Supporting Self-Regulated Personalised Learning through Competence-Based Knowledge Space Theory

Christina M. Steiner; Alexander Nussbaumer; Dietrich Albert

Policy Futures in Education Vol. 7, No. 6 (2009) pp. 645–661

This article presents two current research trends in e-learning that at first sight appear to compete. Competence-Based Knowledge Space Theory (CBKST) provides a knowledge representation framework which, since its invention by Doignon & Falmagne,...

Towards a Web Service for Competence-based Learning and Testing

Alexander Nussbaumer; Christian Gütl; Dietrich Albert

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 1380–1385

Adaptation to the learner's knowledge level and competence-based course creation have been interesting topics in diverse e-learning research projects for years. Apart from these research activities, however, there is a powerful and emerging...

Topics: Learning Management Systems

Towards Using Second Life for Supporting Illiterate Persons in Learning

Tassawar Iqbal; Klaus Hammermüller; Alexander Nussbaumer; A Min Tjoa

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) pp. 2704–2709

Abstract: Advancement in technology and e-learning has the potential for reducing the gap between rich and poor, young and old, computer-literate and illiterate, and opening venues of equal opportunities for all. Presently e-learning opens new...

Suitability of Adaptive Self-Regulated e-Learning to Vocational Training: A Pilot Study in Heat Pump System Installation

Dietrich Albert; Aurora Dimache; Thomas Roche; Simone Kopeinik; Lisa Winter; Alexander Nussbaumer

International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design Vol. 5, No. 3 (July 2015) pp. 31–46

Many studies have been conducted, mainly in a university environment, and researchers have identified both advantages and disadvantages of e-learning. Very little is known about the applicability and suitability of e-learning to vocational and...

May I Suggest? Comparing Three PLE Recommender Strategies

Felix Modritscher; Barbara Krumay; Sandy El Helou; Denis Gillet; Alexander Nussbaumer; Dietrich Albert; Ingo Dahn; Carsten Ullrich

Digital Education Review Vol. 20 (December 2011) pp. 1–13

Personal learning environment (PLE) solutions aim at empowering learners to design (ICT and web-based) environments for their learning activities, mashing-up content and people and apps for different learning contexts. Widely used in other...