples drawn from a JISC-funded project on digital literacies, I will draw out the implications of these positions for research.
Synthesis Matrix for Literature ReviewJennifer Lim
An example of using synthesis matrix for doing literature review. This matrix is still an on-going effort to synthesize the research topic on Personal Learning Environment (PLE)
Developing Educational Computer Animation Based on Human Personality TypesRushan Ziatdinov
Computer animation in the past decade has become one of the most noticeable features of technology-based learning environments. By its definition, it refers to simulated motion pictures showing movement of drawn objects, and is often defined as the art in movement. Its educational application known as educational computer animation is considered to be one of the most elegant ways for preparing materials for teaching, and its importance in assisting learners to process, understand and remember information efficiently has vastly grown since the advent of powerful graphics-oriented computers era. Based on theories and facts of psychology, colour science, computer animation, geometric modelling and technical aesthetics, this study intends to establish an inter-disciplinary area of research towards a greater educational effectiveness. With today’s high educational demands as well as the lack of time provided for certain courses, classical educational methods have shown deficiencies in keeping up with the drastic changes observed in the digital era. Generally speaking, without taking into account various significant factors as, for instance, gender, age, level of interest and memory level, educational animations may turn out to be insufficient for learners or fail to meet their needs. Though, we have noticed that the applications of animation for education have been given only inadequate attention, and students’ personality types of temperaments (sanguine, choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic, etc.) have never been taken into account. We suggest there is an interesting relationship here, and propose essential factors in creating educational animations based on students’ personality types. Particularly, we study how information in computer animation may be presented in a more preferable way based on font types and their families, colours and colour schemes, emphasizing texts, shapes of characters designed by planar quadratic Bernstein-Bézier curves. The study has found out that both choleric-melancholic and phlegmatic-sanguine gained the lowest and the highest percentages in selection of different colour groups as cool, warm, and achromatic. We have experimentally confirmed the theory of Nabiyev & Ziatdinov (2014) which reports that planar quadratic Bernstein-Bézier curves with monotonic curvature function may be not aesthetic. Finally, based on the survey results, we have clarified how school students understand the fundamental principles of computer animation. We look forward that this study is likely to have wide benefits in the field of education. Developing educational materials with the aid of obtained empirical results, while considering the personality types of students’ temperament, seems to be a promising avenue to improve, enrich and deepen the learning process in order to achieve its maximum effectiveness.
Learner Ontological Model for Intelligent Virtual Collaborative Learning Envi...ijceronline
An enacting approach to intelligent virtual collaborative learning model is explored through the lens of critical ontology. This ontological model enables to reuse of the domain knowledge and to make the knowledge explicitly available to the agent working as an Expert System, which uses the operational knowledge in collaborative learning environment. This ontological model used by the agent to identify the preliminary competency level of the user. This environment offers personalized education to each learner in accordance with his/her learning preferences, and learning capabilities. Here the factors considered to identify the learning capability taken are demographic profile, age, family profile, basic educational qualification and basic competency scale. The conception of heuristics is then used by the agent to determine the effectiveness of the learner by referring the different parameters of the learner available in the ontological model.To help getting over this, the paper describes the experience on using an ontological model for collaborative learning to relate and integrate the history of the learner by maintaining the history of learner in collaborative learning environment that will be used by the Multi-Objective Grey Situation Decision Making Theory to infer the understanding level of user and produces the conditional content to the user
Integrating an intelligent tutoring system into a virtual worldParvati Dev
The project goal was to provide effective training to medical professionals on the SALT Triage Protocol, and to improve communication between medical professionals and military during disaster situations.
MOOC research focus on Seamless Learning or on Self-Directed Learning?Inge de Waard
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Intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) for online learningBrandon Muramatsu
Kurt VanLehn's presentation at Conversations on Quality: A Symposium on K-12 Online Learning hosted by MIT and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, January 24-25, 2012, Cambridge, MA.
Revisiting the definition of Mobile LearningHelen Farley
Mobile learning is increasingly seen as a boon to universities and educators as a means of enabling learning anywhere, anytime and at the convenience of the learner. Even though the field of mobile learning is in its infancy, there is no common understanding of what mobile learning is. Previous attempts at defining mobile learner have either been overly inclusive or exclusive, and have focused on characteristics of the mediating technology, the learner, or the nature of the learning activity. Inspired by Wittgenstein’s theory of family resemblances, this paper explores the attempt to create a new definition of mobile learning that will be dynamic, drawing from a collection of characteristics that may change over time rather than just supplying a single, unchanging definition. The revised definition will be used to support the development of a Mobile Learning Evaluation Framework by clarifying the attributes and features to be included in a robust and flexible definition of mobile learning. The outcome may be of value to researchers in the mobile learning field and educators considering incorporating mobile learning initiatives into current pedagogical strategies.
