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Best of Austria: OER-Certification for Higher Education
Martin Ebner
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 1–6
Open Education Resources (OER) will play an important role in the future of higher education institutions at least in German-speaking countries. Due to the very strict copyright law OER seems to be the only possible solution in a long run. In this...
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Personal Learning Environment for Higher Education – A First Prototype
Martin Ebner; Behnam Taraghi
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 1158–1166
It is obvious that in the future the World Wide Web as a whole together with the many distributed online applications, tools and services play a very significant role in Technology Enhanced Learning. The integration of all these possibilities on the ...
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On Using Interactivity to Monitor the Attendance of Students at Learning-Videos
Josef Wachtler; Martin Ebner
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2017 (Jun 20, 2017) pp. 356–366
Many studies are claiming that compulsory attendance has its benefits for students because it is positively influencing their performance in consequence. This means that fully attending students are receiving a better grade than those who skip parts ...
Topics: Architectures for educational technology systems, Design of Distance Learning Systems, Exemplary Projects
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E-Learning Model in Practice – Does it Work and Fit?
Marina Petrovic; Martin Ebner
Global TIME 2012 (Feb 07, 2012) pp. 276–282
This paper presents a general model of e-learning in higher education and compares four running e-learning courses for further education to each other. The courses are described and their account within the model is discussed. The main question in...
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Collaborative Learning Through Drawing on iPads
Michael Spitzer; Martin Ebner
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2015 (Jun 22, 2015) pp. 806–815
Teamwork and collaboration skills are very important for improving learning efficiency and experience. Therefore an innovative iPad app, called Teamsketch, was developed to provide a collaborative sketch environment for devices with which pupils can ...
Topics: Infrastructure, Technology & Techniques, cooperative/collaborative learning, Collaboration, improving classroom teaching, Programming
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From Refugee to Programmer? An Action-Based Learning Approach for Teaching Coding to Refugees
Daniela Wolf; Martin Ebner
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 2042–2056
Teaching coding is currently gaining momentum in classrooms and informal learning spaces (coding fairs, labs, challenges, etc.) all over the world. In Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, a number of organizations offering coding courses for...
Topics: Innovative online learning and educational programming, Lifelong, informal, and nontraditional learning, Personalized learning environments
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“How satisfied are you with your MOOC?” - A Research Study on Interaction in Huge Online Courses
Hanan Khalil; Martin Ebner
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2013 (Jun 24, 2013) pp. 830–839
This research work investigates the importance and satisfaction on the level of interaction in MOOCs as perceived by learners and instructors. The study is based on data from online students and instructors of MOOCs. Two web-based surveys were used...
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A Stylistic Analysis of Graphic Emoticons: Can they be Candidates for a Universal Visual Language of the Future?
Junichi Azuma; Martin Ebner
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 972–979
This paper, describing the current popularity of graphic emoticon usage in Japanese social network services, blogs and mobile phone communication, illustrates that these graphic emoticons are now evolving into ideographic images as substitutes for...
Topics: Social Sciences, Networking Technologies, Languages, Graphics, Educational Technology
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A Blog Sphere for Higher Education
Martin Ebner; Behnam Taraghi
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 5618–5625
Blogs are an important part of the rapidly developing Web 2.0 phenomenon that revolutionizes the current World Wide Web. It thus makes sense for universities to investigate whether blogs can support teaching and learning. Our paper describes the...
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M-Learning in Sub Saharan Africa Context- What is it about
Margarete Grimus; Martin Ebner
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2013 (Jun 24, 2013) pp. 2028–2033
Mobile devices are changing the social, educational and economic situation especially in developing countries. Based on recent scientific publications, conference reports and educational blogs meaningful trends and critical challenges with reference ...
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Kissed by the Muse: Promoting Computer Science Education for All with the Calliope Board
Maria Grandl; Martin Ebner
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 612–621
A critical approach to new technologies requires a general understanding of the logical and technical aspects behind them. In the German-speaking part of Europe, we experience, that computer science education in school is still considered less...
Topics: Teacher education and technology integration, Game-based learning, Learning technologies for transformational change
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Mobile Phones and LearningPerceptions of Austrian Students aged from 11 to 14 Years
Margarete Grimus; Martin Ebner
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2016 (Jun 28, 2016) pp. 112–121
This article aims to report on the findings of a study of perception for using mobile phones for learning in Austria. Surveys were conducted to examine the ownership and usage of mobile phones of eight to 14 year old pupils. Findings indicate that...
Topics: Country-Specific Developments
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Is Your University Ready For the Ne(x)t-Generation?
Walther Nagler; Martin Ebner
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 4344–4351
At Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) a survey about the hardware equipment and the Web2.0 skills among students of the first semester took place for the second time. This paper reflects the results of that two years evaluation. It answers the...
