Information Brokering for the Adaptive Learning Environment

Marcus Specht

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 2510–2513

This paper describes extensions of the Adaptive Learning Environment (ALE) for web-based authoring and learning. The system provides a new methodological approach to design education on the web. By the combination of the course index with an...

Assessing the crossdisciplinarity of technology-enhanced learning with science overlay maps and diversity measures

Marco Kalz; Marcus Specht

British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 45, No. 3 (May 23, 2014) pp. 415–427

This paper deals with the assessment of the crossdisciplinarity of technology-enhanced learning (TEL). Based on a general discussion of the concept interdisciplinarity and a summary of the discussion in the field, two empirical methods from...

Experience with WINDS Virtual University

Milos Kravcik; Marcus Specht

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 642–649

In the WINDS project the consortium partners have experimented with the Virtual University for Architecture and Engineering Design. University professors and their colleagues have created 21 online courses in this field. Their specific requirements...

Authoring of Learning Objects in Context

Marcus Specht; Milos Kravcik

International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 5, No. 1 (2006) pp. 25–33

Learning objects and content interchange standards provide new possibilities for e-learning. Nevertheless the content often lacks context data to find appropriate use for adaptive learning on demand and personalized learning experiences. In the...

Topics: Inclusive Education, Information Communication Technologies, Learning Management Systems, Classrooms, Collaboration, eLearning, Teaching Methods, Learning Objects, Distance Education, Educational Technology

Modeling Adaptive Educational Methods with IMS Learning Design

Marcus Specht; Daniel Burgos

Journal of Interactive Media in Education Vol. 2007, No. 1 (2007)

The paper describes a classification system for adaptive methods developed in the area of adaptive educational hypermedia based on four dimensions: What components of the educational system are adapted? To what features of the user and the current...

The 3P Learning Model

Mohamed Amine Chatti; Matthias Jarke; Marcus Specht

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 13, No. 4 (2010) pp. 74–85

Recognizing the failures of traditional Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) initiatives to achieve performance improvement, we need to rethink how we design new TEL models that can respond to the learning requirements of the 21st century and mirror...

Visualisation of Interaction Footprints for Engagement in Online Communities

Christian Glahn; Marcus Specht; Rob Koper

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 12, No. 3 (2009) pp. 44–57

Contextualised and ubiquitous learning are relatively new research areas that combine the latest developments in ubiquitous and context aware computing with educational approaches in order to provide structure to more situated and context aware...

Tap it again, Sam: Harmonizing Personal Environments towards Lifelong Learning

Bernardo Tabuenca; Marco Kalz; Marcus Specht

International Journal of Advanced Corporate Learning (iJAC) Vol. 8, No. 1 (Mar 09, 2015) pp. 16–23

The increasing number of mobile vendors releasing NFC-enabled devices to the market and their prominent adoption has moved this technology from a niche product to a product with a large market-share. NFC facilitates natural interactions between...

Topics: Interaction, Physical Environments

Reflection amplifiers in online courses: a classification framework

Dominique Verpoorten; Wim Westera; Marcus Specht

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 22, No. 2 (2011) pp. 167–190

This paper provides a theoretical framework for "reflection amplifiers" that are used in online courses. Such reflection amplifiers are intervention techniques that aim at provoking reflective practices in learning, in order to enhance the quality...

Topics: eLearning, Schools, Learning Outcomes, Teaching Methods, Interaction, Distance Education, Multimedia

A Learning Outcome-Oriented Approach towards Classifying Pervasive Games for Learning using Game Design Patterns and Contextual Information

Birgit Schmitz; Roland Klemke; Marcus Specht

International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning Vol. 5, No. 4 (October 2013) pp. 59–71

Mobile and in particular pervasive games are a strong component of future scenarios for teaching and learning. Based on results from a previous review of practical papers, this work explores the educational potential of pervasive games for learning...

Contextualised Media for Learning

Tim de Jong; Marcus Specht; Rob Koper

Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 11, No. 2 (2008) pp. 41–53

In this paper, we analyse how contextualised media can be used to support learning. Additionally, the advantages of contextualised learning and the types of learning that are fit to be supported are discussed. Our focus throughout the paper will be...

A Study of Contextualised Mobile Information Delivery for Language Learning

Tim de Jong; Marcus Specht; Rob Koper

Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 13, No. 3 (2010) pp. 110–125

Mobile devices offer unique opportunities to deliver learning content in authentic learning situations. Apart from being able to play various kinds of rich multimedia content, they offer new ways of tailoring information to the learner's situation...

