E-LEARNING SUPPORT STRUCTURES IN TRADITIONAL UNIVERSITIES - Prof. Dr. Nicolas Apostolopoulos Freie Universität Berlin Center for Digital Systems
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E-LEARNING SUPPORT STRUCTURES IN TRADITIONAL UNIVERSITIES Prof. Dr. Nicolas Apostolopoulos Freie Universität Berlin Center for Digital Systems
The Freie Universität Berlin (FU)
( )
E-Learning Support Structures 2FU facts and figures*
• 34,000 students, 60% women, 16% international
• 400 professors
• 1,700 academic staff, 40% research funded
• 2 200 additional staff
2,200
• 12 departments, including the Charité
• State budget: 290 million euros p.a.
• Third-party funding: 60 million euros p.a.
• Excellence Initiative: 150 M€ (for five years)
* Figures exclude human medicine (Charité)
E-Learning Support Structures 3FU Study
y profile
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• Traditional full research university with 100 fields of study
• 74 institutes
• Center for Area Studies
• John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies
• Institute for Latin American Studies
• Institute for Eastern European Studies
• East Asia Studies
• Middle East Studies
• Center for Italian Studies
• Center for French Studies
• European Studies
• Bachelors and Masters programs
• Berlin University for Continuous Studies (joint venture with Klett Publ. Inc)
E-Learning Support Structures 4Institute for Latin American Studies
E-Learning Support Structures 5Institute for Latin American Studies,, Homepage
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E-Learning Support Structures 6About Learning
g and Technologies
g
What is
TEL?
A phone?
E-Learning Support Structures 7About Learning
g and Technologies
g
What is
TEL?
A Telecom Company?
E-Learning Support Structures 8About Learning
g and Technologies
g
What is
TEL?
An acronym for
„Technology Enhanced
Learning“?
E-Learning Support Structures 9Excellence at Universities
Teaching Learning
Research
Gerhard Casper,
Casper former President Stanford University
E-Learning Support Structures 10About lifelong
g learning
g…
E-Learning Support Structures 11FIT: IT at the Freie Universität
President‘s
Office
StC eL CIO
FIT
CeDiS Admin Digital Data
IT Lib
Library C t
Center
IT-Security
IT-Plenum Data Security
Employee
Representatives
Decentralized
IT U it
IT-Units
Departments Central Central Central Other
Institutes Services Administration Divisions
E-Learning Support Structures 12FIT Strategic
g Alliance
CIO
eAS
E-Learning Support Structures 13CeDiS – Structure
Media
and Design
Internet
Technology
E-Learning Support Structures 14CeDiS Teams
External Grants Media & Design
FU e-Learning e-Publishing
Grants p
Open Access
Learning
g
Management IInternet
t t
System Technology
LMS
Content
Management Authoring
System
CMS
Web 2.0 User Support
E-Learning Support Structures 15DT in Education: Some Questions
Q
- Why is e-Learning so important?
- Why is e
e-Learning
Learning so difficult?
- Is there a complexity bubble?
- Is there a unique strategy?
- Will AI solve many problems?
- Will blended learning solve most of the problems?
- Will learner centered learning solve some of the problems?
- » Make wise use of Digital Technology (DT)!«
?