Visual and pedagogical design of eLearning contenteLearning Papers
Author: Olimpius Istrate
Context and resources are important dimensions for eLearning programmes. The entire educational endeavour greatly depends on the way in which content is presented, a condition for efficient perceptive-visual learning.
What shapes what? Technologies and their relationship to learningMartin Oliver
Although there is a considerable body of work that explores educational uses of technology, and highly developed accounts of what learning is, surprisingly little research in education has asked what technology is, or what its relationship to learning consists of. When these matters are considered at all, they tend to be framed in technologically deterministic ways, with technology either 'causing' or at the least 'offering' and 'constraining' learning. In this talk, I will provide an overview of this way of framing technology and identify problems that follow from it. I will outline alternative positions that could be adopted, including Communities of Practice, the Social Construction of Technology and Actor-Network Theory, and discuss their points of connection to this debate. Using examples drawn from a JISC-funded project on digital literacies, I will draw out the implications of these positions for research.
Synthesis Matrix for Literature ReviewJennifer Lim
An example of using synthesis matrix for doing literature review. This matrix is still an on-going effort to synthesize the research topic on Personal Learning Environment (PLE)
Developing Educational Computer Animation Based on Human Personality TypesRushan Ziatdinov
Computer animation in the past decade has become one of the most noticeable features of technology-based learning environments. By its definition, it refers to simulated motion pictures showing movement of drawn objects, and is often defined as the art in movement. Its educational application known as educational computer animation is considered to be one of the most elegant ways for preparing materials for teaching, and its importance in assisting learners to process, understand and remember information efficiently has vastly grown since the advent of powerful graphics-oriented computers era. Based on theories and facts of psychology, colour science, computer animation, geometric modelling and technical aesthetics, this study intends to establish an inter-disciplinary area of research towards a greater educational effectiveness. With today’s high educational demands as well as the lack of time provided for certain courses, classical educational methods have shown deficiencies in keeping up with the drastic changes observed in the digital era. Generally speaking, without taking into account various significant factors as, for instance, gender, age, level of interest and memory level, educational animations may turn out to be insufficient for learners or fail to meet their needs. Though, we have noticed that the applications of animation for education have been given only inadequate attention, and students’ personality types of temperaments (sanguine, choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic, etc.) have never been taken into account. We suggest there is an interesting relationship here, and propose essential factors in creating educational animations based on students’ personality types. Particularly, we study how information in computer animation may be presented in a more preferable way based on font types and their families, colours and colour schemes, emphasizing texts, shapes of characters designed by planar quadratic Bernstein-Bézier curves. The study has found out that both choleric-melancholic and phlegmatic-sanguine gained the lowest and the highest percentages in selection of different colour groups as cool, warm, and achromatic. We have experimentally confirmed the theory of Nabiyev & Ziatdinov (2014) which reports that planar quadratic Bernstein-Bézier curves with monotonic curvature function may be not aesthetic. Finally, based on the survey results, we have clarified how school students understand the fundamental principles of computer animation. We look forward that this study is likely to have wide benefits in the field of education. Developing educational materials with the aid of obtained empirical results, while considering the personality types of students’ temperament, seems to be a promising avenue to improve, enrich and deepen the learning process in order to achieve its maximum effectiveness.
Learner Ontological Model for Intelligent Virtual Collaborative Learning Envi...ijceronline
An enacting approach to intelligent virtual collaborative learning model is explored through the lens of critical ontology. This ontological model enables to reuse of the domain knowledge and to make the knowledge explicitly available to the agent working as an Expert System, which uses the operational knowledge in collaborative learning environment. This ontological model used by the agent to identify the preliminary competency level of the user. This environment offers personalized education to each learner in accordance with his/her learning preferences, and learning capabilities. Here the factors considered to identify the learning capability taken are demographic profile, age, family profile, basic educational qualification and basic competency scale. The conception of heuristics is then used by the agent to determine the effectiveness of the learner by referring the different parameters of the learner available in the ontological model.To help getting over this, the paper describes the experience on using an ontological model for collaborative learning to relate and integrate the history of the learner by maintaining the history of learner in collaborative learning environment that will be used by the Multi-Objective Grey Situation Decision Making Theory to infer the understanding level of user and produces the conditional content to the user
Integrating an intelligent tutoring system into a virtual worldParvati Dev
The project goal was to provide effective training to medical professionals on the SALT Triage Protocol, and to improve communication between medical professionals and military during disaster situations.
