The document summarizes various test-beds for the ROLE project, which aims to extend learning tools and make them more personalized. It describes test-beds in higher education including at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and RWTH Aachen University, as well as in workplaces like Festo and the British Institute for Learning and Development. Each test-bed section outlines the context and goals and describes relevant widgets or tools developed by the ROLE project to enhance and personalize the learning experience. The document also discusses OpenLearn as a test-bed and how ROLE widgets could support learner-centric and social aspects of learning within the OpenLearn platform.

1. The ROLE test-beds:ROLE learning tools in actionDr Alexander MikroyannidisThe Open University, UK

2. The ROLE test-bedsThe ROLE test-beds target a large sample of individuals with significant potential for extending to other learners and learning communities.

3. Learning in higher education:

4. The Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) test-bed

5. The RWTH Aachen University test-bed

6. The OpenLearn test-bed by the Open University

7. Learning in the workplace:

8. The FestoLernzentrum test-bed

9. The British Institute for Learning and Development (BILD) test-bedThe SJTU test-bedThe SJTU test-bed takes place at the School of Continuing Education (SOCE/NEC) of SJTU.

10. SOCE students, mostly adult learners who have a job, attend the classes in the evening or on the week-end, either in person in the classroom, or by watching live over the Web.

11. Improving their competencies via degree education or certificate training enables personnel to increase their chances in the highly competitive Chinese job market.SJTU widgetsCreating an audio self-presentation in French includes four main widgets:

12. a translator widget

13. a spell checker

14. a text-to-speech engine

15. a recording widget

16. This widget bundle is useful in a language learning context and can be used to complete a variety of tasks, such as learning vocabulary, improvement of pronunciation, producing of texts and audio-files, etc.The RWTH test-bedThe RWTH test-bed is provided by the “Center for Learning and Knowledge Management and Department of Information Management in Mechanical Engineering” (ZLW/IMA) at RWTH Aachen University.

17. The ZLW/IMA is responsible for the lecture “Informatics in Mechanical Engineering” with more than 1000 students each semester.

18. The usage of e-learning tools supports collaborative learning especially within large groups of students. RWTH widgetsThe environment is composed of three intercommunicating widgets:WKM Widget: A Web 2.0 Knowledge Map for accessing and reading topic articlesMultiuser Chat Widget: general or topic-related group chats & presence informationHistory Widget: tracks individual learning activities and shows personal history of visited topics

19. The Festo test-bedThe Festo test-bed addresses the issue of providing a responsive learning environment within further education activities of a training centre in a company.

20. This test-bed provides a platform for federating and mashing-up different ROLE learning services within the Festo Virtual Academy, which is the central learning management system of Festo. Festo widgetsThis widget bundle consists of two widgets: