This document discusses enabling ubiquitous learning through work-based learning ecosystems. It proposes integrating technologies like ePortfolios, blogs, digital repositories, games and mobile devices into an open architectural framework. This ecosystem would support professional development, competency development and performance evaluation through immersive learning experiences and next-generation learning content management. Barriers to the approach like lack of time, costs and technical issues are also discussed, along with potential bottlenecks and directions for further research to address complexity versus usability challenges.

1. THE PRESENT FUTURE

2. Work-Based
Learning
MATEL WORKGROUP
Fabricio Cardinali
David smith
Hajo Koglin
Niki Lambropoulos

3. UBIQUITOUS LEARNING

4. COMPETENCIES ePortfolios Digital Repositories
Enabling
Infrastructure
Blogs OPEN
WORK Games Mobile devices
FLOW

5. Work-based Learning
 Professional development
 Internal – external training
 Large – small companies
 Scalability
 Competencies - Work flow integration –
performance indicators

6. PROPOSITION
 ECO-SYSTEM that integrates all
technologies EXCEPT ITS
 Immersive learning experiences
 Next generation learning content
management systems
 Ambient technologies
 Haptic technologies
 Augmented reality
 3D Environments
 <Your Own>

7. Technologies
1. ePortfolios-smart archiving
2. Blogs, Micro-blogging, Blog archives
integrated in systems
3. serious Games-emulating workflows
4. Digital Repositories * OER -> open standards
architecture
5. Enabling infrastructure – evaluation / training
methodology
6. Mobile devices (smart devices)
7. Omit ITS (old term)

8. Work Flow – Competencies
based Eco-systems
 Integrate a number of technologies in an
open/standard architectural framework
 Scalability
 Talent performance support
 Competence based systems
 Micro skilling vs macro learning
 Openness (systems, policies, standards)
 Personalised, time- based, 360 degrees
evaluation and responsive support
 Content/resource curation @ the workspace

9. Barriers
 Lack of time
 Cost
 Lack of confidence and insecurity
 Passive or null participation – Tech fear
 Credibility problems with quality of information
offered
 Cultural issues
 Technical barriers
 Lack of knowledge about new technologies
 Problems with new technologies
 Lack of technical support

10. Bottlenecks
 Stretched hardware
 Distributed User Interfaces (DUI)
 Ambient technology, interoperability, context
awareness
 Traditional vs innovative products
 Who uses the smart device?
 Cloud computing (security, discontinuity of the service)
 Interpersonality / human capital / coaching,
apprentiship
 Physical work place prohibits to work with technologies
 HELLERUP – VITRA schools

11. Research
 Every bottleneck issue is a research
challenge / direction
 Complexity vs usability / ubiquity
 Open architecture
 Europe cannot work on HUGE IT systems
but plug-in into existing ones
 Eco-systems to support work-flow and
related competencies

12. Lifelong Learning * Becoming