MOOC research focus on Seamless Learning or on Self-Directed Learning?Inge de Waard
Calling for ideas and thoughts on researching MOOC more from a self-directed learning angle, or more from a seamless learning angle. With a link to a reference rich probation report on the subject of self-directed learning in mobile MOOC.
Intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) for online learningBrandon Muramatsu
Kurt VanLehn's presentation at Conversations on Quality: A Symposium on K-12 Online Learning hosted by MIT and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, January 24-25, 2012, Cambridge, MA.
Revisiting the definition of Mobile LearningHelen Farley
Mobile learning is increasingly seen as a boon to universities and educators as a means of enabling learning anywhere, anytime and at the convenience of the learner. Even though the field of mobile learning is in its infancy, there is no common understanding of what mobile learning is. Previous attempts at defining mobile learner have either been overly inclusive or exclusive, and have focused on characteristics of the mediating technology, the learner, or the nature of the learning activity. Inspired by Wittgenstein’s theory of family resemblances, this paper explores the attempt to create a new definition of mobile learning that will be dynamic, drawing from a collection of characteristics that may change over time rather than just supplying a single, unchanging definition. The revised definition will be used to support the development of a Mobile Learning Evaluation Framework by clarifying the attributes and features to be included in a robust and flexible definition of mobile learning. The outcome may be of value to researchers in the mobile learning field and educators considering incorporating mobile learning initiatives into current pedagogical strategies.
Reading discussion anderson and dron by pedro ximenes_2104212barr0336
Reading Discussion from a paper titled : Three Generations of distance education pedagogy. By Terry Anderson and Jon Dron . Presentation Prepared by Pedro Ximenes, Flinders Uni. as part of EDUC9701 topic.
Authors: Theo Hug, Norm Friesen
In this paper we map the changing but ultimately convergent meanings of the term “microlearning” as they have emerged and developed over the last few years. We explore how the term works to organize and order a set of pedagogical and technological phenomena and concepts in new and interesting ways.
A Critical View on Pedagogical Dimension of Architectural Education in IndiaIJERA Editor
The built environment is becoming more complex in terms of its quality and structure. In such circumstances
architectural education pedagogical strategies has to be modified to address social, political, economical and
environmental issues and challenges. Innovative interdisciplinary strategies in architecture education have to be
organized in a way which leads to better architecture and urban environments. Pure theoretical approaches are to
be related to practice which can be done with pedagogy comprising real-life examples in respect to new models
and collaboration between architecture education and non-academic partners. This paper discusses the status of
current architectural education in India.It examine the student‟s perception regarding teaching and learning in
schools of architecture from the state of Maharashtra It is aimed to highlight the need for paradigm shift in
pedagogy in schools imparting architectural education in India to enhance learning in architecture education.
A Critical View on Pedagogical Dimension of Architectural Education in IndiaIJERA Editor
The built environment is becoming more complex in terms of its quality and structure. In such circumstances
architectural education pedagogical strategies has to be modified to address social, political, economical and
environmental issues and challenges. Innovative interdisciplinary strategies in architecture education have to be
organized in a way which leads to better architecture and urban environments. Pure theoretical approaches are to
be related to practice which can be done with pedagogy comprising real-life examples in respect to new models
and collaboration between architecture education and non-academic partners. This paper discusses the status of
current architectural education in India.It examine the student‟s perception regarding teaching and learning in
schools of architecture from the state of Maharashtra It is aimed to highlight the need for paradigm shift in
pedagogy in schools imparting architectural education in India to enhance learning in architecture education.
A 2006 presentation to the HE Academy on behalf of JISC on what we heard learnt about context-modelling and how that should be incorporated in the design of learning content. Based on our 2003 model of informal e-learning
This poster provides an overview of my DPhil thesis.
