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ECTEL: European Conference of Technology Enhanced Learning, Date: 2011/09/20 - 2011/09/23, Location: Palermo, Italy

Publication date: 2011-09-20
Volume: 6964 Pages: 125 - 138
ISSN: 978-3-642-23984-7
Publisher: Springer

Towards Ubiquitous Learning - Proceedings of 6th European Conference of Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2011

Author:

Govaerts, Sten
Verbert, Katrien ; Dahrendorf, Daniel ; Ullrich, Carsten ; Schmidt, Manuel ; Werkle, Michael ; Chatterjee, Arunangsu ; Nussbaumer, Alexander ; Renzel, Dominik ; Scheffel, Maren ; Friedrich, Martin ; Santos Odriozola, Jose Luis ; Duval, Erik ; Law, Effie L-C

Keywords:

personal learning environments, interoperability, mash-ups, widgets, standards, specifications, Science & Technology, Technology, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, Theory & Methods, Computer Science, standards and specifications, EXPERIENCES

Abstract:

In recent years, research on mash-up technologies for learning environments has gained interest. The overall goal is to enrich or replace traditional learning management systems (LMS) with mash-ups of widgets and services that can be easily combined and configured to fit the learner needs. This paper presents the implemented prototype of the ROLE interoperability framework and a business and an educational case study. The framework provides a common technical infrastructure to assemble widgets and services in Personal Learning Environments (PLEs). Evaluation results indicate that the perceived usefulness and usability is high for one case study in which a mature LMS was enriched with ROLE technology. In the second case study, an early mash-up prototype was deployed. The usefulness and usability of this early prototype were rated low, but the case study provides interesting insights for further research and development.