Beyond the channel: A literature review on ambient displays for learning

Dirk Börner; Marco Kalz; Marcus Specht

Computers & Education Vol. 60, No. 1 (January 2013) pp. 426–435

The review analyses work in the research field of ambient display with a focus on the use of such displays for situational awareness, feedback and learning. The purpose of the review is to assess the state-of-the-art of the use of ambient displays...

Language: English

Early Second Language Learning and Adult Involvement in a Real-World Context: Design and Evaluation of the "ELENA Goes Shopping" Mobile Game

Ellen Rusman; Stefaan Ternier; Marcus Specht

Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 21, No. 3 (2018) pp. 90–103

This article describes the theory-informed design of the "ELENA goes shopping" mobile game and reports on the evaluation of its effectiveness through a design research approach. The game aimed to foster young children's (aged 4-8) interest ...

Lead me gently: Facilitating knowledge gain through attention-aware ambient learning displays

Dirk Börner; Marco Kalz; Marcus Specht

Computers & Education Vol. 78, No. 1 (September 2014) pp. 10–19

This empirical study reports an intervention to investigate identified research challenges on the evaluation and use of ambient displays in a learning context with the objective to gain insights into the interplay between display design, user...

Language: English

Barriers to using E Learning in an Advanced Way

Annika Jokiaho; Birgit May; Marcus Specht; Slavi Stoyanov

International Journal of Advanced Corporate Learning (iJAC) Vol. 11, No. 1 (Aug 29, 2018) pp. 17–22

E\u2011Learning has become a common way to teach and learn. The number of technologies for a variety of educational purposes is already quite high and constantly rising. Scientific experiments and studies increasingly confirm the usefulness of...

Toward a Personal Learning Environment Framework

Mohamed Chatti; Matthias Jarke; Mohammad Agustiawan; Marcus Specht

International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments Vol. 1, No. 4 (October 2010) pp. 66–85

Over the past decade, it has been argued that technology-enhanced learning (TEL) could respond to the needs of the new knowledge society and transform learning. However, despite isolated achievements, TEL has not succeeded in revolutionizing...

Adaptive Learning Environment in WINDS

Milos Kravcik; Roland Klemke; Leonid Pesin; Rüdiger Hüttenhain; Marcus Specht

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 1846–1851

This paper describes a new methodological approach to design education on the web employed in the system called ALE. The system will be used to build a large knowledge base supporting Architecture and Civil Engineering Design Courses and to...

Topics: Engineering, Educational Technology

Mobile Collector for Field Trips

Milos Kravcik; Andreas Kaibel; Marcus Specht; Lucia Terrenghi

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 7, No. 2 (2004) pp. 25–33

Current e-Learning is based on learning management systems that provide certain standard services--course authoring and delivery, tutoring, administration and collaboration facilities. Rapid development of mobile technologies opens a new area of m...

Quality Indicators for Learning Analytics

Maren Scheffel; Hendrik Drachsler; Slavi Stoyanov; Marcus Specht

Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 17, No. 4 pp. 117–132

This article proposes a framework of quality indicators for learning analytics that aims to standardise the evaluation of learning analytics tools and to provide a mean to capture evidence for the impact of learning analytics on educational...

A Quest for Meta-Learning Gains in a Physics Serious Game

Dominique Verpoorten; Jean-Loup Castaigne; Wim Westera; Marcus Specht

Education and Information Technologies Vol. 19, No. 2 (June 2014) pp. 361–374

This paper describes how a short, repeated and structured opportunity to reflect was integrated in the storyline of a serious game in order to stimulate the development of a meta-cognitive skill: the ability to self-assess the degree of confidence...

Expert Concept Mapping Study on Mobile Learning

Dirk Borner; Christian Glahn; Slavi Stoyanov; Marco Kalz; Marcus Specht

Campus-Wide Information Systems Vol. 27, No. 4 (2010) pp. 240–253

Purpose: The present paper introduces concept mapping as a structured participative conceptualization approach to identify clusters of ideas and opinions generated by experts within the domain of mobile learning. Utilizing this approach, the paper...

From signals to knowledge: A conceptual model for multimodal learning analytics

Daniele Di Mitri; Jan Schneider; Marcus Specht; Hendrik Drachsler

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 34, No. 4 (August 2018) pp. 338–349

Multimodality in learning analytics and learning science is under the spotlight. The landscape of sensors and wearable trackers that can be used for learning support is evolving rapidly, as well as data collection and analysis methods. Multimodal...

