Es gibt ein weiteres Video von unserer Personal Learning Environment an der TU Graz, die ja nun schon seit 1,5 Jahren in Betrieb ist [Link zum Start der PLE].
Diesesmal zeigen wir ganz kurz, wie man schnell und einfach Prüfungstermine finden, koordinieren und planen kann. Darüberhinaus ermöglicht das Prüfungsplanerwidget auch, Prüfungen zu bewerten, sodass dies auch bei der Planung berücksichtigt werden kann.
[podcast] Social Network – Danger, Big Business or simply Big Chance?
[presentation] Social Networks – Danger, Big Business or simply Big Chance?
The slides of my today’s webinar on „Social Networks – Danger, Big Business or simply Big Chance?“ are now online available:
[project] Kidsrights
Nach unserem erfolgreichen Projekt „ePhilosophy with children“ freut es uns, dass auch ein Nachfolgeprojekt genehmigt wurde. Diesesmal geht es um das Thema Kid’s Rights. Dazu werden wir die Diskussionen, Gedanken, Ergebnisse wieder in E-Portfolios der Kinder festhalten, die unter diesem [Link] zum Teil zugänglich sind. Also ab und zu vorbeischauen lohnt sich 🙂 .
[itunesU] Medical Informatics
A new lecture series has been started in iTunesU of Graz University of Technology: Medical Informatics. At the beginning the whole lecture notes (print outs) are free available and next winter term we also plan to record the lecture.
Content of the lecture:
- Introduction: Computer Science meets Life Sciences, challenges and future directions
- Back to the future: Fundamentals of Data, Information and Knowledge
- Structured Data: Coding, Classification (ICD, SNOMED, MeSH, UMLS)
- Biomedical Databases: Acquisition, Storage, Information Retrieval and Use
- Semi structured and weakly structured data (structural homologies)
- Multimedia Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
- Knowledge and Decision: Cognitive Science and Human-Computer Interaction
- Biomedical Decision Making: Reasoning and Decision Support
- Intelligent Information Visualization and Visual Analytics
- Biomedical Information Systems and Medical Knowledge Management
- Biomedical Data: Privacy, Safety and Security
- Methodology for Information Systems: System Design, Usability and Evaluation
[#LAK2012] Learning Analytics and Knowledge 2012
Our publication on „It’s just About Learning the Multiplication Table“ got accepted for this year conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge 2012. We will talk about our research results concerning the project „Intelligent Multiplication Table“. The abstract of our contribution:
One of the first and basic mathematical knowledge of school children is the multiplication table. At the age of 8 to 10 each child has to learn by training step by step, or more scientifically, by using a behavioristic learning concept. Due to this fact it can be mentioned that we know very well about the pedagogical approach, but on the other side there is rather less knowledge about the increase of step-by-step knowledge of the school children.
In this publication we present some data documenting the fluctuation in the process of acquiring the multiplication tables. We report the development of an algorithm which is able to adapt the given tasks out of a given pool to unknown pupils. For this purpose a web-based application for learning the multiplication table was developed and then tested by children. Afterwards so- called learning curves of each child were drawn and analyzed by the research team as well as teachers carrying out interesting outcomes. Learning itself is maybe not as predictable as we know from pedagogical experiences, it is a very individualized process of the learners themselves.
It can be summarized that the algorithm itself as well as the learning curves are very useful for studying the learning success. Therefore it can be concluded that learning analytics will become an important step for teachers and learners of tomorrow.
We are looking forward to meet you in Vancouver to discuss our research results 🙂 .
[L3T] Video zu „Der Begriff E-Learning“
Aus gegebenem Anlass haben wir im Rahmen des L3T-Projekts 5 Videos erstellt, die Begriffe aus dem E-Learning erklären. Wir hoffen kurz und prägnant. Hier das erste zu E-Learning:
[publication] Does a Citation-Index for Websites Make Sense?
Our publication on „Does a Citation-Index for Websites Make Sense?“ in the Global Computer Science Technology Journal (Open Access) is now online available.
Abstract:
The usefulness of external references to websites is a crucial factor of web-monitoring. It is of high general interest whether your website is visited by the estimated target group or not. This publication measures the value of references of websites by bringing the idea of citation- index to web-analytic tools. The approach presented is considering the number and quality of actions a visitor of a specific website does and the time s/he spent on this website as well as the previous website the user is coming from. The combination of these three parameters are expressed by formulas and afterwards visualized by different tools. Finally this approach is tested and discussed on an existing project. It can be concluded that this concept is indeed useful to get a deeper insight whether external websites addressing the intended target group or not.
Does a Citation-Index for Websites Make Sense?
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Reference: Ebner, M., Alimucaj, A., (2011) Does a Citation-Index for Websites Make Sense?, GJCST (2011), Volume 11, Issue 20: 1-9 [.pdf]
[podcast] iTunes U @ Technische Universität Graz
Mein Vortrag über „iTunes U @ Technische Universität Graz“ steht nun auch gemäß dem Thema als Podcast zur Verfügung. Die Folien wurden bereits hier veröffentlicht [Link].
[bachelorthesis] Treemap Visualization of the Semantic Twitter Analysis Tool
Another bachelorthesis of one of our students „Treemap Visualization of the Semantic Twitter Analysis Tool“ is now online available. The practical part can be tested here: https://twitter.tugraz.at.
Treemap Visualization of the Semantic Twitter Analysis Tool
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