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[publication] FACETS OF OPENNESS IN MOOCS – A REVIEW #imoox #mooc

Our contribution to the 11th DisCO 2016 conference – Towards open education an information society – got published. Find here the final publication and our thoughts and outcomes of a MOOC case study.

Abstract:

Openness is an eponymous and hence essential feature of MOOCs, but the defining criteria with regard to what does and does not constitute openness are still subject of debate. Different definitions emphasize various aspects that extend beyond obvious characteristics such as open access to content and magnify issues like the licensing of resources, availability of digital technologies or devices as well as skills and competencies necessary for usage. The focus can be extended even further to include social and cultural factors as well. While MOOCs theoretically offer a higher level of openness when compared to traditional means of education, practice has shown that some groups are notoriously overrepresented. It has even been suggested that the growing body of OER may actually widen instead of bridge the gaps between different socioeconomic groups, because user statistics indicate that the typical well-educated MOOC participant already has good access to higher education, whereas those who lack formal education are also underrepresented in the use of OER.
This paper will review the insights on influences that compromise openness in MOOCs, and we will also present a case study from the Austrian MOOC platform iMooX (www.imoox.at) to illustrate the problem as well as discuss some strategies that might prove useful in alleviating the effects of social exclusion. We argue that there are several mitigating factors that warrant consideration in order to strengthen MOOC participation among educationally alienated groups and to encourage a more extensive understanding of openness.

[Link to Full Paper @ ResearchGate]

Reference: Zimmermann, C., Höfler, E., Ebner, M. (2016) FACETS OF OPENNESS IN MOOCS – A REVIEW. DisCO 2016 – Towards open education an information society. 11th conference reader. Beseda, J. (ed.). Centre for Higher Education Studies. Prague. pp 193-203

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[workshop] Social Media & Mobile Learning #tugraz

Ich darf heute zwei große Themen des technologiegestützten Lehrens und Lernens am DIZ in Ingolstadt ansprechen: Social Media & Mobile Learning. Der Workshop ist zweigeteilt und soll eine Übersicht geben, welche didaktische Vielfalt durch den Einsatz von Medien in der (Hoch-)Schullehre erzielt werden kann.

Foliensatz Social Media Learning:

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[publication] Die Öffnung der Bildungsmaterialien als digitale soziale Innovation für die Wissensgesellschaft von morgen #OER #tugraz

Sandra und ich wurden gefragt ob wir zum Begleitband des deutschen nationalen IT-Gipfel einen Beitrag beisteuern können. Dem sind wir gerne nachgekommen und haben uns dem Thema der freien Bildungsressourcen gewidmet und den klingenden Titel „Die Öffnung der Bildungsmaterialien als digitale soziale Innovation für die Wissensgesellschaft von morgen“ gewählt.

Zusammenfassung:

Bildungsinhalte, die einerseits im Internet frei zugänglich sind und darüber hinaus über eine Lizenz zu ihrer Wiederverwendung und Bearbeitung verfügen, werden als freie Bildungsressourcen (Open Educational Resources, kurz OER) bezeichnet. Damit sind nicht nur urheberrechtliche Beschränkungen kein Problem mehr, sondern es werden auch weitere innovative Möglichkeiten der Verbreitung von Bildungsmaterialien möglich und umsetzbar.
In diesem Beitrag soll das Thema der freien Bildungsressourcen näher betrachtet und aufgezeigt werden, wie sie als digitale soziale Innovation wirken können. Dabei werden konkrete OER-Projekte beschrieben und benannt und insbesondere auch die neue Form von Online-Kursen, sogenannte Massive Open Online Courses (kurz MOOCs) aufgegriffen. Darüber hinaus beleuchten wir auch, warum OER und offen lizenzierte MOOCs für eine Wissensgesellschaft von morgen notwendig sind. Bei der fortschreitenden digitalen Durchdringung des Bildungsmarktes und einem restriktiven Urheberrecht ist es unerlässlich, dass entsprechend offen lizenzierte Inhalte vorhanden sind, damit die Gesellschaft aktiv partizipieren kann.

[Beitrag @ Researchgate]

Zitation: Ebner, M., Schön, S. (2016) Die Öffnung der Bildungsmaterialien als digitale soziale Innovation für die Wissensgesellschaft von morgen. In: Digitale Bildungslandschaften. Scheer, A.-W., Wachter, C. (Hrsg.) IMC AG, Saarbrücken. S.202-213

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[vodcast] Learning Analytics oder wenn Big Data das Lernverhalten steuert #LearningAnalytics #TUGraz

Mein Vortrag auf der Campus Innovation rund um Learning Analytics wurde aufgezeichnet und steht online zur Verfügung. Die Folien sind bereits hier online.

