Rückschau GMW 2008

Klar, nachdem ich ja an der GWM 2008 teilgenommen habe, muss ich zumindest eine kurze Zusammenfassung schreiben.
Sehr positiv und großes Lob an die Veranstalter – ich habe noch keine Konferenz erlebt mit einem derartig schnellen WLAN Netz UND offenen LAN-Dosen. Gratulation, dass war vorbildlich und das sollte wirklich bald Standard sein.
Inhaltlich ist mir besonders die Keynote von Tom Reeves in Erinnerung welcher vorallem den Begriff „conative domain“ aufgreift und eine starke Bewegung der Bildungsinstitutionen in diese Richtung fordert. Man sollte das auf alle Fälle im Auge behalten.
Weiters waren wir auch sehr aktiv eingebunden bei dieser Konferenz und dank meines Kollegen Walther gibt es einige visuelle „Erinnerungen“ daran.

[publication] The TUGLL-Plug-ins: Special Needs for a University Wide Blogosphere

The paper we presented at the Triple-I Conference is now online available. Poster is already online.
Abstract:

This paper presents extensions that have been programmed by the Department Social Learning (DSL) at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) for a blogosphere used at TU Graz called TU Graz LearnLand (TUGLL) on base of the open source software ELGG. These extensions are useful upgrades to the system following the demands of the pedagogical straof the TU Graz. A description of the extensions and didactical considerations are discussed.

Reference: Ebner, M., Taraghi, B., Nagler, W. (2008) The TUGLL-Plug-ins: Special Needs for a University Wide Blogosphere Proceedings of I-Know08 and I-Media08, 6th International Conference on Knowledge Management and New Media Technology, edited by Maurer, H. and Tochtermann, K.,Graz, p.453-456, ISSN 0948-695x

[publication] What’s the Power behind 2D Barcodes? Are they the Foundation of the Revival of Print Media?

The publication about the QR-Codes at the Triple-I Conference is now online available. The slides are already online.
Abstract:

2D barcodes are capable of storing different kind of data. A significant number of new mobile phones come with a built-in camera. These technologies together with the fact that mobile phones are next to the owner most of the time are the foundation of a variety of interesting applications. In Japan more than 75% of all mobile phones do have already a pre- installed barcode reader, that allows the user to decode the incorporated information of a barcode. This procedure can be used to improve the user experience while simplifying the input of data into the mobile device. These 2D barcodes can be used to exchange information between mobile phones and to connect to the mobile web. These days the Western World is gaining interest in this technology. In this paper the most importantThe relevance to print media and the advertising industry is shown.

Reference: Schmidmayr, P., Ebner, M., Kappe, F. (2008) What’s the Power behind 2D Barcodes? Are they the Foundation of the Revival of Print Media?, Proceedings of I-Know08 and I-Media08, 6th International Conference on Knowledge Management and New Media Technology, edited by Maurer, H. and Tochtermann, K.,Graz, p.234-242, ISSN 0948-695x

[poster] TUGLL Plug-ins: Special Needs for a University Wide Blogosphere

Today we present during the poster session of the triple-i conference in graz our short paper about „TUGLL Plug-ins: Special Needs for a University Wide Blogosphere„.
We introduce to our ELGG-based TU Graz LearnLand which is used university-wide and point out our own developments:

TUGLL is the campus wide blogosphere used by students and staff at Graz University of Technology since october 2006. It bases on ELGG which is an open source networking engine designed to
handle common web applications and social functionality. Users can establish digital identities and connect with other users, collaborate with them and discover new resources through their
connections. Following plug-ins and extension were implemented to enhance the blogosphere with “special needs”by department of social learning after a year of experience.

Here you can get the poster (.pdf, 6.1MB). The short paper will follow soon.

Beni’s talk can be seen here – I streamed it live via QIK:

Zertifikat eLearning Kurs: Web 2.0 und E-Learning 2.0

Zertifikat e-LearningDie TU Graz wird ab heuer am Zertifikat eLearning als Partner teilnehmen. Das Zertifikat eLearning kann folgendermaßen beschrieben werden:

Das Zertifikat eLearning ist eine gemeinsame Initiative von Universitäten, Fachhochschulen und regionalen Bildungsverbänden mit dem Ziel, ihren Bediensteten bzw. Mitgliedern eine fundierte Weiterbildung im Bereich eLearning und Neue Medien zu bieten. Die teilnehmenden Organisationen tauschen dabei Kursplätze und Online-Materialien, d.h. öffnen geeignete Kurse für TeilnehmerInnen aus Partnerinstitutionen und anerkennen die Teilnahmebestätigungen bzw. Zeugnisse solcher Kurse. Das Zertifikat eLearning ist auch ein gegenseitig anerkanntes Zeugnis, das nach Absolvierung der vorgesehenen Kurse ausgestellt werden kann.

Ich werde ein Seminar zum Thema „Web 2.0 und E-Learning 2.0“ anbieten und hoffe natürlich, dass es auf Interesses stößt. Wer also teilnehmen möchte findet hier mehr Details.

[publication] The ABC-eBook System: From Content Management Application to Mash-up Landscape

Now our last publication at ED-Media 2008 Conference „The ABC-eBook System: From Content Management Application to Mash-up Landscape“ is online available.
Abstract:

This paper presents a complete new application for creating content for teaching and learning purposes at universities in the meaning of eLearning2.0, the ABC-Manager. The paper focuses on the advantages of the tool as well as its didactical background in comparison to other common CMSs. The current use of the ABC-Manager as an integrated part of the e-Learning strategy of Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) especially in the face of its online version (eBook of the TU Graz TeachCenter) is discussed. Furthermore an adequate scenario for the use of the ABC-eBook System embedded in a mashup environment following the principles of Web2.0 is recommended.

Reference:

Huber, T.; Nagler, W.; Ebner, M. (2008) The ABC-eBook System: From Content Management Application to Mash-up Landscape; Proceeding of the 20th World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (ED-Media), 2008, p.6015-6022

Here you will find the .pdf, slides and podcast have been already published.

[publication] A Stylistic Analysis of Graphic Emoticons: Can they be Candidates for a Universal Visual Language of the Future?

The publication “A Stylistic Analysis of Graphic Emoticons: Can they be Candidates for a Universal Visual Language of the Future?” for ED-Media Conference 2008 is online available.
Abstract:

This paper, describing the current popularity of graphic emoticon usage in Japanese social network services, blogs and mobile phone communication, illustrates that these graphic emoticons are now evolving into ideographic images as substitutes for words or phrases from accessory markers showing the emotional state of the writer. It will be argued that the behavior of these graphic emoticons will give us valuable insights for implementing a universal auxiliary visual language that will overcome the barrier of language differences. Possible educationproposed.

Reference:

Azuma, J.; Ebner, M. (2008) A Stylistic Analysis of Graphic Emoticons: Can they be Candidates for a Universal Visual Language of the Future?; Proceeding of the 20th World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (ED-Media), 2008, p.973-977

Here you will find the publication, slides have been already published.