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Impacts of Interactions in Learning-Videos: A Subjective and Objective Analysis
Josef Wachtler; Martin Ebner
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2015 (Jun 22, 2015) pp. 1611–1619
It is clear that a system known as selective attention is the most crucial resource for human learning (Heinze et al. 1994). Due to this fact a web based information system is developed to support the attention of the watchers of a learning video....
Topics: Video, Evaluation of Impact
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Learning and Teaching with Mobile Devices an Approach in Secondary Education in Ghana
Margarete Grimus; Martin Ebner
International Conference on Mobile Learning 2014 (2014)
While many developing nations find Internet-based e-learning unsuitable for their needs (lack of technology as well as of accessibility), mobile learning methods--specifically those involving the use of mobile-phones for both formal and informal...
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Has Web2.0 Reached the Educated Top?
Martin Ebner; Walther Nagler
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 4001–4010
On base of a three years study about the Web2.0 competency among freshmen at Graz University of Technology we discuss the question, whether Web2.0 has become common to students of today or not. Following the principles of Moore’s Technology Adoption ...
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Can Microblogs and Weblogs change traditional scientific writing?
Martin Ebner; Hermann Maurer
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 768–776
The lecture “Social Aspects of Information Technology” has a long tradition by using new didactical scenarios as well as modern e-Learning technologies. After using a blogosphere one year ago, this year microblog channels help to expand the...
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Blogging in Higher Education
Martin Ebner; Hermann Maurer
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 767–774
This paper describes a Web2.0 approach to distant teaching a master course for students of informatics on Graz University of Technology. The course has been implemented by using a blogosphere for writing and collaborating. Students were able to...
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Learning Analytics in MOOCs: Can Data Improve Students Retention and Learning?
Mohammad Khalil; Martin Ebner
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2016 (Jun 28, 2016) pp. 581–588
In order to study learners’ behaviors and activities in online learning environments such as MOOCs, the demanding for a framework of practices and procedures to collect, analyze and optimize their data emerged in the educational learning horizon....
Topics: distributed learning environments, Design Principles, Methodologies for System Design
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Learning with Mobile Devices Perceptions of Students and Teachers at Lower Secondary Schools in Austria
Margarete Grimus; Martin Ebner
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 1665–1674
Abstract: This publication aims to report on the findings of a study of readiness for integrating mobile phones in secondary schools (grade 5 – 8) in Austria. Surveys are used to examine the ownership and usage of mobile phones of kids of the age...
Topics: Teaching/Learning Strategies, improving classroom teaching, New Roles for Teachers/Learners
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MOOCs Completion Rates and Possible Methods to Improve Retention - A Literature Review
Hanan Khalil; Martin Ebner
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 1305–1313
Many MOOCs initiatives continue to report high attrition rates among distance education students. This study investigates why students dropped out or failed their MOOCs. It also provides strategies that can be implemented to increase the retention...
Topics: cooperative/collaborative learning, Teaching/Learning Strategies, New Roles for Teachers/Learners
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Learning Analytics: Principles and Constraints
Mohammad Khalil; Martin Ebner
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2015 (Jun 22, 2015) pp. 1789–1799
Within the evolution of technology in education, Learning Analytics has reserved its position as a robust technological field that promises to empower instructors and learners in different educational fields. The 2014 horizon report (Johnson et al., ...
Topics: Research Perspectives, Infrastructure, Technology & Techniques
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Support of Video-Based lectures with Interactions - Implementation of a first prototype
Josef Wachtler; Martin Ebner
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 582–591
In general videos have a more or less consuming character without any interaction possibilities. Due to this fact a web-based application is developed which offers different methods of communication and interaction to a certain learning-video. This...
Topics: Virtual Universities, WWW-based Course-Support Systems, WWW-based Course Sites & Learning Resources
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Project Based Learning: from the Idea to a Finished LEGO® Technic Artifact, Assembled by Using Smart Glasses
Michael Spitzer; Martin Ebner
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2017 (Jun 20, 2017) pp. 269–282
Smart Glasses and 3D printers are now easily available on the market. The challenge is how to integrate them efficiently in a learning environment. This paper suggests a project-based learning (PBL) scenario how to construct, produce and assemble a...
Topics: Constructivist Perspectives, Exemplary Projects, Usability/User Studies
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Use Cases and Architecture of an Information system to integrate smart glasses in educational environments.
Michael Spitzer; Martin Ebner
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2016 (Jun 28, 2016) pp. 57–64
Wearable devices such as smart glasses are nowadays easily available on the market therefore these devices could be used to evaluate more and more use cases in educational domain. After a short introduction to smart glasses functionality, features...
