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Development of a learning
diary for a MOOC platform
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2. Agenda
▪ Problem
▪ Background
▪ Introduction
▪ State of the art
▪ The prototype
▪ Developing the applications
▪ Proof of concept
▪ Conclusion
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3. Problem
▪ Students of the MOOC platform need to view the
website to see all courses and events
▪ There is no reminder and compact overview of all
events and courses
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4. Hypothesis
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▪ „A mobile learning diary application for a MOOC
platform can improve the learning progress of
students of the MOOC platform“

5. Background
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6. iMooX
▪ Massive Open Online Course platform
▪ Conducted by TU Graz
▪ “iMoox is a partner of Austrian universities and
institutions to offer free online courses on a
university level.”
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7. iMooX application(s)
▪ Available for Android and iOS
▪ Should aid the MOOC platform
▪ Keep overview of subscribed courses and events
▪ Push notifications
▪ Include gamification
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8. Introduction
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9. Goals & objectives
▪ Gain knowledge of learning diaries, gamification and
similar applications
▪ Design a prototype
▪ Develop an application for Android devices
▪ Develop an application for iOS devices
▪ Improve overall learning progress of users
Introduction
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10. Methodology & Structure
▪ State of the art
▪ The prototype
▪ Development of the application
▪ Proof of concept
▪ Conclusion
Introduction
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11. State of the art
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12. Learning diaries
▪ A pedagogical tool
▪ Keep track of learning process and progress
▪ Learning diaries are written, continuous and
personal
▪ Learning diaries are connected to learning contexts
▪ Writing a learning diary does not automatically lead
to reflection of metacognition
State of the art
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13. Gamification
▪ Motivating users and increase engagement
▪ Applied to non-gaming, computer-oriented
environments
▪ Five steps of applying gamification
▪ Understanding the target audience and the context
▪ Defining learning objectives
▪ Structuring the experience
▪ Identifying resources
▪ Applying gamification elements
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14. Similar applications
▪ Milk
▪ Interactive learning kit
▪ Student work diary app
▪ Web-based, Android and iOS
▪ Seesaw
▪ Tool used by schools and teachers
▪ Reflect learning progress
▪ Web application, mobile applications
State of the art
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15. The prototype
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16. Idea
▪ Application for Android and iOS
▪ Keep track of all courses and events
▪ Remind about events that are about to take place
▪ Respect behavior of operating systems
▪ Navigation consisting of four main parts
▪ Events
▪ Courses
▪ Notification
▪ Profile
The prototype
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17. Features
▪ Coloring of courses and events
▪ Notifications
▪ Creating events
▪ Creating learn goals
▪ Creating notes
▪ Filtering events
▪ Gamification
The prototype
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18. Result
▪ Mockup
▪ A prototype that shows the user interface
▪ A prototype including vestigial functionality
The prototype
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19. The prototype
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20. The prototype
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21. The prototype
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22. The prototype
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23. Developing the applications
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24. Strategy
▪ Respect Mockup
▪ Apps build in succession
▪ First Android, then iOS
▪ Not forcing features (respect operating systems)
▪ Using backend of MOOC platform
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25. Android | Setup
▪ Android Studio using Gradle (Java)
▪ MVVM setup
▪ Retrofit
▪ Realm
▪ Minimum SDK version 22 (5.1 Lollipop)
Developing the applications
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26. iOS | Setup
▪ Xcode (Swift)
▪ MVVM setup
▪ Alamofire
▪ Realm
▪ Minimum iOS version 10.0
Developing the applications
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27. Implementation I
▪ Login
▪ Bottom Navigation (tab bar)
▪ List events
▪ Detail view of event
▪ Create event
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28. Implementation II
▪ List courses
▪ Detail view of course
▪ Notification
▪ Profile
▪ Coloring
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29. Developing the applications
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30. Developing the applications
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31. Developing the applications
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32. Developing the applications
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33. Developing the applications
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34. Developing the applications
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35. Developing the applications
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36. Developing the applications
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37. Proof of concept
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38. Prototype vs. Application I
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Feature Android iOS
Offline usage Poorly Poorly
Coloring of courses Yes Yes
Coloring of events, learn goals and notes Yes Yes
Complete self created events and learn goals Yes Yes
Create events, learn goals and notes Partly Partly
Detail view of courses Yes Yes
Detail view of events, learn goals and notes Yes Yes
Filtering events and learn goals Partly Partly

39. Prototype vs. Application II
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Feature Android iOS
Gamification Yes Yes
Learning progress Partly Partly
List courses Yes Yes
List events from MOOC platform Yes Yes
List self created events Yes Yes
List notifications Yes Yes
Login Partly Partly
Multilingual Partly Partly
Push notifications Partly Partly
Type icons Yes Yes

40. Survey & Evaluation I
▪ Do you like the design/appearance of the app?
▪ 26 users (86,7%) pos., 4 users (13,3%) neg.
▪ Do or did you have problems controlling the app?
▪ 25 users (83,4%) pos., 5 users (16,6%) neg.
▪ Do you think the navigation of the app is confusing?
▪ 27 users (90,0%) pos., 3 users (10,0%) neg.
▪ Do you use the app at least once a week in addition
to an iMooX-Course?
▪ 14 users (46,6%) pos., 16 users (53,4%) neg.
Proof of concept
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41. Survey & Evaluation II
▪ After playing the tutorial, did you have the feeling
you understand the app?
▪ 27 users (90,0%) pos., 3 users (10,0%) neg.
▪ After playing the tutorial, did you have the feeling
that you can control the app without any problems?
▪ 28 users (93,3%) pos., 2 users (6,7%) neg.
▪ Does the app help you to keep an overview of your
courses and events (Termine)?
▪ 24 users (80,0%) pos., 6 users (20,0%) neg.
Proof of concept
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42. Survey & Evaluation III
▪ Does the app increase your learning progress?
▪ 21 users (70,0%) pos., 9 users (30,0%) neg.
▪ What did you like best about the app? (Optional)
▪ What did you like least about the app? (Optional)
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43. Survey & Evaluation IV
▪ 87,5% positive feedback
▪ The application works
▪ Users are satisfied
▪ 70% of users have increased their learning progress
▪ Using the application in addition to the MOOC
platform leads to an increase in the learning
progress with seven out of ten users.
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44. Conclusion
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45. Lessons learned
▪ The prototype
▪ Applications for Android & iOS
▪ Survey & Evaluation
Conclusion
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46. Limitations & future work
▪ Courses
▪ Gamification
▪ Login
▪ Offline usage
▪ Forum
Conclusion
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47. Summary & Outlook
▪ Learning diaries
▪ Existing applications
▪ The prototype
▪ Applications for Android and iOS
▪ Gamification
▪ Hypothesis
▪ Overcome limitations
Conclusion
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48. Thank you!
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49. Backup Slides
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