Alaeddin M. H. Alawawdeh, S. Ottosson, S. Kowalski, S. McCallum
{"title":"Learner profiling for innovation education across disciplines: A work in progress paper","authors":"Alaeddin M. H. Alawawdeh, S. Ottosson, S. Kowalski, S. McCallum","doi":"10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009246","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009246","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we describe the efforts we are currently making to improve our innovation education exercise and competition called Idelab24. Over the past three years at Gjovik university college, we have run the Idelab24 which has involved more than 2000 of our 2nd year bachelor students. This work in progress paper discusses both the major practical and theoretical problems we have faced while running Idelab24 over the last three years. We also discuss our current work in progress to develop a web based open access multi-lingual media platform (English, Swedish, Norwegian and Arabic) called Hyper Interactive Presenter (HIP) to improve our innovation education. This platform is designed to use learner profiling to improve group formation of participants and to improve the customization of training and education of innovative skills and knowledge across disciplines and across cultures.","PeriodicalId":291421,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Web and Open Access to Learning (ICWOAL)","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124120243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Learning communities in smart cities. Case studies","authors":"Diana Andone, Carmen Holotescu, G. Grosseck","doi":"10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009244","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009244","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays, when more than half of the world's population lives in urban areas, when information and (mobile) communication technologies are real catalysts for innovations in all domains, there are a lot of studies and debates related to how our cities should become “Smart Cities”, “Smarter Cities” or “Future Cities”, in order to improve life quality and to reduce costs, to become a “Smart Learning City”. The paper reviews the definitions of the term “Smart City” and to the strategies required for such a transformation. The new citizens will have vital roles in building smart cities; they should be hyperconnected, creative, entrepreneurs, also they should actively participate and collaborate in the cities' activities and decisions. Thus, the main purpose of this paper is to focus on how e-Learning Social Media, OERs and MOOCs can support the citizens' learning communities, as well as the development of new skills and competencies, proposing a framework for scenarios of Learning Communities in Smart Cities, starting from four Case Studies.","PeriodicalId":291421,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Web and Open Access to Learning (ICWOAL)","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128486964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"weSPOT: A personal and social toolkit for inquiry-based learning","authors":"A. Mikroyannidis","doi":"10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009208","url":null,"abstract":"Personal Learning Environments have recently emerged as a novel approach to learning, putting learners in the spotlight and providing them with the tools for building their own learning environments according to their specific learning needs and aspirations. This approach enables learners to take complete control over their learning, thus becoming self-regulated and independent. This paper introduces a European initiative for supporting and enhancing inquiry-based learning via a personal and social toolkit. This approach aims at supporting students in developing their self-regulated learning skills by conducting scientific inquiries in collaboration with their peers.","PeriodicalId":291421,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Web and Open Access to Learning (ICWOAL)","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131271307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Smart classroom: Design of a gateway for ubiquitous classroom","authors":"Hichem Bargaoui, Rawia Bdiwi","doi":"10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009206","url":null,"abstract":"In educational environment, the use of new pedagogies such as collaborative learning requires an evolution from a traditional classroom model to active classroom. The students should be able to share resources to collaborate with each other through computers, tablets, or other devices. The design of smart classroom should enable the control of audiovisual equipments, projectors, interactive whiteboards, in order to facilitate interaction among teachers and students. Ubiquitous computing or pervasive computing is a concept where processors and sensors are embedded in various physical objects to form a network and communicate information. Applying the pervasive computing can facilitate the collaborative learning by creating a smart learning environment. The ubiquitous classroom should be able to support interaction of heterogeneous devices connected through wireless links to a gateway. This paper presents a model of classroom that makes several smart devices such as laptops, tablets, projectors connected through a gateway in order to encourage communication of information between learners and the smart environment. Also, the gateway manages classroom smart devices by automatic detection and connectivity and it serves as application execution platform. Finally the gateway allows the classroom to be remote managed as well as the remote integration of application.","PeriodicalId":291421,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Web and Open Access to Learning (ICWOAL)","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124043499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Constructivistic and connectivistic e-learning by collaborative case management","authors":"F. Bodendorf","doi":"10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009204","url":null,"abstract":"Foundations and consequences of the emerging trend for collaborative learning are introduced. A platform for learning communities is presented that fosters knowledge exchange among members of a learning team. Learning is built upon collective knowledge and tool support for problem solving, thus following constructivistic concepts and case solving approaches.","PeriodicalId":291421,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Web and Open Access to Learning (ICWOAL)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127039433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An efficient implementation of thin client technology for e-learning in the Jazan University","authors":"Shakeel Ahmed, Khalid Hussain Moukali","doi":"10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009242","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009242","url":null,"abstract":"For the past few decades, the area of higher education has been experiencing a time of complete transformation through the use of new and emerging technologies. The transformation of learning, teaching and the classroom depends completely upon the use of various technologies inside the classroom. E-Learning has become a new philosophy and standard in the area of education with the goal being to serve as a platform for development to be used by the knowledge-based present-day society. An emerging, novel technology in the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) world is known as Thin Client. The centralized computing environment of the Thin Client provides a reliable and secure solution for desktop