E-Learning Support Structures 16Outline I
I. First steps in e-Learning
II. e-Learning Engineering
III. e-Learning at a traditional University
IV. Coordinated action plan
V
V. The Web 2.0
2 0 Initiative
VI. Lessons learned
VII. Open issues
E-Learning Support Structures 17Multimedia “made simple“
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E-Learning Support Structures 18Fundamental Decisions for Multimedia Learning
g Applications
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Attractive digital learning material increases learners’ motivation
and reduces the weaknesses of computer systems
- Problem based learning (constructivism)
- Combination of theory, practice and computer
computer-aided
aided tools
(search, animation, simulation, hyperlinks)
- Enhanced visualization of abstract topics
- Integration of Video
- Active and rich interaction,, personalization
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- Multiple navigational assistance
- Creation of »aha«
»aha«-effects
effects
» Create humane applications «
E-Learning Support Structures 19The DIALECT Model
Computer
Navigation
H
Hyperlinks
li k
Basics
Expert
STORY Interviews
Motivation/
Theory Didactics Practice
Models
Case studies
Simulation
Literature Internet/
Search Visualization
Simulation
Computer
E-Learning Support Structures 20Outline II
I. e-Learning as an experiment
II. e-Learning Engineering
III. e-Learning at a traditional University
IV. Coordinated action plan
V
V. The Web 2.0
2 0 Initiative
VI. Lessons learned
VII. Open issues
E-Learning Support Structures 21BMBF Project
j New Statistics
13 Departments at 10 German Universities
- European-University Viadrina
Frankfurt/Oder
- University of Applied Sciences Cologne
- University Hagen
- Free University Berlin
- Friedrich-Alexander University
y
Erlangen-Nuremberg
- Humboldt University Berlin
- University of Bielefeld
- University of Bremen
- University of Hamburg
- U i
University
it off K
Konstanz
t
- Virtual University of Applied Sciences
E-Learning Support Structures 22„„Traditional“ versus „„New Statistics“
Statistics: yesterday and today Statistics: today and tomorrow
E-Learning Support Structures 23New Statistics: Multimedia Learning
g Environment
Animations
Learning Modules
C
Case studies
t di
Statistical Lab
Java-Applets
Exams
Exercises
E-Learning Support Structures 24Statistical Lab (www.statstical-lab.org)
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E-Learning Support Structures 25Authoring:
g Structure of Learning
g Modules
Didactic concept
Tutor
METADATA
Material for
Motivation
further study
Theory and basic knowledge
Examples Open questions
Exercises
P bl
Problems
Review of References
study material
Virtual Laboratory
E-Learning Support Structures 26Manufacturing
g Learning
g Modules
examine
explain
l i
Glossary, Bibliography
Editing
Repository (SCORM)
WWW LMS
upload upload
transform XML XML XML XML
XSLT
learning module (HTML) learning module (XML)
preview export
request
integrate
Learning Module L
Learning
i M
Module
d l XMetaL
Media Production Author Editor Author 2 Editor Author 3
E-Learning Support Structures 27Course creation
learning
Students LMS (Blackboard)
publish
composing
Course 1 Course 2
selecting
Instructor 1 Instructor 2
Repository (SCORM)
E-Learning Support Structures 28Economics of E-Learning
g
It‘s the Economy, Stupid …
E-Learning Support Structures 29Outline III
I. e-Learning as an experiment
II. e-Learning Engineering
III. e-Learning at a traditional University
IV. Coordinated action plan
V
V. The Web 2.0
2 0 Initiative
VI. Lessons learned
VII. Open issues
E-Learning Support Structures 30Vision: Is e-Learning
g easy
y to do!?
Source: www.uni-potsdam.de/agelearning/
E-Learning Support Structures 31e-Learning
g Environments
“Not now honey,
I‘m learning
online.”
A significant advantage of e-Learning is the creation of
individualized learning environments.....
Source: www.open-academy.com/de/elearning/lernende_/index.html
E-Learning Support Structures 32e-Learning
g everywhere?
y
E-Learning Support Structures 33Digital
g Technology
gy in Education: Future Vision…
E-Learning Support Structures 34Digital
g Technology
gy and the Reality
y
E-Learning Support Structures 35Outline IV
I. e-Learning as an experiment
II. e-Learning Engineering
III. e-Learning at a traditional University
IV. Coordinated action plan
V
V. The Web 2.0
2 0 Initiative
VI. Lessons learned
VII. Unresolved issues
E-Learning Support Structures 36Media and Design
g
Media & Design
g
E-Learning Support Structures 37Distributed Campus,
p , Homepage
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E-Learning Support Structures 38CeDiS – CMS
Content
Management
System
CMS
E-Learning Support Structures 39Visual History
y Archive (VHA)
( )
Video
example
l
E-Learning Support Structures 40CeDiS - LMS
Learning
Management
g
System
LMS
E-Learning Support Structures 41LMS – a Central Learning
g Platform for Teaching
g
Student Access to the Central LMS
Learning
Materials Exam
Team work Evaluation
Forums Self-tests Chat
Commu- University Course Infor-
nity Library Catalog mation
Course Course Course
Central Entry
Point
! ! !
