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How Do Students Want to Learn in Online Distance Education? Profiling Student Preferences
Rob Koper
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 16, No. 1 (Feb 11, 2015) pp. 307–329
How do (potential) students differ in their preferences for the organization of online and distance courses and programs, can these differences be grouped into preference profiles, and are there any associations between these profiles and variables, ...
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How do students want to learn in online distance education? Profiling student preferences
Rob Koper
The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 16, No. 1 (Feb 11, 2015)
How do (potential) students differ in their preferences for the organization of online and distance courses and programs, can these differences be grouped into preference profiles, and are there any associations between these profiles and variables, ...
Topics: Distance Education
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Representing the Learning Design of Units of Learning
Rob Koper; Bill Olivier
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 7, No. 3 (2004) pp. 97–111
In order to capture current educational practices in eLearning courses, more advanced "learning design" capabilities are needed than are provided by the open eLearning specifications hitherto available. Specifically, these fall short in terms of...
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La rappresentazione del learning design di unit di apprendimento
Rob Koper; Bill Olivier
Italian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 14, No. 3 (Jan 01, 2006) p. 16
Discussione di IMS-LD, una specifica sviluppato appositamente per modellare attivita\u2019 e ruoli nei processi di apprendimento. Il contributo descrive in particolare l\u2019artefatto frutto della progettazione IMS-LD, ossia il Unit of Learning (UOL).
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Evidence of Cross-boundary Use and Reuse of Digital Educational Resources
Riina Vuorikari; Rob Koper
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 4, No. 4 (Dec 02, 2009) pp. 51–56
In this study an investigation using log-files of teachersâ?? Collections of educational resources in two different platforms was conducted. The goal was to find empirical evidence from the field that teachers use and reuse learning resources that...
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Building a competence-based electronic learning environment
Jocelyn Manderveld; Rob Koper
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 1999 (1999) pp. 1543–1544
At the Open University of the Netherlands is a major project going on, which has set his goals on building an electronic learning environment called ELON-systems. ELON means Education and Learning Online. One of the major assumptions of the...
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Modeling educational content with XML
Rob Koper; Jocelyn Manderveld
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 1999 (1999) pp. 1545–1546
Electronic learning environments are rapidly being developed by different suppliers. Most institutes for post-secondary education are evaluating some of them or have implementations at a smaller or larger scale. At the Open University of the...
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Empowering Learners for Lifelong Competence Development: Pedagogical, Organizational and Technological Issues
Henk Sligte; Rob Koper
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 3, No. 2008 (Jul 16, 2008)
This guest editorial the TEN- introduces Competence project in the framework of which eleven pa- pers are published in this issue of iJET. The core concepts of competence and of lifelong competence development are elaborated. A short introduction to ...
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Testing the Pedagogical Expressiveness of IMS LD
Rene van Es; Rob Koper
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 9, No. 1 (2006) pp. 229–249
The IMS Learning Design specification (LD) was introduced as an answer to the shortcomings of existing learning technology specifications. The main difference with existing specifications is that LD is an abstract, conceptual model that is able to...
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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...
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Flexible Authoring and Delivery of Online Courses Using IMS Learning Design
Henry Hermans; José Janssen; Rob Koper
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 24, No. 6 (2016) pp. 1265–1279
Since the publication of the IMS Learning Design (IMS LD) specification in 2003, many initiatives have been undertaken to build authoring tools that are simple enough to be used by non-technical instructors and teachers. IMS LD's technical...
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How to Represent Adaptation in e-Learning with IMS Learning Design
Daniel Burgos; Colin Tattersall; Rob Koper
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 15, No. 2 (August 2007) pp. 161–170
Adaptation in e-learning has been an important research topic for the last few decades in computer-based education. In adaptivity the behaviour of the user triggers some actions in the system that guides the learning process. In adaptability, the...
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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...
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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...
