Dr. Gankam Tambo Erick United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)

e/merge 2012Open to Change

Framework for virtual seminar involving remote experts from the diaspora and students in institutions of higher education in Africa

Plan

Background Problem- und Requirements Analysis State of the ArtConceptual solutionPrototypical Implementation Summary and Outlook

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Background

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Globalisation and Brain drain

• Tele-communication• Power supply• Internet

• Acces to internet• „Low Cost“ Hardware

Background

Lack of Infrastructure

Living standard

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Social context

BACKGROUND

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Knowledge transfer from the north to the south

Background

Diaspora Expertise

ICT

Didactic

Diaspora Computer Supported Collaborative Work/Learning

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Aims

Use of Diaspora to improve capacity in institutions of HE in AfricaGoals

Blended Learning Virtual Seminar (VS)Solution

Consideration of the socio-technical context in AfricaChallenge

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Plan

BackgroundProblem- und Requirements Analysis

Method Requirements

State of the ArtConceptual solutionPrototypical Implementation Summary and Outlook

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Problem- and Requirements Analysis (Cameroon)

Phase 3: Interpretation of results and deduction of requirements

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

Phase1: Design of a Virtual Seminar (VS) model

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Requirements of stakeholders Su

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Students

University Leadership

Problem- and Requirements Analysis (Cameroon)

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Plan

BackgroundProblem- und Requirements Analysis State of the ArtConceptual solutionPrototypical Implementation Summary and Outlook

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Requirements Beitrag

State of the Art

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Missing appropiated Technical solution

General method for VS Cooperative scripts

LMS • eDidactic• Required resources• LMS - Module • Save and Update

State of the Art

• Integration of the Diaspora Expertise

• Support of the educational Staff (Didactic, Process)

• Appropriated Virtual Environment • Didactic• Infrastructur• FamiliarTools (Experte)• Mobility und Offline work

Plan

BackgroundProblem- und Requirements Analysis State of the ArtConceptual solution

Didactical Model Process Model Architecture of the technical system

Prototypical Implementation Summary and Outlook

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• Introduction to the scientific work• Acquisition of soft skills Collaborative Writing of a scientific paper in form of a

Proceedings-Bands

Conceptual Solution – Didactical Model

• 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

Blended Learning Virtual Seminar

Goals

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• Communication, Interaction, Evaluation, Participation, Supervision, Motivation, etc.

Conceptual Solution – Didactical Model

• 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

Approaches

Compenents of the didactical model

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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

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Conceptual Solution – Process model Phase of the Virtual Seminar

Script IMS LDLearning Design

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Pre- Play

• Contact and networking• Preparation of the didactical unit (VS)

Play

• Introduction• Structuring the paper• Writing of the paper• Preparation• Presentation• Evaluation

Post-Play

• Final Evaluation

Conceptual Solution – Process Model

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• Process oriented : Specification of insructions of the process

• User centered : Composition of services (online Widgets) of the learning environment by the user

Script + PLE = Script Based PLE

• Flexibility resp. Mobility of the user • Offline work (Desktop Widgets)

Rich Mobile Learning Environment

•Distributed Environment : Selection and composition of Services •Participatives Learning (Web 2.0)•“Light” Applications resp. Widgets for Services

Personal Learning Environement (PLE)

Conceptual Solution – Architecture of the Technical System

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Conceptual Solution – Architecture of the technical System

Component of the system

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• Learning Design Runtime Environment• Personal Learning Environment• Rich Mobile Learning Client

• Learning Design Authoring Environment

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• Personal Learning Environment

Prototypical Implementation of the Component of the Systems

Components of the system

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• Learning Design Runtime Environment

• Rich Mobile Learning Client

• Learning Design Authoring Environment

<xml> <Metadata/> <Play> <Act/> <Activity> <Ressource/> <Services/> ….. <Outcome/><xml>

<xml> <Play> < Act /> <Role/> <Activity/> ….<xlm>

<xml> <Metatada/> <Service/> <Outcomes/> <Grade/> ….<xml>

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• 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

Requirements Solution

Summary and Outlook

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Community of Practice

• Integration of the Diaspora Expertise

• Support of the educational Staff (Didactic, Process)

• Appropriated Virtual Environment • Didactic• Infrastructur• FamiliarTools (Experte)• Mobility und Offline work

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