Introductory talk of the workshop at the JISC CETIS conference on "creating an educational, uk-wide app store".

1. The university in a box Fridolin Wild, Lucas Anastasiou, Alexander Mikroyannidis KMi, The Open University [email_address]

8. Personal Learning Environment A network of people surrounding an individual with the persons in this network making use of artefacts and tools while they engage in isolated or collaborative activities of more or less planful (co-) construction of knowledge and information (Wild et al., 2011). Actions modify this environment Aim: positively influence competence development (i.e. building up potential for future action) Ecosystem: lack of control of the individual, characteristics of all agents moderate performance and behaviour

12. … and so is knowledge. Learning = social interaction

15. This is a ‘widget’ A ‘widget’ is a use-case sized mini (web) application When it was ‘easy to build’, we call it a mash-up ;) A widget-based environment is a flexible and harmonic arrangement of interoperable mini apps, that supports in a particular practice. It’s personal, but we can share it.

19. Mash-Up Personal Learning Environment using delicious using piratepad.net/art1 using www.objectspot.org share bookmarks find papers summarize papers Recommendations: tools, activities, … Recommendations: patterns Analytics: Tracking: interactions & usage Widgets & web applications

21. Sharing Practices

23. Users involve in use-cases . Each case deploys widgets in support of the given task. Widgets use infrastructure services & data (from within the PLE container or from a web 2.0). A directory serves the management and deployment of the portfolio. Interoperability standards secure the flexible recombination of widgets, services, and data. #

24. PLE runtime container directory service DPpedia WP 6 fossa RSS transf CONSPECT http://augur.wu.ac.at/elgg #

25. Widget Arrangements thread1 PenSum Conspect PolyCAFe PenSum PenSum PenSum PolyCAFe PolyCAFe

27. Web 2.0 Dimensions # + (Wild et al., 2009b; Wild et al., 2010)

29. < backpack < widget overlay

35. How to use ROLE Reference Implementation

36. ROLE Widget Enchantment More information at: http://role-project.eu/WidgetCompetition Join and Win! Round 1 - Widget Specification Round 2 - Widget Development Winners of the first round will each receive a 500€ prize after the specifications are implemented. IMPORTANT DATES Submission Start: 03 February Submission Deadline (Widget Specifications): 02 March Winners Announcement (Round 1): 12 March Submission Deadline (Widgets): 11 May Winner Announcement (Round 2): 21 May

38. MUPPLE-II PAcMan

39. edukapp