E-Learning Support Structures 42Pro / Contra Blackboard LMS
strong points:
- ease
ease-of-use
of use for students and teachers (maybe except Content Collection)
- quite stable operation
- scalable architecture
- expandability (Building Blocks concept)
- large user community
weak points:
- mainly instructor centered
- lack of tools for student participation / collaboration
- Poor technical documentation, proprietary API
- old UI techniques (no deep linking possible)
- lack of standard conformity
y e.g.
g SOAP,, WSRP,, JSR168
- lack of conformity with the German data protection laws
E-Learning Support Structures 43FU e-Learning
g Grants
FU e-Learning
g Grants
E-Learning Support Structures 44FU e-Learning
g Grants - Growth
StC eL
Multiplicator effect
Financial Support
Know-How
Project 1 Project 2 Project n
Project 1 Project 2 Project n
Project Project Project
Freie Universität Departments
E-Learning Support Structures 45FU e-Learning
g Grant Program
g – Workflow
Instructor StC eL
Application Application Application
submission recommen- decision
dation
advice
+-
e-Learning Project
is growing
Know-how Grant
E-Learning Support Structures 46FU-wide e-Learning
g Dissemination
FU Berlin
President’s CI
dep
dep CI StC eL
Office Project
DEP
Project
DEP Project
dep CI
DEP
Project
CI
Project dep
Project Project DEP
Project
CI
P j t
Project
dep
dep CI
Project
Provost DEP
Project DEP
Project
dep
Dean
Project
dep
DEP Project
DEP
Project
CI dep
Project
CI Project
DEP Project
dep
DEP
dep Project
DEP
Project
dep Project
DEP
Project
CIO CeDiS
E-Learning Support Structures 47FU e-Learning
g Grants – Project
j Overview
E-Learning Support Structures 48Institute for Latin American Studies
E-Learning Projects
Knowledge Production of Latin-American Intellectuals
Digital Sources of Athropology of the Americas
Student foreign visits (study abroad)
Women and Gender in Latin America
Video example
Video example
E-Learning Support Structures 49Concept
p for Interviewing
g
IIm SSeminar
i wurden
d di
die Porträts
P ä von
vier herausragenden internationalen
Wissenschaftlerinnen entwickelt: Dora
Barrancos, Marisa Belausteguigoitia,
Elizabeth Jelin, Renate Rott.
Es wurden Fragestellungen für die
Interviewführung zu den zentralen
Themen und Begriffen in den Arbeiten
der Wissenschaftlerinnen erarbeitet.
Nach ihrer Durchführung wurden die
Interviews geschnitten, transkribiert
undd mit
it Überschriften
Üb h ift versehen.
