e/merge 2012 Open to Change

1. Dr. Gankam Tambo Erick United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) e/merge 2012 Open to Change Framework for virtual seminar involving remote experts from the diaspora and students in institutions of higher education in Africa

2. Plan • Background • Problem- und Requirements Analysis • State of the Art • Conceptual solution • Prototypical Implementation • Summary and Outlook

3. Background • Globalisation and Brain drain

4. Background • Social context Lack of Infrastructure • Tele-communication • Power supply • Internet Living standard • Acces to internet • „Low Cost“ Hardware

5. Background

6. Background Didactic Diaspora Expertise ICT Knowledge transfer from the north to the south Diaspora Computer Supported Collaborative Work/Learning

7. Aims Goals • Use of Diaspora to improve capacity in institutions of HE in Africa Solution • Blended Learning Virtual Seminar (VS) Challenge • Consideration of the socio-technical context in Africa

8. Plan • Background • Problem- und Requirements Analysis • Method • Requirements • State of the Art • Conceptual solution • Prototypical Implementation • Summary and Outlook

9. Problem- and Requirements Analysis (Cameroon) Phase1:Design of a Virtual Seminar (VS) model Phase 2:Empirical research for the analysis of the socio-technical context and the state of the Art Observation of VS Seminar Interview with involved stakeholders Adaptation of the initial model Phase 3:Interpretation of results and deduction of requirements

10. Problem- and Requirements Analysis (Cameroon) Requirements of stakeholders Students Supervisor University Leadership

11. Plan • Background • Problem- und Requirements Analysis • State of the Art • Conceptual solution • Prototypical Implementation • Summary and Outlook

12. State of the Art State of the Art • Missing appropiated Technical solution • General method for VS • Cooperative scripts • LMS • eDidactic • Required resources • LMS - Module • Save and Update Requirements Beitrag • Integration of the Diaspora Expertise • Support of the educational Staff (Didactic, Process) • Appropriated Virtual Environment • Didactic • Infrastructur • FamiliarTools (Experte) • Mobility und Offline work

13. Plan • Background • Problem- und Requirements Analysis • State of the Art • Conceptual solution • Didactical Model • Process Model • Architecture of the technical system • Prototypical Implementation • Summary and Outlook

14. Conceptual Solution – Didactical Model Blended Learning Virtual Seminar • Independent and complete educational unit based on the model of VS in Germany • Organisation of students in face 2 face group on campus • Remote supervisor (Diaspora Expert): responsible for the knowlege transfer • Lokale supervisor : responsible for organisational processes on Campus Goals • Introduction to the scientific work • Acquisition of soft skills • Collaborative Writing of a scientific paper in form of a Proceedings-Bands

15. Conceptual Solution – Didactical Model Compenents of the didactical model • Communication, Interaction, Evaluation, Participation, Supervision, Motivation, etc. Approaches • Asynchronous Interaction betwween the remote experts and the stakeholders in campus • Intra- und Intergroup regulation and control (Peer Review) based on templates with instructions • Preparation of didactical template for the involved stakeholders (Guidelines, Example, instructions, etc) • Evaluation based on students report • Stadardization and formalization of the processes

16. Conceptual Solution – Process Model, Instructional design • Instruction design: Systematic approach for the development, deployment, evaluation of computer supported learning /teaching interactions • Script: Specification of teaching and learning sequence in a didacical scenario • IMS LD Specification: • Level A: Data-model using on theater-Metaphor for the modeling of educational process • Level B und C extend the Model with concepts as conditions, Characteristics, Notification for the support of complex process • XML Schema • Archive, Instantiation und running off • Limited support of services

17. Conceptual Solution – Process model Phase of the Virtual Seminar Pre- Play • Contact and networking • Preparation of the didactical unit (VS) • Introduction • Structuring the paper • Writing of the paper • Preparation • Presentation • Evaluation Play Post- Play • Final Evaluation Learning Design VS Script IMS LD

18. Conceptual Solution – Process Model

19. Conceptual Solution – Architecture of the Technical System Personal Learning Environement (PLE) • Distributed Environment : Selection and composition of Services • Participatives Learning (Web 2.0) • “Light” Applications resp. Widgets for Services Script + PLE = Script Based PLE • Process oriented : Specification of insructions of the process • User centered : Composition of services (online Widgets) of the learning environment by the user Rich Mobile Learning Environment • Flexibility resp. Mobility of the user • Offline work (Desktop Widgets)

20. Conceptual Solution – Architecture of the technical System Component of the system • Learning Design Authoring Environment • Learning Design Runtime Environment • Personal Learning Environment • Rich Mobile Learning Client

21. Plan • Background • Problem- und Requirements Analysis • State of the Art • Conceptual solution • Prototypical Implementation • Summary and Outlook

22. Prototypical Implementation of the Component of the Systems Components of the system • Learning Design Authoring Environment • Learning Design Runtime Environment • Personal Learning Environment • Rich Mobile Learning Client <xml> <Metadata/> <Play> <Act/> <Activity> <Ressource/> <Services/> ….. <Outcome/> <xml> Caching Sync. User Interface Erweiter- ungen Erweiter- ungen Widget Server Widgets Instanzen IMS LD Player USB Stick IMS LD IMS LD Reload + + + ReCourse XML Spy Browser /AJAX Learning Environment HTML5/ GEars + + + + CopperCore XSLT Trasfo. Wookie <xml> <Play> < Act /> <Role/> <Activity/> …. <xlm> <xml> <Metatada/> <Service/> <Outcomes/> <Grade/> …. <xml> Manifest VD (IMS LD)

23. Plan • Background • Problem- und Requirements Analysis • State of the Art • Conceptual solution • Prototypical Implementation • Summary and Outlook

24. Summary and Outlook Requirements Solution • Blended Learning VS • Appropriated didactical Modell • Framework for the instructional design • Extension of the IMS LD • Script based Personal Learning Environment (Instruction design, Widgets) • Rich Mobile Learning Clients • Integration of the Diaspora Expertise • Support of the educational Staff (Didactic, Process) • Appropriated Virtual Environment • Didactic • Infrastructur • FamiliarTools (Experte) • Mobility und Offline work Adaptation of the solution Community of Practice

25. For further information UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY Hermann-Ehlers-Str. 10 53113 Bonn, Germany Tel.: + 49-228-815-0259 Fax: + 49-228-815-0299 e-mail: tambo@ehs.unu.edu “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”Nelson Mandela