thirdspace: orchestrating collaborative activities in ples for formal learning
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ThirdSpace : orchestrating collaborative activities in PLEs for formal learning
Yvan PeterUniversité Lille 1 – [email protected]
Eloy D. Villasclaras-FernándezThe Open University - Institute of Educational Technology
Yannis DimitriadisUniversidad de Valladolid, GSIC/EMIC
Context & motivation
Formal & personal...
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LMS vs. PLE
Learning Management System Personal Learning Environment
Uniform RationalisedStructured
Institution is in control
Ad hoc Social
Self-regulated
Learner is in control
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Formal & personal
● Building an effective PLE is hard– Digital literacy issues
– Personal knowledge management skills
● Formal learning– Provides organisation and scaffolding to
facilitate knowledge acquisition
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Widget based PLEs
(Marín et al., 2012)
(Pedro et al. 2012)
(González-Tato et al., 2012)
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Structuring learning activities
Collaborative learning in personal space
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Collaboration scripts & patterns● CSCL scripts
– Organise learning activities so as to enable collaborative interactions
– Handle activities, actors and ressources
● Collaborative Learning Flow Patterns (CLFP)– Provide ready to use best practice CSCL scripts
– Graphical representation & IMS-LD export
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Collaboration scripts & patterns
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Supporting activities in PLEs● Orchestrating activities
– CLFPs modeled as business processes
– Workflow engine responsible for the management of the activities
● ThirdSpace– Publish & monitor activities in the learners'
PLEs
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Thirdspace : platform
➀ design & deploy
➁ process instanciation
➃ activity publication & monitoring
➂ get & terminate activities
➀ define learner's tools
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Use case
Think Pair Share script
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Thirdspace : use case
Task published in learner's blog
Task completion as a comment
Awareness
● Learner's define their learning tools
● Thirspace● retrieves activities● publishes in learner's PLE● upon completion
● notifies the workflow engine● publishes event in social
network
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Conclusion
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Conclusion● ThirdSpace provides collaborative activities
orchestration within learners' PLEs
– Learning path– Leverage Web 2.0 & social software
● Need to balance structure and learner centredness
● Need to support learners in appropriation of the environment