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A Mashup Recommender for Creating
       Personal Learning Environments

Alexander Nussbaumer, Marcel Berthold, Daniel Dahrendorf,
   Hans-Christian Schmitz, Milos Kravcik & Dietrich Albert


   Internatial Conference on Web-based Learning (ICWL 2012)
                         Sinaia, Romania
                        3 September 2012




                                                          息 www.role-project.eu
Agenda


   Introduction
   Purpos and Goal of Mashup Recommender
   SRL Ontology and Template Approach
   Authoring
   System Architecture
   Evaluation
   Conclustion and Outlook




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Introduction: ROLE

 ROLE project
      Creating own Personal Learning Enviromments (PLE)
      Based on widgets from the ROLE Widget Store
      Technical infrastructure for creating PLEs
                Widget Container (ROLE SDK)
                Contextual Attentation Metadata (CAM) for user logging
                Inter-widget communication (IWC)
                Storage of user and space data
      Psycho-pedagogical model
              Support for self-regulated learning on different levels




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Introduction: Educational Approach of ROLE

 Self-regulated learning
      learner-centered approach
      SRL process model
              describes SRL in ROLE
              based on Zimmermann Model [Zimmermann, 2002], adoped to ROLE

                                      learner profile information
                                        is defined and revised

                                                    plan
               learner reflects and reacts                         learner finds and selects
              on strategies, achievements,                            learning resources
                     and usefulness           reflect      learn




                                       learner works on selected
                                           learning resources


    ideal learner can control the                                       typical learners needs
    own learning process                                                support and guidance
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Example of an SRL-enabled Widget Bundle




                  cognitive                                meta-cognitive


             Example available under: http://role-sandbox.eu/spaces/textreader
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Widget Store

 collection of widgets
 assignment of categories and tool functionalities to widgets
 API to search for widgets according to ontology elements




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Purpose and Goal

 recommend widgets for PLEs, to get a PLE suitable for SRL
 appraoch is based on an an ontology of learning activities



                                                      Template of SRL
                                                      entities / learning
                                                      activities


                                                      Recommended
                                                      widgets




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Mashup Recommender in Learning Space




2012-09-03           ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania   息 www.role-project.eu
SRL Ontology

 Ontology consists of learning strategies and techniques
 Service for searching the ontology with SPARQL queries




  Approach based on [Mandl & Friedrich, 2006]
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Templates, SRL Ontologies, and Widgets

 SRL Ontologies
      network of SRL-related entities
      functionalities are connecting entities with widgets
 Template
      set of entitites of the SRL ontology

                             SRL phases


                           learn. strategies                   Entities for template
    SRL Ontology

                          learn. techniques


                            functionalities

     Widget Store
                               widgets

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Authoring

 Creating templates of ontology elements
 Preview of associated widgets




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System Architecture

             Front-end                            Back-end




   Open interface of all components
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Pedagogical Meaning

 Learner get recommendations for widgets
      according to learning activities; explanation how widget should be
       used
 Teacher / tutor can create templates for courses
      pedagogical knowlege in template
 Guidance strategy through templates
      different levels between guidance and freedom possible
 Ensurance that widgets for different (meta-cognitive)
  learning activities are available
      e.g. the four phases or specific cognitive activities
 No information about learning sequences
 Widget Store as widget available
      PPIM expressed in Widget Store categories


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Evaluation

 Evaluated by 29 teachers in two workshops (NEXT-TELL
  workshop and AHA Konferenz)
 Qualitative and qunatitative feedback
 Qualitiative feedback: helpful for SRL and its meta-cogntive
  aspects; helpful if great number of widgets available




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Conclusion

 Mashup Recommender
        helps to create own PLE suitable for SRL
        based on a template / learning ontology approach
        all components have open interfaces  can be used by other tools
        overall evaluation result quite positive


 Next steps
      recommendations based on usage data
      recommendations based on learning goals (widgets can be
       associated with domain concepts)




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Further Information

 Mashup Recommender:
  http://css-kmi.tugraz.at:8080/mashuprecommender/
  http://www.role-widgetstore.eu/tool/mashup-recommender

 ROLE Project:
  http://www.role-project.eu/

 ROLE Sandbox:
  http://role-sandbox.eu/

 Widget Store:
  http://www.role-widgetstore.eu/

 SRL Teaser Video:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTa1vOH6JjA



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Thank you for your attention!

                       Any questions?