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Bridging the Gap Between Instructional Design and Double-Loop Learning
Howard Spoelstra; Ellen Rusman; Jan Bruggen; Rob Koper; Maristella Matera
International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies Vol. 3, No. 1 (January 2008) pp. 78–89
The implementation of double-loop-learning-based educational scenarios in instructional design in workflow-like e-learning systems appears to be showing a gap; whereas the former assumes that processes can be reflected upon and can be modified or...
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Effects of Cueing and Collaboration on the Acquisition of Complex Legal Skills
Hans G. K. Hummel; Fred Paas; Rob Koper
British Journal of Educational Psychology Vol. 76, No. 3 (September 2006) pp. 613–631
Background: To overcome the "teacher bandwidth problem" in supporting large groups of students, both automated process support (cueing) and face-to-face feedback by peers during small group work (collaboration) can be provided to students. Aim: The...
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A Case Study in the Measurement of Educational Efficiency in Open and Distance Learning
Colin Tattersall; Wim Waterink; Pierre Hoppener; Rob Koper
Distance Education Vol. 27, No. 3 (November 2006) pp. 391–404
Open and distance learning (ODL) gives learners control of the time, place, and pace of learning, often being characterized as flexible learning. However, this flexibility goes hand-in-hand with procrastination and non-completion. As a result, the...
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Using the Personal Competence Manager as a Complementary Approach to IMS Learning Design Authoring
Hubert Vogten; Rob Koper; Harrie Martens; Jan van Bruggen
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 16, No. 1 (April 2008) pp. 83–100
In this article TENCompetence will be presented as a framework for lifelong competence development. More specifically, the relationship between the TENCompetence framework and the IMS Learning Design (LD) specification is explored. LD authoring has...
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CopperCore Service Integration
Hubert Vogten; Harrie Martens; Rob Nadolski; Colin Tattersall; Peter van Rosmalen; Rob Koper
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 15, No. 2 (August 2007) pp. 171–180
In an e-learning environment there is a need to integrate various e-learning services like assessment services, collaboration services, learning design services and communication services. In this article we present the design and implementation of...
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Effects of the ISIS Recommender System for Navigation Support in Self-Organised Learning Networks
Hendrik Drachsler; Hans Hummel; Bert van den Berg; Jannes Eshuis; Wim Waterink; Rob Nadolski; Adriana Berlanga; Nanda Boers; Rob Koper
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 12, No. 3 (2009) pp. 115–126
The need to support users of the Internet with the selection of information is becoming more important. Learners in complex, self-organising Learning Networks have similar problems and need guidance to find and select most suitable learning...
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Learning designs: Bridging the gap between theory and practice
Sue Bennett; Shirley Agostinho; Lori Lockyer; Lisa Kosta; Jennifer Jones; Rob Koper; Barry Harper
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2007 (2007) pp. 51–60
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Navigational Support in Lifelong Learning: Enhancing Effectiveness through Indirect Social Navigation
Jose Janssen; Bert van den Berg; Colin Tattersall; Hans Hummel; Rob Koper
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 15, No. 2 (August 2007) pp. 127–136
Efficient and effective lifelong learning requires that learners can make well informed choices from a vast amount of learning opportunities. This article proposes to support learners by drawing on principles of self-organization and indirect social ...
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Competence Description for Personal Recommendations: The Importance of Identifying the Complexity of Learning and Performance Situations
Frans J. Prins; Rob J. Nadolski; Adriana J. Berlanga; Hendrik Drachsler; Hans G. K. Hummel; Rob Koper
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 11, No. 3 (2008) pp. 141–152
For competences development of learners and professionals, target competences and corresponding competence development opportunities have to be identified. Personal Recommender Systems (PRS) provide personal recommendations for learners aimed at...
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How to Create Flexible Runtime Delivery of Distance Learning Courses
Colin Tattersall; Hubert Vogten; Francis Brouns; Rob Koper; Peter van Rosmalen; Peter Sloep; Jan van Bruggen
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 8, No. 3 (2005) pp. 226–236
Distance Learning Providers serve large populations of learners, frequently offering the same course to different groups of learners over lengthy periods of time. This article argues that (re-) running e-learning courses with different combinations...