Attuning a mobile simulation game for school children using a design-based research approach

Birgit Schmitz; Roland Klemke; Jaap Walhout; Marcus Specht

Computers & Education Vol. 81, No. 1 (February 2015) pp. 35–48

We report on a design-based research study that was conducted over nine months. It chronicles the development and implementation of HeartRun, a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training approach for school children. Comparable to an unexpected...

Language: English

Time will tell: The role of mobile learning analytics in self-regulated learning

Bernardo Tabuenca; Marco Kalz; Hendrik Drachsler; Marcus Specht

Computers & Education Vol. 89, No. 1 (November 2015) pp. 53–74

This longitudinal study explores the effects of tracking and monitoring time devoted to learn with a mobile tool, on self-regulated learning. Graduate students (n = 36) from three different online courses used their own mobile devices to track how...

Language: English

A review of the types of mobile activities in mobile inquiry-based learning

Ángel Suárez; Marcus Specht; Fleur Prinsen; Marco Kalz; Stefaan Ternier

Computers & Education Vol. 118, No. 1 (March 2018) pp. 38–55

Inquiry-based Learning is increasingly suggested as an efficient approach for fostering learners' curiosity and motivation. It helps learners to develop their ability to work in complex and unpredictable environments making them more critical...

Language: English

Putting yourself in someone else's shoes: The impact of a location-based, collaborative role-playing game on behaviour

Birgit Schmitz; Petra Schuffelen; Karel Kreijns; Roland Klemke; Marcus Specht

Computers & Education Vol. 85, No. 1 (July 2015) pp. 160–169

The goal of this study was to probe the effectiveness of a mobile game-based learning approach in modifying behavioural outcomes and competence. The experiment was set against the background of low rates of laymen providing CPR during sudden cardiac ...

Language: English

Using sensors and augmented reality to train apprentices using recorded expert performance: A systematic literature review

Bibeg Hang Limbu; Halszka Jarodzka; Roland Klemke; Marcus Specht

Educational Research Review Vol. 25, No. 1 (November 2018) pp. 1–22

Experts are imperative for training apprentices, but learning from experts is difficult. Experts often struggle to explicate and/or verbalize their knowledge or simply overlook important details due to internalization of their skills, which may make ...

Language: English

Building Adaptive Game-Based Learning Resources: The Integration of IMS Learning Design and <e-Adventure>

Daniel Burgos; Pablo Moreno-Ger; Jose Luis Sierra; Baltasar Fernandez-Manjon; Marcus Specht; Rob Koper

Simulation & Gaming Vol. 39, No. 3 (2008) pp. 414–431

IMS Learning Design (IMS-LD) is a specification to create units of learning (UoLs), which express a certain pedagogical model or strategy (e.g., adaptive learning with games). However, the authoring process of a UoL remains difficult because of the...

Use of Mobile Applications for Hospital Discharge Letters: Improving Handover at Point of Practice

Bridget Maher; Hendrik Drachsler; Marco Kalz; Cathal Hoare; Humphrey Sorensen; Leonardo Lezcano; Pat Henn; Marcus Specht

International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning Vol. 5, No. 4 (October 2013) pp. 19–42

Handover of patient care is a time of particular risk and it is important that accurate and relevant information is clearly communicated. The hospital discharge letter is an important part of handover. However, the quality of hospital discharge...

Mobile Inquiry-based Learning: Relationship among levels of inquiry, learners’ autonomy and environmental interaction

Esther Tan; Ellen Rusman; Olga Firssova; Stefaan Ternier; Marcus Specht; Roland Klemke; Hyo-Jeong So

World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning 2018 (Nov 11, 2018) pp. 22–29

This paper aims to further unpack the notion of mobile inquiry-based learning with a focus on the relationship between levels of inquiry, learners’ autonomy and environmental interaction in outdoor learning. Specifically, it provides a literature...

Mobile and Accessible Learning for MOOCs

Mike Sharples; Carlos Delgado Kloos; Yannis Dimitriadis; Serge Garlatti; Marcus Specht

Journal of Interactive Media in Education Vol. 2015, No. 1 (2015)

Many modern web-based systems provide a "responsive" design that allows material and services to be accessed on mobile and desktop devices, with the aim of providing "ubiquitous access." Besides offering access to learning...

Supporting life-long competence development using the TENCompetence infrastructure: a first experiment

Judith Schoonenboom; Henk Sligte; Ayman Moghnieh; Davinia Hernández-Leo; Krassen Stefanov; Christian Glahn; Marcus Specht; Ruud Lemmers

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 3, No. 2008 (Jul 16, 2008)

This paper describes an experiment to explore the effects of the TENCompetence infrastructure for supporting lifelong competence development which is now in development. This infrastructure provides structured, multi-leveled access to learning...