[publication] Potential of EPUB3 for Digital Textbooks in Higher Education

Our publication about „Potential of EPUB3 for Digital Textbooks in Higher Education“ at this year EC-TEL conference is now available.
Abstract:

The e-book market is currently in a strong upswing. This research study deals with the question which practical uses the e-book format EPUB3 offers for (higher) education. By means of a didactic content analysis, a range of interactive exercise types were developed as a result of conversations with teachers. For this purpose, a didactic and technical concept has been developed. Different kinds of exercises were prototypically implemented in an e-book. In summary, it can be remarked that EPUB3 is suitable for a variety of different exercises and that it is able to serve as a basic format for forthcoming digital textbooks. Furthermore the openness of EPUB3 will assist Open Learning and Teaching in a meaningful way.

Reference: Gailer, C., Ebner, M., Kopp, M., Lackner, E., Raunig, M., Scerbakov, A. (2014) Potential of EPUB3 for Digital Textbooks in Higher Education. In: Open Learning and Teaching in Educational Communities. Rensing, C., de Freitas, S., Ley, T., Muñoz-Merino, P. J. (Ed.). Lecture Notes in Computer Science Volume 8719, Springer 2014, pp. 564-565

[Link to .pdf at Springer]

[presentation] Interaction in mass education

My keynote talk at this year SMART (Social Media in Academia: Research and Training) conference about „Interaction in mass education“ is now online available:

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[master, presentation] Potentiale von EPUB3 bei der Umsetzung eines Lehrbuchs

Christian hat sich in seiner Masterarbeit mit den Möglichkeiten von EPUB3 auseinandergesetzt und auch einen Prototypen gebaut, welcher zeigt wie ein zukünftiges Lehrbuch an einer Hochschule aussehen kann. Hier die Folien seiner Endpräsentation:

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[master, presentation] Potential of Twitter Archives

Thomas did his master work about the „Potential of Twitter Archives“. His work is achievable here at https://twitterstat.tugraz.at and here you will find the final slides of his master defense:

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[master, presentation] Evaluation of Augmented Reality Frameworks for Android Development

Iulia did her masterthesis about the „Evaluation of Augmented Reality Frameworks for Android Development“ – here you can find the slides of the defense:

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[master, presentation] Machbarkeitsstudie zur Erkennung von kindgerechten Pilatesübungen anhand von Smartphone-Sensordaten

Im Rahmen seiner Masterpräsentation hat sich Manuel Parfant mit der Möglichkeit der Nachverfolgung von Pilatesübungen bei Schulkindern auseinandergesetzt – hier die Folien der Präsentation seiner spannenden Masterarbeit

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[presentation] Technologiegestützte Echtzeit- Interaktion in Massenvorlesungen im Hörsaal: Entwicklung und Erprobung eines digitalen Backchannels während der Vorlesung

Im Rahmen der GMW 2014 darf ich unsere Backchannel-Software vorstellen. Ich habe dafür nicht den klassischen Vortrag gewählt, sondern möchte mit den TeilnehmerInnen vor Ort in die Diskussion steigen – dazu gibt es dann dieses Etherpad.
Hier noch die Folien:

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[publication] Detection of Pilates Exercises Based on Movement Sensors Data in Modern Smartphones: For children aged 11 to 13

Our publication about „Detection of Pilates Exercises Based on Movement Sensors Data in Modern Smartphones: For children aged 11 to 13“ in the International Journal of Computer and Information Technology (IJCIT) is published:
Abstract:

Nowadays more and more children are suffering from back pain and postural defects. Different studies dedicate to this issue and various workouts are specially designed for prevention. Generally a therapeutic success remains low, because the patients do not accomplish the required exercises at home or perform them wrong and the therapist has no possibility to monitor their activities. This publication aims to answer the research question, if it is possible to monitor the activities of children, just with the data provided by sensors included in their personal smartphones.

Reference: Parfant, M., Ebner, M. & Deutschmann, D. (2014) Detection of Pilates Exercises Based on Movement Sensors Data in Modern Smartphones: For children aged 11 to 13. International Journal of Computer and Information Technology (IJCIT), Volume 3/4, pp. 755-782

[Link to Article]

[publication] How Open Content Servers Can Be Made Beneficial for Learning and Education

OER and open content is of course also a technical challenges. Here are some suggestions by Sandra Schön, Nicolai Scerbakov and me.
Abstract:

The development of Open Educational Resources (OER) is necessary for the classroom of tomorrow. Especially in Central Europe the copyright law does not allow the use of not-licensed content located in the Internet for educational purposes. Therefore different projects and initiatives started to provide Internet platforms with free educational resources or links to such resources. For educators as well as learners searching for open content on several platforms can be very exhausting. In this publication we present a first prototype for mobile devices that allow users to find open educational resources in minutes. In the discussion, benefits and handicaps of the approach are pointed out. The research work shows that the application supports the daily life of teachers and learners.

How Open Content Servers Can Be Made Beneficial for Learning and Education by Martin

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Reference: Ebner, Martin; Scerbakov, Nicolai & Schön, Sandra (2014). How open content servers an be made beneficial for learning and teaching. In: Transactions on Internet Research, vol.10, no.2 , pp. 26-30

[ipad] PosterToaster

PosterToasterIm Rahmen unserer Vorlesung „Mobile Applications 2014“ ist der PosterToaster entstanden. Und zwar waren wir der Meinung, dass es endlich mal eine App notwendig ist, mit der man einfach ein Poster erstellen kann. Hoffe Ihr habt auch so viel Spaß wie wir daran 🙂 .

PosterToaster ist eine App zum einfachen Gestalten von Postern.
Mit PosterToaster kannst du:

  • Papierformate und Hintergründe definieren
  • Bilder aus dem FotoStream platzieren
  • Texte platzieren
  • Poster mit Freunden teilen

[Link zur App]