ITBeankit: An Educational Middleware Framework for Bridging Software Technology and Education

Abdulmotaleb El Saddik; Stephan Fischer; Ralf Steinmetz

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 1323–1324

In this paper we describe a layered approach, which allows the adaptation of the visualization content according to the user's needs using meta-data. In contrast to existing approaches, the educator can adjust both the level of explanation and the...

Topics: Interaction, Educational Technology

Multibook: making web based learning resources personal

Achim Steinacker; Cornelia Seeberg; Ralf Steinmetz

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 1831–1832

Considering the amount of knowledge accumulated on the Web, the discussion of an effective use of the web resources becomes urgent. The main question is how to find the relevant information . In our web based teaching system Multibook we use...

Taking Our Own Medicine: Learning "Learning with Multimedia" with Multimedia

Martin Wessner; Cornelia Seeberg; Ralf Steinmetz

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 1161–1167

In this paper we present the design of a course on multimedia-based learning and a case study carried out at the Darmstadt University of Technology. We describe the course, the interdisciplinary audience and the employment of computer-based...

Topics: Communication, Computers

Lifecycle Information Management and Utilization in an Authoring by Aggregation Environment

Lasse Lehmann; Christoph Rensing; Ralf Steinmetz

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 3142–3149

During their lifecycle, learning resources gather many kinds of information and relations, which could be helpful for their use, re-use and management. Unfortunately the storing, capturing and utilization of these relations is not yet supported by...

Topics: Learning Management Systems

Choosing an Online Learning Platform focusing on Reusability of Learning Objects and its Implications for Comparison Schemata Design

Cornelia Seeberg; Ralf Steinmetz; Oliver Merkel

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 1317–1322

Project decisions about suitability of existing online learning platforms are often discussed by using project specific proprietary comparison schemata or via a comparison service offered in the world wide web. Reusability aspects can hardly be...

Topics: Distance Education, eLearning, Learning Management Systems, Information Communication Technologies, Learning Objects

A Rule-based Method to Shift between Learning Protocols

Yongwu Miao; Jörg Haake; Ralf Steinmetz

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 752–757

Learning protocols are computational descriptions of collaborative learning policies (strategies). They can help geographically distributed people to overcome the difficulty of coordination by guiding and controlling social interactions in virtual ...

Topics: Collaboration, Research Methods, Virtual Environments

An Authoring Tool for Educational Adventure Games: Concept, Game Models and Authoring Processes

Florian Mehm; Stefan Göbel; Ralf Steinmetz

International Journal of Game-Based Learning Vol. 3, No. 1 (January 2013) pp. 63–79

The genre of educational adventure games is a common and successful choice in game-based learning. The games combine captivating narratives that motivate players to continue playing with game mechanics that are conductive to learning: the gameplay...

ResourceCenter - A Digital Learning Object Repository with an Integrated Authoring Tool Set

Stefan Hoermann; Tomas Hildebrandt; Christoph Rensing; Ralf Steinmetz

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 3453–3460

The ResourceCenter, which we describe in this paper, is a web-based digital repository for learning objects with an integrated tool set for authoring of SCORM-compliant courses. We developed this integrated system and the scientific concepts to...

Topics: Integration, Learning Objects

Modeling the Player: Predictability of the Models of Bartle and Kolb Based on NEO-FFI (Big5) and the Implications for Game Based Learning

Johannes Konert; Michael Gutjahr; Stefan Göbel; Ralf Steinmetz

International Journal of Game-Based Learning Vol. 4, No. 2 (April 2014) pp. 36–50

For adaptation and personalization of game play sophisticated player models and learner models are used in game-based learning environments. Thus, the game flow can be optimized to increase efficiency and effectiveness of gaming and learning in...

Dynamically Generated Tables of Contents as Guided Tours in Adaptive Hypermedia Systems

Cornelia Seeberg; Klaus Reichenberger; Stephan Fischer; Ralf Steinmetz; Achim Steinacker

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 1999 (1999) pp. 640–645

The Multibook project of the Darmstadt University of Technology builds a webbased adaptive hypermedia teaching and learning environment for multimedia and communication technology. Hereby, the demands of diverse user groups, user levels and...

Topics: Information Communication Technologies

Automating Layout Adaptation of Textual-based E-Learning Content

Michael Metzger; Birgit Zimmermann; Sonja Bergsträßer; Christoph Rensing; Ralf Steinmetz

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 3158–3163

The re-use of existing content plays a significant role in the increasing market of E-Learning content. But often this re-use of content requires adaptations to adjust the content for its new usage. This paper focuses on adapting the layout of E...

Building a Representation of Learning Resources to Support their Re-Purposing

Sonja Bergsträßer; Birgit Zimmermann; Christoph Rensing; Ralf Steinmetz

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 3128–3136

The Re-Use of Learning Resources is an important issue and it is addressed in several actual papers. Re-using Learning Resources in a new context makes it necessary to adapt them to fit the new requirements. Our goal is to support users to perform...

Virtual Sports Teacher: A 3D Serious Game for Physical Education with Game Master Support

Viktor Wendel; Kliem Annika; Stefan Göbel; Josef Wiemeyer; Ralf Steinmetz

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 2830–2839

Recently, a need for new teaching models and a new role of the teacher has evolved. Serious Games offer a new concept for game-based learning. Using state-of-the-art 3D-technology, it is possible to create virtual environments in which students can...

An Interactive Tool for Supporting Modularization of SCORM-Based Learning Resources

Marek Meyer; Birgit Zimmermann; Christoph Rensing; Ralf Steinmetz

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 3164–3171

Reusability of Learning Resources has been a research issue for many years. There are several theoretical solutions for enabling efficient reuse of Learning Resources. In practice though, reuse is still far behind its potential. One key requirement...

Topics: Learning Objects

Game Mastering in Collaborative Serious Games: A Novel Approach for Instructor Support in Multiplayer Serious Games

Stefan Göbel; Ralf Steinmetz; Viktor Wendel; Stefan Krepp; Michael Gutjahr

International Journal of Game-Based Learning Vol. 5, No. 4 (October 2015) pp. 27–49

In collaborative learning scenarios, the role of the instructor is vital. This aspect directly carries over to the concept of collaborative multiplayer Serious Games, where a group of players is learning together using a Serious Game. In this paper, ...

MediBook: Combining Semantic Networks with Metadata for Learning Resources to Build a Web Based Learning System

Achim Steinacker; Andreas Faatz; Cornelia Seeberg; Ivica Rimac; Stefan Hoermann; Abdulmotaleb El Saddik; Ralf Steinmetz

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 1790–1795

This paper gives an overview of MediBook, a joint project of the Medical Department of University Gießen (Germany) and the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Darmstadt University of Technology (Germany) funded by...

Topics: Educational Technology, Schools, Engineering, Information Sciences

PEDALE--A Peer Education Diagnostic and Learning Environment

Johannes Konert; Kristina Richter; Florian Mehm; Stefan Gobel; Regina Bruder; Ralf Steinmetz

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 15, No. 4 (2012) pp. 27–38

The basis for individual students' instructional support by teachers is an individual diagnosis of one's learning advances and difficulties. Even though sophisticated diagnostic tools exist, it remains an open question how diagnosis and learning can ...