computers at low cost. The users are relieved from having to make regular updates to their hardware and software. This paper discusses the achieved benefits after the implementation of Thin Client Technology in Jazan University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.","PeriodicalId":291421,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Web and Open Access to Learning (ICWOAL)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127582939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"E-learning protection of open access platforms","authors":"M. Derawi","doi":"10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009238","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009238","url":null,"abstract":"Information technology has opened up a whole new range of possibilities for distance education, which in other words are known as the e-learning. Some might say that the effectiveness is as conventional as face to face classroom learning under certain condition. Until recently, researchers have confirmed that e-learning has a optimistic effect not only for students, but also for teachers and instructors. In fact, e-learning reduces expenses, time and increases the performance of education. Yet, most of e-learning systems are defenseless to many attacks. In this paper, we will review the current protections to address the vulnerabilities of the e-learning systems are addressed. Furthermore, it delivers a classification to the e-learning protections based on source of vulnerabilities.","PeriodicalId":291421,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Web and Open Access to Learning (ICWOAL)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125225290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nascent research trends in MOOCs in higher educational institutions: A systematic literature review","authors":"N. F. Sa'don, R. A. Alias, Naoki Ohshima","doi":"10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009215","url":null,"abstract":"The emergence of Massive Open Online Courseware (MOOC) has garnered widespread attention for revolutionizing open access learning and it is considered as the main driver of education innovation. The literature on MOOC is steadily growing. However, there is not much effort being conducted to systematically curate, review and analyse the emergent trends on MOOC in higher educational institutions. For this research, a systematic literature review is initiated using Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Model where the database comprises state-of-the-art researches on MOOC ranging from 2008 to mid-2014. There were 405 papers identified for primary study and 164 papers were found relevant to the research. State-of-the-art researches on MOOC in higher educational institutions were identified and current trends, issues and stances on MOOC were identified, analysed and discussed. This research is expected to assist policy makers, academicians and researchers to understand the trends and issues in the conceptualization and execution of MOOC in higher educational institutions and propagate future studies on MOOC.","PeriodicalId":291421,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Web and Open Access to Learning (ICWOAL)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123606315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Policy for development and use of open educational resources in covenant university: An open access policy in covenant university","authors":"C. Omonhinmin, O. Omotosho, A. Akomolafe, Atayero","doi":"10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009198","url":null,"abstract":"Establishing an Open Access Policy (OAP) in an academic institution is unlike establishing other policies the institution might have developed. An OAP in an academic institution would require the active participation of all stakeholders; researcher/faculty, library, management (Administration) and even students. OAP development in Covenant University spanned a total of 13 months; covering, draft policy development, legal review of policy, review of OAP by the university community, revision of policy document following institutional review, adoption of OAP by university community, ratification of OAP by University Senate. The OAP development period also saw a deliberate effort by the university through its Open Access (OA) office to sensitize its community on the drive for OA, as well as educates strategic units and departments of the university on OA issues to bring such key units and department abreast on OA and ensure proper execution on the OAP. Covenant University now operates an OAP for the development and use of open educational resources, alongside Institutional Repository (IR) guidelines. The OAP covers publications and access to research information, pedagogy materials and tools as well as access to non-research or pedagogical materials in the university and by the university workers, researchers and faculty.","PeriodicalId":291421,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Web and Open Access to Learning (ICWOAL)","volume":"449 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122789089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Steffen Moser, Gabriele Groger, Fabian Krapp, F. Slomka, Stefanie Bartele, Hermann Schumacher, Kathrin Wunderlich
{"title":"Cloud-based virtual desktop environment for advanced online master's courses","authors":"Steffen Moser, Gabriele Groger, Fabian Krapp, F. Slomka, Stefanie Bartele, Hermann Schumacher, Kathrin Wunderlich","doi":"10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009235","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009235","url":null,"abstract":"The demand on online courses to achieve higher education skills and knowledge has been rising during the last years. More and more people study academic subjects in parallel of having part-time or even full-time jobs. One of the most important challenges of e-learning solutions is to reproduce the features of a higher education institution's campus as completely as possible to students who attend online courses. While there is a large market of e-learning tools, the majority of them come with a lecturer-oriented and material-based view only. When using single tools, a lot of aspects are not covered, for example the interaction between learners is often not paid enough attention to. In literature it has been shown that the social interaction of students on a classical university or college campus has a very positive effect on learning. To enable social interaction for online students, typically a conglomerate of software tools has to be provided: Classical e-learning tools to distribute content, tools for video conferencing and tools for social networking. While offering just a selection of tools in parallel might be able to cover the requirements formally, it often introduces unnecessary complexity. Several login procedures, different user interfaces and time-consuming ways of organizing data storage can render tools very unattractive. Especially when your typical addressees are roaming students who spend time for learning in alternating environments, there is a high demand for cloud-based virtual desktop solutions, which provide a fast and simple way to start learning or interacting with fellow students, wherever a student stays at the moment. In this work-in-progress paper we present our idea of a cloud-based virtual desktop environment approach while focusing especially on engineering courses and their requirements","PeriodicalId":291421,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference on Web and Open Access to Learning (ICWOAL)","volume":"128 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132675239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}