Topics: interactive learning environments, Architectures for educational technology systems
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A Pedagogical Framework for Mixed Reality in Classrooms based on a Literature Review
Christopher Kommetter; Martin Ebner
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 919–929
Virtual reality devices are not an invention of the previous years. In fact, those are applicable since the 60s and therefore many scholars have elaborated in the potential of virtual reality as a learning platform. There are many diverse ways to...
Topics: Augmented Reality
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German Language Training App for Primary School Children
Alexander Schwaiger; Markus Ebner; Martin Ebner
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 1222–1230
Mobile apps and the gaming industry experienced continuous growth and popularity over the last couple of years. While children have always played games for fun, researchers, recognized the promising possibilities behind games in the field of...
Topics: Game-based learning, E-learning/E-training, Mobile and ubiquitous learning
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Game Based Learning in Secondary Education: Geographical Knowledge of Austria
Martin Ebner; Martin Böckle; Martin Schön
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 1510–1515
At Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) an educational flash game has been developed. The game, called iGeo, aims to assist students at secondary school level and to improve their learning process in the subject of Geography. Objective: Our main...
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Security Privacy Challenges in E-Learning 2.0
Edgar R. Weippl; Martin Ebner
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 4001–4007
E-Learning 2.0 uses Web 2.0 tools for e-learning. New services on the Internet can be swiftly integrated into existing applications; students can create MashUps, for instance, using a variety of services on the Internet. The main risk comes from the ...
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Have They Changed? Five Years of Survey on Academic Net-Generation
Martin Ebner; Walther Nagler; Martin Schön
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2012 (Jun 26, 2012) pp. 343–353
At Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) a questionnaire amongst freshmen is carried out each year since 2007. Aim of this poll is to check IT and Web 2.0 competences and skills of the new students coming to TU Graz in order to adapt the e...
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Do You Mind NSA Affair?Does the Global Surveillance Disclosure Impact Our Students?
Martin Ebner; Walther Nagler; Martin Schön
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 2346–2351
In summer 2013 the discussion about security and Internet peaked when the ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden uncovered secret details about his former employer NSA. Since then bad news and stories about government surveillance have come along daily...
Topics: Infrastructure, Technology & Techniques, Evaluation of Impact, New Roles for Teachers/Learners
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R.I.P E-Mail * 1965 - ✝ 2015
Walther Nagler; Martin Ebner; Martin Schön
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2016 (Jun 28, 2016) pp. 475–484
For the ninth time, the Graz University of Technology has carried out a survey amongst its freshmen in order to find out their preferences and habits according to the use of modern IT- and Web-technologies. Besides the remarkable long-term changes...
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“Architecture Students Hate Twitter and Love Dropbox” or Does the Field of Study Correlates with Web 2.0 Behavior?
Martin Ebner; Walther Nagler; Martin Schön
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2013 (Jun 24, 2013) pp. 43–53
Teaching at universities can be seen as service on students. To meet the needs of students according to e-learning services best, an annual questionnaire amongst freshmen is carried out at Graz University of Technology by its Department of Social...
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The Facebook Generation Boon or Bane for E-Learning at Universities?
Martin Ebner; Walther Nagler; Martin Schön
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 3549–3557
No other social community has been that booming ever than Facebook. A query among freshmen at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) displays this strongly ongoing trend too. Compared to the freshmen-studies of the last three years we can...
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Mobile, Social, Smart, and Media Driven The Way Academic Net-Generation Has Changed Within Ten Years
Walther Nagler; Martin Ebner; Martin Schön
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2017 (Jun 20, 2017) pp. 968–977
Starting in 2007, Graz University of Technology has conducted an annual poll amongst its new students about their IT preferences and competences. After ten years of survey it is time to consider the overall results. Based on more than 7700 data...
Topics: SIG: Emerging Technologies for Learning and Teaching
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Why Facebook Swallowed WhatsApp!
Walther Nagler; Martin Ebner; Martin Schön
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2015 (Jun 22, 2015) pp. 1872–1881
Since 2007 Graz University of Technology has undertaken questionnaires on its first-year students. The main goal of that annual survey basically concentrates on the IT- and Web-competences as long as they are related to e-learning. The long-term...
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Personal Learning Environment – Generation 2.0
Behnam Targhi; Martin Ebner; Clemens Kroell
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2012 (Jun 26, 2012) pp. 1828–1835
Teaching and learning efforts at universities has been dominated by Learning Management Systems since years now. At the same time the so-called Web 2.0 technologies arise and assist teachers as well as learners through communication or collaborating ...
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Increasing Learning Efficiency and Quality of Students´ Homework by Attendance Monitoring and Polls at Interactive Learning Videos
Josef Wachtler; Marco Scherz; Martin Ebner
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 1357–1367
Due to the fact that students are confronted with a growing amount of texts, colours, figures and shapes and due to their ability to process only a limited number of such information simultaneously, it seems to be obvious that efforts should be made ...