h
E-Learning Support Structures 50Student‘s Experience
p
Medienkompetenz
Verankerung von Wissen und Praxis
Nachhaltigkeit des Wissens
Selbstverständlicher
S lb ä dli h Bestandteil
d il
der Lehre
E-Learning Support Structures 51Advancing
g e-Learning
g
The p
project
j FUeL
(FU e-Learning)
E-Learning Support Structures 52FUeL – Key
y Issues
Establish Blended Learning in the Departments and Institutes
IIntegrate
t t the
th Central
C t l Learning
L i Management
M t System
S t within
ithi the
th
FU IT-Infrastructure
Create a Central Student Portal
Reuse of e-Learning Materials (Learning Object Repository)
Provide Expertise on the Market
Departments IT-Integration Student-Portal Materials Marketing
E-Learning Support Structures 53Establishing
g Blended Learning
g
Local Structures
and Expertise
Interdisciplinary
Workingg Groupsp e-Learning
Funding Program
Departments
Central Institutes
Continuing Education
FUeL Strategy
Central
Services Evaluation
E-Learning Support Structures 54e-Learning
g Consulting
g
Central LMS
Blackboard Content
creation
Support
pp Co-
Kooperation
p
e-Learning adviser operation
ti
one regular contact person
for each department and
Teachers each teacher Deans
Funding
Program
(Media-))
(Media
Didactics
…
E-Learning Support Structures 55From the Traditional Classroom to Blended Learning
g
Classroom Online
Lectures Courses Literature Online Surveys E-Mail Chat Forums
Tutorium Multimedia Self-tests
Exercises Internship Digital Materials
Lectures
Lectures
Lectures Multimedia-
Lectures material
Lectures Multimedia-
earning
material
Exam
Exam preparation
preparation
Tutorials
Tutorials
ended Le
Tutorials Tutorials
Tutorials e-Tutor
e-Tutor e-Tutor
Library
Library
Library
y Library Informations
o at o s
Ble
Informations
Informations
Library Informations
Material- Material-
Material- Material- collection collection
collection collection
e-Mail
Without LMS Blended Learning I Blended Learning II Blended Learning III Online-Courses
»Introduction« »Extended« »Maximum«
E-Learning Support Structures 561.3 Bereich E-Learning
g
Degree of Utilization
19633
18496 18147
16172 16535
12162
9935
1730
1621 1679
5284
1359
1245
2865
870
700 535
Students (in 100) 290
145
Co urses 23
Summer W i nt er Summer W i nt er Summer W i nt er Summer W i nt er Summer Summer
04 04/ 05 05 05/ 06 06 06/ 07 07 07/ 08 08 09
E-Learning Support Structures 57IT-Integration
g
Integrating the Central LMS
with the IT-Infrastructure of
the FU Berlin
E-Learning Support Structures 58IT-Integration
g
FUDIS
SAP/CM FU Identity and
Campus
p Management
g Directoryy Service
- courses - student records
- course participants - teacher records
- marks, credits - authentication
Data Center
Admin IT Central
Learning
Management
System
Streaming Blackboard
Server CeDiS
ALEPH, Metalib
- video - online-Catalogue
- audio - digital
di it l M
Media
di
CeDiS Library
Central Content
Zentrales CMS
Management System
- Lernmaterial
Infopark NPS
in use - learning materials
in development CeDiS
planning stage
E-Learning Support Structures 59Outline V
I. e-Learning as an experiment
II. e-Learning Engineering
III. e-Learning at a traditional University
IV. Coordinated action plan
V
V. The Web 2.0
2 0 Initiative
VI. Lessons learned
VII. Unresolved issues
E-Learning Support Structures 60Student Portal
Personalized Information
and Services for Students
E-Learning Support Structures 61For Students…
E-Learning Support Structures 62Student Portal
Phase 3
Department´s
Department s Academic Advisory
study courses: service:
Advice information
Personalized
information
Phase 2 Computer Center:
E-Mail & W-LAN
Blackboard:
Phase 4
Course (E-Learning)
Library:
Phase 1
Online Catalogue
File sharing:
Learning Materials Document Server
Comm nit
Community: Student
Administration:
Blog & Wiki
Registration
Student Profile Portal Login Exam Results
E-Learning Support Structures 63Student Portal
Material Exchange Marketplace
? ?
?