Francis, R.J. (2007) The Predicament of the Learner in the New Media Age: an investigation into the implications of media change for learning. Available online from Oxford Research Archive (June 2008) <http: />
ECER2021 - EERA Network: 06. Open Learning: Media, Environments and Cultures - Symposium on "Media Education and Digital Capitalism" on Sept. 10, 2021. Presentation by Theo Hug and Reinhold Madritsch on "Global Education Industry - Exploring the state of affairs in Austria" (see also https://journals.oslomet.no/index.php/seminar/issue/view/445).
From Literacy to an Ecology of Literacies? Reflections on Some Conceptual Issuesc60357
Contribution to the symposium "Examining Digital and Media Literacy and Using Media for Rising Awareness on Literacy" (06 SES 14) on September 6, 2019, at the ECER 2019 Conference in Hamburg/Germany
Mobilities and Ecologies: Reflections on Frameworks for Mobile Learningc60357
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Bildungskulturen der Digitalität im Spannungsfeld von Gemeingütern und Bildun...c60357
Vortrag am 20.09.2017 im Rahmen des Symposiums „Medienbildung zwischen In-klusionsansprüchen und Elitendenken. Theoretische Überlegungen und Praxisbeispiele“ beim ÖFEB Kongress 2017, 19. bis 22. September 2017 an der Pädagogischen Hochschule Vorarlberg in Feldkirch im Verbund LehrerInnenbildung West (http://www.oefeb2017.at/).
Offenheit und Teilen von Archivalien: Forschungs- und Bildungspotenzialec60357
Vortrag anlässlich der internationalen Tagung 25 Jahre Fachinformationssystem (FIS) Bildung zum Thema "Fachinformation offen, digital, vernetzt" in Frankfurt am Main am 28. Juni 2017
Opening Up Archives in a Digital Age – The Case of the Ernst-von-Glasersfeld-...c60357
Paper presented at the symposiium on "Reflecting OER Policies, Conceptualizations, and Practices" (12 SES 08 JS) on August 24, 2017 at ECER 2017 in Copenhagen (August 22-25, 2017)
Presentation at the conference on "The Constitution of Media Education", organized by the division of Media Education of the German Educational Research Association (GERA | DGfE ) and the division of Media Education of the Austrian Asso-ciation of Research and Development in Education (AARDE | OEFEB) at the University of Vienna, September 29-30, 2016.
Openness in Education as Strategy of Empowerment?c60357
Contribution to the Symposium on "Leading Media - Leading Education: Critical Considerations on Strategies of Empowerment and (Opening Up) Education" in Network 6, 06 SES 10, at the ECER Conference 2016 in Dublin (2016-08-25)
Conference Designs revisited – Concepts, Practices, and Perspectivesc60357
Contribution to the Round Table on "Conferences In The Context Of Academic Performance, Informal Learning And Alternative Designs - Between Theory And Practice" in
Network 6, 06 SES 04, at the ECER 2016 Conference in Dublin (2016-08-24).
Openness in Education: Claims, Concepts, and Perspectives for Higher Educationc60357
Workshop at the International Conference on Education is Relation not Output? - Scenes of Knowledge and Knowledge Acquisition at Linnaeus University in Växjö /Sweden on May 17, 2016
Education for all revisited: On Concepts of Sharing in the Open Educational ...c60357
Paper presented at MiT8 on "public media, private media", May 3-5, 2013, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, by Prof. Theo Hug, University of Innsbruck (A). Abstract and draft version of the paper are available at http://web.mit.edu/comm-forum/mit8/subs/abstracts.html resp. http://web.mit.edu/comm-forum/mit8/papers/Theo_Hug_Education-for-all_final-draft-for-MIT8.pdf
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
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June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
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In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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16. Education based on Principles of Bricolage (cf. Hug 1996, 2008) Education as the competence of plurality Education as reflective ability to learn Education as “ antagonistic Education ” Explanation transversal competence, qualification to sensibly deal with and intervene in plural situations qualification to reflect processes of learning from several perspectives overcoming discursive constraints, abdication of harmonising ideals Thematic relevance dealing with lifeworlds as mediated worlds, metaphorical competence (re-)organisation of learning processes, media, affect and attention management reference modalities, modularisation and modalization of the experience of reality therefore Education as media education – education with media instead of against them Education in learning cultures of deliberation Education as the ability and qualification to manage differences
17. Thank you! P.S.: Want to learn more? Hug, Theo (Ed.): Didactics of Microlearning. Münster et al: Waxmann, 2007
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