Topics: Learning management systems and environments, Alternative and innovative assessment methods, Learning management and support systems
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Introducing Electrical Engineering to Children with an Open Workshop Station at a Maker Days for Kids Event
Andreas Strasser; Maria Grandl; Martin Ebner
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 980–989
The world is changing through the Digitalization trend such as Industry 4.0 where manufacturing transforms from quantity production to individual production. For enabling this transition, we need more skilled professionals in STEAM (Science,...
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New Features for eLearning in Higher Education for Civil Engineering
Martin Ebner; Nikolai Sherbakov; Hermann Maurer
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 635–642
This paper describes an eLearning approach to distant teaching a master course for civil engineering students. The course has been implemented using a novel eLearning system, called WBT-Master. Typical learning platforms provide only standard tools...
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Reading and Learning with Any DeviceUniversity Content for E-Books and E-Readers
Walther Nagler; Martin Ebner; Nikolai Scerbakov
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 1775–1782
Due to the fact that e-readers and e-books in general are booming stronger than ever their applicability for teaching and learning aspects absolutely need to be focused. Besides important didactical aspects there are a number of product related...
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360 Degree Videos within a Climbing MOOC
Michael Gänsluckner; Martin Ebner; Isidor Kamrat
International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) 2017 (2017)
In this research study a course, combining both computer-supported and face-to-face teaching using the concept of blended learning, has been designed. It is a beginners climbing course called "Klettern mit 360° Videos" (climbing with 360°...
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Business models for Open Educational Resources: how to exploit OER after a funded project?
Guntram Geser; Sandra Schön; Martin Ebner
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 1537–1543
Open Educational Resources (OER) projects often face the challenge of how to sustain and develop further the resources after the initial project funding comes to an end. OER are provided for free and open for anybody to re-use, modify and distribute....
Topics: Open courses, open learning, and open educational resources, Open educational projects, partnerships, and consortia
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Fun - A Prerequisite for Learning Games
Christoph Hannak; Michael Pilz; Martin Ebner
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2012 (Jun 26, 2012) pp. 1292–1299
Mobile games are booming. On average, every child in Central Europe aged 15 years has a mobile phone on his/her own today. If a closer look is taken, it can be pointed out that children mainly own a smart phone running on iOS or Android operating...
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Podcasting at TU Graz - How to implement podcasting as a didactical method for teaching and learning purposes at a university of technology
Walther Nagler; Anna Saranti; Martin Ebner
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 3858–3863
Abstract: In this paper a way is reflected how the didactical power of podcasting is used for teaching and learning purposes at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz ) since more than one year. The variety of different didactical scenarios that are ...
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Is Twitter an Individual Mass Communication Medium?
Helga Wiesenhofer; Martin Ebner; Isidor Kamrat
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 1712–1717
According to the theory of action, the use of the web-based microblogging service ,Twitter’ seems to be a postmodern form of traditional social activity. In this way traditional communication appears through the development of virtual social...
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Trends Discovery in the Field of E-Learning with Visualization
Muhammad Salman Khan; Martin Ebner; Hermann Maurer
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 4408–4413
In this paper we have performed a content analysis using a collection of papers from Ed-Media conferences archive. Various current trends in research topics, change of interest in contributions from across the world in the field of e-learning have...
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The ABC-eBook System - From Content Management Application to Mashup Landscape
Walther Nagler; Thomas Huber; Martin Ebner
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 6015–6022
Abstract: This paper presents a complete new application for creating content for teaching and learning purposes at universities in the meaning of eLearning2.0, the ABC-Manager. The paper focuses on the advantages of the tool as well as its...
Topics: System Configurations, Multimedia, Teaching Methods, Learning Management Systems, Human Computer Interaction
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The Multiplication Table as an innovative Learning Analytics Application
Eltion Kraja; Behnam Taraghi; Martin Ebner
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2017 (Jun 20, 2017) pp. 952–962
The main topic of this paper is the development of a web-based application that helps children to learn the one-digit multiplication table. The developed application supports individual learning process of the pupils and also provides the teachers...
Topics: User Interface Design, SIG: Emerging Technologies for Learning and Teaching
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Automatic Authentication of Students at an Interactive Learning-Video Platform
Josef Wachtler; Marco Scherz; Martin Ebner
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 715–728
There are many reasons for the implementation of authentication on learning platforms. For instance, it is required for the teachers to identify individual students if the learning platform offers some kind of assessment. In addition, authentication ...
Topics: Innovative online learning and educational programming, Course, program, project, and other forms of evaluation, Alternative and innovative assessment methods