Exchange Marketplace
E-Learning Support Structures 64Student Portal: Realization
Involving the students
Online survey (11.12.06
(11 12 06 – 15.01.07)
15 01 07)
- Feedback: 1530 students, numerous free text field answers
- Introduction of a student portal is welcomed
- Integration
I t ti off systems
t already
l d in
i use is
i important
i t t
- Portal should support one‘s studies (“not a lifestyle portal”)
- Detailed evaluation taking place at the moment
Personal interviews (student representatives)
Beta testers
Ph
Phase 1:
1 Basic
B i functions
f ti
Blogs, Wikis (teaching and research)
Personal profile (interests and competence)
Exchange marketplace for students‘ learning materials
Search (Portal contents)
g Public: Summer 2008
Going
E-Learning Support Structures 65“Web 2.0” / Social Software
Social Software
Content produced by users
Low threshold / easy-to-use
The Web as workspace
User self-organization
Social networks
Linking of content and services
Blogs and Wikis in teaching
Simple creation of Web content by teachers and students
Supporting collaboration and communication
Discursive writing style
P
Peer-to-peer review
i
Working together on texts
Knowledgeg exchangeg through
g networkingg and linking
g up
p
E-Learning Support Structures 66“Web 2.0” / Social Software
CeDiS Blog Services
Blog availability
- personal blog for all FU members
- (multi-user) blog for Blackboard courses
- Selected
S l t dS System:
t WordPress
W dP
CeDiS Wiki, RSS Services
Wiki availability
- Wikis for all FU members
- Wikis for Blackboard courses
- Selected System: Confluence
RSS feeds
- Announcements from Blackboard courses
((Podcasts,, Social Bookmarking,
g, ...))
E-Learning Support Structures 67„„Web 2.0“: Social Software
Blogs (Weblogs)
Website
b that
a periodically
p od a y has a new entries (sorted
( o d chronologically)
o o og a y)
Used mostly for: Personal diaries on the Internet
E-Learning Support Structures 68„„Web 2.0“ / Social Software
Wikis
Collection
o o of
o websites
b that
a can
a be
b edited
d d immediately
da y
Most famous example: Wikipedia
E-Learning Support Structures 69Outline VI
I. e-Learning as an experiment
II. e-Learning Engineering
III. e-Learning at a traditional University
IV. Coordinated action plan
V
V. The Web 2.0
2 0 Initiative
VI. Lessons learned
VII. Open issues
E-Learning Support Structures 70Digital
g Technology
gy in Education: Involve…
… »computer specific« features (storing, searching, calculating)
… visualization techniques
… media enriched contents
… extensive use of tutorials & help functions
… multiple navigation and tracking
… instructor’s »presence«
… problem based approach
… »real« AND virtual (i.e. hybrid) reality
… extensive personalization
… common sense intelligence (things that teach)?
… user controlled privacy and security!
… »Create humane applications«
E-Learning Support Structures 71Digital
g Technology
gy in Education: Avoid …
… new incomplete systems
… additional complexity
… incompatible environments
… slow responding applications
… poor design
… poor interaction
… »surprising« features
… »faked« security
… poor personalization
E-Learning Support Structures 72e-Learning
g lessons – Summary
y
- e-Learning is a long-term project
- Executive support is necessary
- Competence Center
- Close cooperation with the departments
- Decentralize know how
- Stepwise Migration
- Off grants
Offer t andd incentives
i ti
- Central LMS leads to high synergy effects
- Open content and commercial content helps saving costs
- Multimedia authoring is challenging
- The new Web 2.0 paradigm might hit central structures
- Reuse of learning modules is ...
- Reduce technical complexity (KIS)
E-Learning Support Structures 73Outline VII
I. e-Learning as an experiment
II. e-Learning Engineering
III. e-Learning at a traditional University
IV. Coordinated action plan
V
V. The Web 2.0
2 0 Initiative
VI. Lessons learned
VII. Open issues
E-Learning Support Structures 74Open
p Issues
1. Is learning with multimedia more effective?
2. How can we produce ‘aha’-effects?
3. Are there simple and good models of evaluation?
4. How to integrate the authority of the instructor?
5 Design reusable content modules
5.
6. Exploit the use of games
7. High level authoring tools for multimedia learning modules?
8. How to build intelligent navigation systems?
9. How to create adaptive learning environments?
10 Are there such things as ‘learning-agents’
10. learning-agents (»things that teach«)?
E-Learning Support Structures 75Nicolas Apostolopoulos
napo@cedis.fu-berlin.de
p @
www.cedis.fu-berlin.de
www e-learning
www.e learning.fu
fu-berlin
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