2012-09-03            ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania   息 www.role-project.eu
Examples from the Widget Store

 Goal setting




  To-Learn list: http://www.role-widgetstore.eu/tool/learn-list
  My goals: http://www.role-widgetstore.eu/tool/my-goals

2012-09-03                         ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania   息 www.role-project.eu
Examples from the Widget Store

 Time management




  Google Calendar: http://www.role-widgetstore.eu/tool/google-calendar



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Examples from the Widget Store

 Resource Management




Mashup Recommender: http://www.role-widgetstore.eu/tool/mashup-recommender
Binocs: http://www.role-widgetstore.eu/tool/binocs

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Examples from the Widget Store

 Reflection




 Distribution of your data per day:
           http://www.role-widgetstore.eu/tool/distribution-your-data-day

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Example: Advanced Text Reading




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SRL Video

 Video to give basic idea and motivation of SRL




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Screenshot - iGoogle



                                                        Categories of
                                                        Widget Store




                                                        Related
                                                        widgets




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  • 2. Agenda Introduction Purpos and Goal of Mashup Recommender SRL Ontology and Template Approach Authoring System Architecture Evaluation Conclustion and Outlook 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 3. Introduction: ROLE ROLE project Creating own Personal Learning Enviromments (PLE) Based on widgets from the ROLE Widget Store Technical infrastructure for creating PLEs Widget Container (ROLE SDK) Contextual Attentation Metadata (CAM) for user logging Inter-widget communication (IWC) Storage of user and space data Psycho-pedagogical model Support for self-regulated learning on different levels 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 4. Introduction: Educational Approach of ROLE Self-regulated learning learner-centered approach SRL process model describes SRL in ROLE based on Zimmermann Model [Zimmermann, 2002], adoped to ROLE learner profile information is defined and revised plan learner reflects and reacts learner finds and selects on strategies, achievements, learning resources and usefulness reflect learn learner works on selected learning resources ideal learner can control the typical learners needs own learning process support and guidance 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 5. Example of an SRL-enabled Widget Bundle cognitive meta-cognitive Example available under: http://role-sandbox.eu/spaces/textreader 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 6. Widget Store collection of widgets assignment of categories and tool functionalities to widgets API to search for widgets according to ontology elements 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 7. Purpose and Goal recommend widgets for PLEs, to get a PLE suitable for SRL appraoch is based on an an ontology of learning activities Template of SRL entities / learning activities Recommended widgets 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 8. Mashup Recommender in Learning Space 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 9. SRL Ontology Ontology consists of learning strategies and techniques Service for searching the ontology with SPARQL queries Approach based on [Mandl & Friedrich, 2006] 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 10. Templates, SRL Ontologies, and Widgets SRL Ontologies network of SRL-related entities functionalities are connecting entities with widgets Template set of entitites of the SRL ontology SRL phases learn. strategies Entities for template SRL Ontology learn. techniques functionalities Widget Store widgets 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 11. Authoring Creating templates of ontology elements Preview of associated widgets 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 12. System Architecture Front-end Back-end Open interface of all components 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 13. Pedagogical Meaning Learner get recommendations for widgets according to learning activities; explanation how widget should be used Teacher / tutor can create templates for courses pedagogical knowlege in template Guidance strategy through templates different levels between guidance and freedom possible Ensurance that widgets for different (meta-cognitive) learning activities are available e.g. the four phases or specific cognitive activities No information about learning sequences Widget Store as widget available PPIM expressed in Widget Store categories 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 14. Evaluation Evaluated by 29 teachers in two workshops (NEXT-TELL workshop and AHA Konferenz) Qualitative and qunatitative feedback Qualitiative feedback: helpful for SRL and its meta-cogntive aspects; helpful if great number of widgets available 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 15. Conclusion Mashup Recommender helps to create own PLE suitable for SRL based on a template / learning ontology approach all components have open interfaces can be used by other tools overall evaluation result quite positive Next steps recommendations based on usage data recommendations based on learning goals (widgets can be associated with domain concepts) 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 16. Further Information Mashup Recommender: http://css-kmi.tugraz.at:8080/mashuprecommender/ http://www.role-widgetstore.eu/tool/mashup-recommender ROLE Project: http://www.role-project.eu/ ROLE Sandbox: http://role-sandbox.eu/ Widget Store: http://www.role-widgetstore.eu/ SRL Teaser Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTa1vOH6JjA 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 17. Thank you for your attention! Any questions? 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 18. Examples from the Widget Store Goal setting To-Learn list: http://www.role-widgetstore.eu/tool/learn-list My goals: http://www.role-widgetstore.eu/tool/my-goals 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 19. Examples from the Widget Store Time management Google Calendar: http://www.role-widgetstore.eu/tool/google-calendar 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 20. Examples from the Widget Store Resource Management Mashup Recommender: http://www.role-widgetstore.eu/tool/mashup-recommender Binocs: http://www.role-widgetstore.eu/tool/binocs 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 21. Examples from the Widget Store Reflection Distribution of your data per day: http://www.role-widgetstore.eu/tool/distribution-your-data-day 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 22. Example: Advanced Text Reading 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 23. SRL Video Video to give basic idea and motivation of SRL 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu
  • 24. Screenshot - iGoogle Categories of Widget Store Related widgets 2012-09-03 ICWL 2012 in Sinaia, Romania 息 www.role-project.eu