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Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses

Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses. Niels Pinkwart , Andreas Harrer, Steffen Lohmann, Stefan Vetter University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. Typical problems of University lectures with growing size: Loss of personal contact to students

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Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses

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  1. Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses Niels Pinkwart, Andreas Harrer, Steffen Lohmann, Stefan Vetter University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

  2. Typical problems of University lectures with growing size: Loss of personal contact to students Lack of individual support Resources bound to management  Web based solutions? Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses WBE 2005 2 of 19 pinkwart@collide.info

  3. E-Learning commonalities… “Blended Learning” scenarios, combining presence elements with new technologies Availability of networking facilities (also on-campus) Web technologies for exchange of media resources Community support through portals (and their functions for learning!) Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses WBE 2005 3 of 19 pinkwart@collide.info

  4. Systematically… the requirements: Community support: “communication and collaboration” Organizational support: “management and co-ordination” Task support: “help and assessment” (Learning) Process support: “blending and smooth integration” Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses WBE 2005 4 of 19 pinkwart@collide.info

  5. Architectural requirements/criteria Platform independency Deployment Portability  Web based solutions Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses WBE 2005 5 of 19 pinkwart@collide.info

  6. Architectural requirements/criteria Platform independency Deployment Portability Learnability (Transfer!) User Management Module libraries Extensibility CMS technologies  in Web Portal trameworks Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses WBE 2005 6 of 19 pinkwart@collide.info

  7. Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses iPAL Components: WBE 2005 7 of 19 pinkwart@collide.info

  8. Community Support: Strength of Web Portals Wikis Discussion Forum Private Messages Polls Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses WBE 2005 8 of 19 pinkwart@collide.info

  9. Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses Organizational Support: CMS as system base • Users and groups • Mails & newsletters • Lab groups selection • Exercise management ( Task support) WBE 2005 9 of 19 pinkwart@collide.info

  10. Task Support: Extensions to CMS needed Dynamic provision of learning resources (links, up/downloads) Comments, Ratings of resources Exercise distribution, assessment and discussion of solutions Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses WBE 2005 10 of 19 pinkwart@collide.info

  11. solution assessment

  12. Learning Process Support: Weak Point of general CMS Links & Downloads Authentic Lecture Content: Digital Whiteboards Immediate Upload of Slides Comments and Questions possible Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses ...back to the chalkboard !? WBE 2005 12 of 19 pinkwart@collide.info

  13. Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses WBE 2005 13 of 19 pinkwart@collide.info

  14. Course “Programming” - Subjective Impressions: ~180 presence participants Immediate acceptance (first 30 registrations during first lecture) Highly positive polls (e.g. 86% consider portal helpful for exercises) Well received lecture notes integration De facto replaced the established forum Great reduction of management work Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses WBE 2005 14 of 19 pinkwart@collide.info

  15. Usage Statistics: 340 users, 470.000 page views 250 forum threads with 1500 articles (75% content related) Downloads per resource: Ø 200 Uploads rarely used Comments on lecture slides seldom Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses WBE 2005 15 of 19 pinkwart@collide.info

  16. Evaluation: Learning support? Real scenario  no “control group” High number of uncontrolled variables Approach: Correlation of system usage with exam scores Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses WBE 2005 16 of 19 pinkwart@collide.info

  17. Only three students with high number of postings but low score Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses Spearman rank correlation: ρ = 0.485 (p<0.01)  Medium positive correlation WBE 2005 17 of 19 pinkwart@collide.info

  18. Further developments: Usage: four further lectures Improvement of usage tracking Enhanced analysis methods (to be presented at Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning) Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses WBE 2005 18 of 19 pinkwart@collide.info

  19. http://distsys.collide.info (english version) Questions? Niels Pinkwart pinkwart@collide.info Integrating Portal Based Support Tools to Foster Learning Communities in University Courses WBE 2005 19 of 19 pinkwart@collide.info

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