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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...
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Authoring a Full Life Cycle Model in Standards-Based, Adaptive E-learning
Peter Van Rosmalen; Hubert Vogten; Rene Van Es; Harrie Passier; Patricia Poelmans; Rob Koper
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 9, No. 1 (2006) pp. 72–83
The objective of this paper is to introduce a standards-based model for adaptive e-learning and to investigate the conditions and tools required by authors to implement this model. Adaptation in the context of e-learning is about creating a learner...
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Positioning of Learners in Learning Networks with Content, Metadata and Ontologies
Marco Kalz; Jan van Bruggen; Ellen Rusman; Bas Giesbers; Rob Koper
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 15, No. 2 (August 2007) pp. 191–200
Positioning in learning networks is a process that assists learners in finding a starting point and an efficient route through the network that will foster competence building. In the past we have explored computational approaches to positioning...
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Identification of Critical Time-Consuming Student Support Activities in E-Learning
Fred J. de Vries; Liesbeth Kester; Peter Sloep; Peter van Rosmalen; Kees Pannekeet; Rob Koper
Association for Learning Technology Journal Vol. 13, No. 3 (October 2005) pp. 219–229
Higher education staff involved in e-learning often struggle with organising their student support activities. To a large extent this is due to the high workload involved with such activities. We distinguish support related to learning content,...
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Towards a TENCompetence ePortfolio
Adriana Berlanga; Peter Sloep; Francis Brouns; Marlies Bitter-Rijpkema; Rob Koper
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 3, No. 2008 (Jul 16, 2008)
This article argues that the TENCompetence ePortfolio definition should integrate rhetorical, pedagogical, social, and technical perspectives. The rhetorical perspective is needed to show the learnerâ??s competences, achievements and history; the...
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A Model for New Linkages for Prior Learning Assessment
Marco Kalz; Jan van Bruggen; Bas Giesbers; Wim Waterink; Jannes Eshuis; Rob Koper
Campus-Wide Information Systems Vol. 25, No. 4 (2008) pp. 233–243
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is twofold: first the paper aims to sketch the theoretical basis for the use of electronic portfolios for prior learning assessment; second it endeavours to introduce latent semantic analysis (LSA) as a powerful...
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Matchmaking in Learning Networks: Bringing Learners Together for Knowledge Sharing
Liesbeth Kester; Peter van Rosmalen; Peter Sloep; Francis Brouns; Malik Kone; Rob Koper
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 15, No. 2 (August 2007) pp. 117–126
In this article we describe a system that matches learners with complementary content expertise in reaction to a learner-request for knowledge sharing. It works through the formation of "ad hoc," transient communities, that exist for a limited...
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Enabling Teachers to Develop Pedagogically Sound and Technically Executable Learning Designs
Yongwu Miao; Marcel van der Klink; Jo Boon; Peter Sloep; Rob Koper
Distance Education Vol. 30, No. 2 (August 2009) pp. 259–276
A learning design describes a sequence of learning activities that learners undertake in order to help them achieve particular learning objectives, including the resources and services needed to complete the activities. Unfortunately, there is no...
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Facilitating Participation: From the EML Web Site to the Learning Network for Learning Design
Hans G. K. Hummel; Colin Tattersall; Daniel Burgos; Francis Brouns; Hub Kurvers; Rob Koper
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 13, No. 1 (2005) pp. 55–69
This article investigates conditions for increasing active participation in on-line communities. As a case study, we use three generations of facilities designed to promote learning in the area of Educational Modelling Languages. Following a...
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Using IMS Learning Design to Model Curricula
Colin Tattersall; Jose Janssen; Bert van den Berg; Hans Hummel; Rob Koper
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 15, No. 2 (August 2007) pp. 181–189
The traditional notion of the curriculum as a fixed list of topics to be studied sequentially is under strain as the pressure for flexibility in education increases. However, curriculum flexibility can lead to curriculum complexity, so that guidance ...
