Computer Assisted Educational Processes and Uniform Resource Management

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Computer Assisted Educational Processes and
Uniform Resource Management

• Karel Charvat, Maris Alberst, Stepan Kafka,
  Jachym Cepicky, Irena Koskova, Marek Šplíchal

NATURNET - REDIME
Project co-funded by the European Commission
within the Six Framework Programme (2002-2006)
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Classical e learning is not sexy

• The experiences provided in NaturNet Redime
  project have demonstrated that for training the
  classical e-learning methodology is not
  convenient. It is difficult to attract people to
  self studies. The people and especially young
  people require interaction and also possibilities
  to work active with the context

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User needs
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Changes of period

• Talking gt Literature gt Virtual
• It is not changing of methods, but their
  exctension
• Talking is till now the most important part of
  education

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Computer Assisted Educational Processes

• Communication
• Using interactive training tools and eventually
  videoconferencing
• Guarantee access to knowledge
• Using methods of e learning with e learning
  systems
• Support for interactive training with practical
  using methods and tools
• Gaming
• Web 2 approaches (WIKI and other tools)

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Video lectures

• Video Lecture is mirroring a real lecturing
  process in classroom.
• Classrooms size depends on telecommunication
  channel capacity and streaming server.
• Via NaturNet portal list of all lectures
  including there descriptions is available.

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Multimedia tool
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Main parts
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Video Lectures life cycle

• announcement
• preparation
• running
• saved in archive

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Lecture Preparation
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Lecturer's equipment

• powerful computer
• USB camera
• good internet connection
• freeware streaming software

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Students' equipment

• computer
• speakers
• decent monitor and video card
• good internet connection

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Why URM?

• Knowledge society versus society wasted by
  information
• This is not only question of spam emails, but it
  is also question, how to find relevant
  information on Web

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Uniform Resource Management (URM)

• Google problem - in many cases a user obtains
  thousands, if not millions, of irrelevant links.
• Google standard search
• sustainability 60,100,000
• "sustainable development" 47,900,000
• "sustainability resource" 16,400
• "sustainability resources" 156,000
• "sustainable development resource" 743
• "sustainable development resources 890

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Uniform Resource Management (URM)

• provides a framework in which communities can
  share information and knowledge trough their
  description, which is easy understandable inside
  of the community
• It supports collaborative research, training,
  decision processes, In order to effectively share
  information and knowledge, there has to be a
  standardized scheme, which supports uniform
  description of information and knowledge
  including common vocabularies.

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Main Parts of URM
SEARCHING and CATALOGUE SERVICES
COLLABORATIVE TOOLS
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Catalogue
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Support for publishing links
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Collaborative Tools
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Gaming as tool for training

• Experience with tools called GeoGame (Geohra)
• Simple educational Web bases application, which
  support user driven context, using gaming for
  training based on Web 2 principles

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Gaming as tool for training

• Two modes
• Game mode
• Game preparation mode

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Game mode
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Game definition mode
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Game definition mode
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Experiences from GeoGame using

• Two large pilot setups
• Using GeoGame on Liberec region
• Games are defined by specialist and university
  students
• Using games with pupils of secondary schools (11
  years old)
• Gaming
• Making games

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Experiences from GeoGame using

• Different behavior of adults and pupils in gaming
• Adults are more serious and are afraid about
  results, often they are losing interest, if they
  first score is not satisfied
• Pupils want to be winner, they are repeating game
  till they are on good position (good for
  education, because, they play game many times and
  they are able learn about subject)

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Next plan

• To open GeoGame internationally
• To organize international competition (increase
  knowledge but also language skills)
• In some countries introduce this as one tools for
  education

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Conclusion and outlook

• Already first implementation NaturNet portal
  demonstrates unique methods for training and
  awareness in are of sustainable development. Main
  innovations are mainly
• Using URM model, which is research result of
  NaturNet Redime project
• Implementation of AJAX technology which support
  easy and user friendly interface
• New authorisation model
• Easy integration of new tools
• Easy discovery of information
• Sharing of knowledge inside of community

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• Thank You for Attention
• Karel Charvat,
• charvat_at_ccss.cz,
• www.ccss.cz
• www.naturnet.cz
• http//portal.naturnet.cz