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[publication] Recommendations for OER Integration in Austrian Higher Education #fnma #OER #tugraz

Together with my colleagues of the austrian wide OER-working group we published our findings about „Recommendations for OER Integration in Austrian Higher Education“ at this year EADTU 2016 conference.
Abstract:

Open Educational Resources (OER) are considered an important instrument to increase access and to facilitate the reuse of learning content. Educational institutions, especially those in Higher Education, play a crucial role in the production of OER, since they are the main producers of learning materials. To foster this production, a national strategy or at a least a national commitment to OER is necessary. Moreover, due to the very strict copyright law in Austria, this achievement is of high importance and necessity. In this publication, we will introduce recommendations for the integration of OER in all Higher Education institutions in Austria; these were developed by a national workgroup consisting of different stakeholders (government, library, funder, Higher Education and special interest groups). The overall aim is to achieve sustainability for the educational sector, especially with regard to the usage of learning materials by different lecturers as well as institutions. The cooperation among various stakeholders on different levels needs to be in the centre of all further efforts, which should be based upon six explicit requirements:

  1. Mandatory commitment to OER
  2. Establishment of a nationwide information platform for exchange and cooperation
  3. Establishment of nationwide educational programmes for different stakeholders
  4. Establishment of national OER badges
  5. Targeted financial and structural promotion of OER
  6. Establishment of OER strategies within each institution and as a comprehensive approach

Each requirement will be described in more detail and a roadmap will illustrate how OER can be successfully integrated at Higher Education institutions in the next ten years.

[Full paper @ ResearchGate]

Reference: Ebner, M., Kopp, M., Freisleben-Deutscher, C., Gröblinger, O., Rieck, K., Schön, S., Seitz, P, Seissl, M., Ofner, S., Zimmermann, C., Zwiauer, C. (2016) Recommendations for OER Integration in Austrian Higher Education. In: Conference Proceedings: The Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education Conference, EADTU 2016, pp. 34-44

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[publication] When Learning Analytics Meets MOOCs – a Review on iMooX Case Studies #imoox #LearningAnalytics #MOOC

Our chapter on „When Learning Analytics Meets MOOCs – a Review on iMooX Case Studies“ got published within the book series Communications in Computer and Information Science.

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The field of Learning Analytics has proven to provide various solu- tions to online educational environments. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are considered as one of the most emerging online environments. Its substantial growth attracts researchers from the analytics field to examine the rich repositories of data they provide. The present paper contributes with a brief literature review in both prominent fields. Further, the authors overview their developed Learning Analytics application and show the potential of Learning Analytics in tracking students of MOOCs using empirical data from iMooX.

[Article @ Springer]

[Draft @ ResearchGate]

Reference: Khalil, M. and M. Ebner (2016). When Learning Analytics Meets MOOCs – a Review on iMooX Case Studies. Innovations for Community Services: 16th International Conference, I4CS 2016, Vienna, Austria, June 27-29, 2016, Revised Selected Papers. G. Fahrnberger, G. Eichler and C. Erfurth. Cham, Springer International Publishing: 3-19

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[workshop] Learning Management System und Open Educational Resources

Im Rahmen des CAS eLearning Zertifikatkurses darf ich das Modul „Learning Managment System und Open Educational Resources“ abhalten. Die dafür notwendigen Unterlagen sind hier nochmals übersichtlich dargestellt.

VORMITTAG: Learning Management Systeme

  • „LMS“: Learning Management Systeme – ohne geht’s auch nicht beschäftigt sich mit Learning Management Systemen. Sowohl technische und didaktische Aspekte kommen zur Sprache und auch wie man solche Systeme in Unternehmen/Bildungsinstitutionen einführt.

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NACHMITTAG: Open Educational Resources

  • „OER“: Eine Übersicht zu dem Thema inklusive Übungen.

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[publication] Maker-MOOC – How to Foster STEM Education with an Open Online Course on Creative Digital Development and Construction with Children #making #imoox

Our publication on „Maker-MOOC – How to Foster STEM Education with an Open Online Course on Creative Digital Development and Construction with Children“ at this year ICL conference in publication got published.

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The Maker Movement or do-it-yourself culture is a concept uses novel, mostly via digital applications and tools to emphasize the learning- through-doing in the social environment. This culture inspires teachers through learning by construction and is seen as an important driver for education. In this chapter, we introduce the Maker Movement and describe how it contributes to the STEM education. The authors recite their experience through the project “Maker Days for Kids” which after that, was served as a fundamental base for a following Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). This online course brought some of the emerging technologies together with an appropriate didactical pro- ject about “Making activities for classrooms” to the public. It can be concluded that the MOOC assists in fostering the STEM education by rapidly transferring knowledge to the involved teachers.

[Draft version @ ResearchGate]

Reference: Ebner, M., Schön, S., Khalil, M. (2016) Maker-MOOC – How to Foster STEM Education with an Open Online Course on Creative Digital Development and Construction with Children. Conference Proceeding 19th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL2016), Belfast, pp. 1233-1244

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[publication] How to foster forum discussions within MOOCs: A case study #imoox #mooc

Our research work titled „How to foster forum discussions within MOOCs: A case study“ got published as part of the International Journal of Academic Research in Education. We introduce some of our experiences concerning discussion forums in MOOCs.
Abstract:

Discussion forums are an essential part to foster interaction among teachers and students, as well as students and students, in virtual learning settings. If interaction can be enhanced, this has a positive influence on motivation and finally also on dropout rates. These days, a special form of online courses, so-called MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), are popping up massively. Those courses are characterized by a high number of students. In this paper, we would like to examine discussion forums and their role concerning interaction. Therefore, Gilly Salmon’s well-known Five stage model is taken and adapted to MOOCs based on a case study. As a method, we tracked learners’ data through learning analytics applications and concluded that there is a positive correlation between reading from one side and writing in forums from the other side.

[Link to Full Paper @ IJARE]

[Link to Full Paper @ ResearchGate]

Reference: Lackner, E., Khalil, M. & Ebner, M. (2016). How to foster forum discussions within MOOCs: A case study, International Journal of Academic Research in Education, 2(2), 01‐13. DOI: 10.17985/ijare.31432