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Wayfinding Services for Open Educational Practices
Marco Kalz; Hendrik Drachsler; Jan van Bruggen; Hans Hummel; Rob Koper
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 3, No. 2 (Jun 03, 2008) pp. 24–28
To choose suitable resources for personal competence development in the vast amount of open educational resources is a challenging task for a learner. Starting with a needs analysis of lifelong learners and learning designers we introduce two...
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A Study about Placement Support Using Semantic Similarity
Marco Katz; Jan van Bruggen; Bas Giesbers; Wim Waterink; Jannes Eshuis; Rob Koper
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 17, No. 3 pp. 54–64
This paper discusses Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA) as a method for the assessment of prior learning. The Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) is a procedure to offer learners an individualized curriculum based on their prior experiences and...
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Towards a Methodology for Educational Modelling: A Case in Educational Assessment
Bas Giesbers; Jan van Bruggen; Henry Hermans; Desiree Joosten-ten Brinke; Jan Burgers; Rob Koper; Ignace Latour
Educational Technology & Society Vol. 10, No. 1 (2007) pp. 237–247
Educational modelling is the modelling of educational [sub-] systems. Such a model is a framework containing important concepts, processes and relations. Several models have been published but their development, which we call educational modelling,...
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Designing a Learning Design Engine as a Collection of Finite State Machines
Hubert Vogten; Colin Tattersall; Rob Koper; Peter van Rosmalen; Francis Brouns; Peter Sloep; Jan van Bruggen; Harrie Martens
International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 5, No. 4 (October 2006) pp. 641–661
Specifications and standards for e-learning are becoming increasingly sophisticated and complex as they deal with the core of the learning process. Simple transformations are no longer adequate to successfully implement these latest specifications...
Topics: Technology integration, online learning, web-based learning, Instructional Design, Integration, design, information technology, Educational Technology, eLearning, Programming, Inclusive Education, Information Sciences
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Innovating Education with an Educational Modeling Language: Two Case Studies
Peter B. Sloep; Jan van Bruggen; Colin Tattersall; Hubert Vogten; Rob Koper; Francis Brouns; Peter van Rosmalen
Innovations in Education and Teaching International Vol. 43, No. 3 (August 2006) pp. 291–301
The intent of this study was to investigate how to maximize the chances of success of an educational innovation--specifically one based on the implementation of the educational modeling language called EML. This language is both technically and...
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Self-organising navigational support in lifelong learning: How predecessors can lead the way
José Janssen; Colin Tattersall; Wim Waterink; Bert van den Berg; René van Es; Catherine Bolman; Rob Koper
Computers & Education Vol. 49, No. 3 (November 2007) pp. 781–793
Increased flexibility and modularisation in higher education complicates the process of learners finding their way through the offerings of higher education institutions. In lifelong learning, where learning opportunities are diverse and reach...
Language: English
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A Design Model for Lifelong Learning Networks
Rob Koper; Bas Giesbers; Peter van Rosmalen; Peter Sloep; Jan van Bruggen; Colin Tattersall; Hubert Vogten; Francis Brouns
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 13, No. 1 (2005) pp. 71–92
The provision of lifelong learning facilities is considered to be a major new direction for higher and distance teaching educational institutes catering for the demands of industry and society. ICT networks will in future support seamless,...
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ReMashed - An Usability Study of a Recommender System for Mash-Ups for Learning
Hendrik Drachsler; L. Rutledge; P. van Rosmalen; H. Hummel; D. Pecceu; T. Arts; E. Hutten; Rob Koper
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) Vol. 5, No. 2010 (Mar 23, 2010)
The following article presents an usability study of a Mash-up Personal Learning Environment called ReMashed that recommends items from the emerging information of a Learning Network. In ReMashed users can specify certain Web 2.0 services and...