Stephan Tittel

Location based learning content authoring and content access in the docendo platform

Learning does not only take place in a conventional classroom setting but also during everyday activities such as field trips. Such context sensitive learning is not new and can be observed in many different areas. The increasing availability of mobile devices and network access opens up new possibilities for providing context aware support for such learning scenarios. Related work focuses mainly on supporting the learner by delivering context aware learning content and by appropriately adapting the learning media to the limited viewing capabilities of their mobile devices. The learning content provided is dependent on the context of the learner e.g. the learners current location. In this paper, we argue the need for providing context aware support for authors of learning content. We present an extension of docendo, an open learning content authoring and management platform, to support teachers while creating location based learning material for field trips. An important new feature is the automatic mapping of the location of the author to the learning resources collected by the author.

Situiertes Mobiles Lernen – Potenziale, Herausforderungen und Beispiele

Abstract: Lernen ist heute weder gebunden an einen physischen Lernraum, an dem Lehrende und Lernende zusammen kommen, noch an einen stationaren PC-Arbeitsplatz, an dem ein Zugang zu einer virtuellen Lernumgebung besteht oder elektronische Lernmedien zur Verfugung gestellt werden. Der Einsatz von mobilen Endgeraten erlaubt es, an nahezu jeder Lokation zu lernen. Damit kann Lernen verbunden werden mit einem konkreten Anwendungsfall, in einer fur den Anwendungsfall relevanten physischen Umgebung. Im situierten Lernen lasst sich somit ein unmittelbarer Zusammenhang herstellen zwischen der Lernumgebung und den angebotenen Lernmedien einerseits sowie der Situation, in der sich der Lernende befindet, andererseits. In diesem Beitrag beschreiben wir Potenziale, Herausforderungen, technische Moglichkeiten, ein Modell und verschiedene Beispiele fur situiertes Mobiles Lernen.

Location-Based services for technology enhanced learning and teaching

Learning does not only take place in a conventional classroom setting but also during everyday activities such as field trips. The increasing availability of mobile devices and network access opens up new possibilities for providing location-based services which support for such learning scenarios. In this paper, we argue the need for providing context aware services for authors of learning content as well as for learners. We present two scenarios and new services which fit to these scenarios. The first is an extension of docendo, an open learning content authoring and management platform, to support teachers while creating location-based learning material for field trips. Second service is a mobile application which allows learners to participate in the creation of learning resources by writing a wiki article and retrieve learning modules from a semantic MediaWiki using a facetted search. Learner location is one search parameter within the search.