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Developing interactive learning resourcesAlexander
MikroyannidisThe Open University, UK
About FORGEMaking world class experimentalfacilities accessible
to anyone / anytime / anywhere Approach is based upon: New learning
paradigmsRich multimedia interactive eBooks
Project FicheName: Forging Online Education through FIREDates:
1st October, 2013 30th September, 2016Project Coordinator: John
Domingue, The Open UniversityProject website:
http://ict-forge.eu
http://www.ict-fire.eu/home/fire-testbeds.html
Cisco Networking Academy
MOOCs
Self Regulated Learning
Flipped Classroom Paradigm
Awareness and Reflection via Learning Analytics
Best practicesModular and adaptive learning pathwaysExplicit
learning goalsHigh quality multimedia contentInteractive learning
activitiesSocial & collaborative learning
activitiesSelf-assessment exercises
Course structureWe perceive a course as a self-study learning
pathway that leads to achieving certain learning outcomes. Most
commonly, the learner will study the course at at their own pace,
since the is no predefined start or end time.
The structure of such a course is typically based on the
following outline:IntroductionThis section introduces the topic in
question and provides an overview of the main concepts that the
course will cover. It can be supplemented by a short video of the
instructor introducing the topic.
Course structureLearning outcomesThese are the skills that the
learner will have acquired at the end of the course. They are
usually presented as bullet points.Theoretical partThe theoretical
part is the main body of the course, analysing the topic in
question. It is enriched by multimedia elements, such as videos,
webinars, screencasts, and figures.Learning activitiesThese are
self-assessment exercises that the learner will complete at the end
of the course to test what he/she has learned. Interactive HTML5
widgets can be used by the learner inside a learning activity, for
example enabling the learner to interact with an online service.
Quizzes are also useful and simple learning activities.
Course structureSummaryThis section summarises the main topics
covered in the course and references the learning outcomes of the
course.Further readingThis is a list of recommended reading
materials related to the course. They can contain books, web
resources, or scientific publications. GlossaryThe Glossary
contains the definitions of key terms that are referenced
throughout the course. In the iBook format, terms that are defined
in the glossary are highlighted in the text of the course. Tapping
on the highlighted terms brings up their definition from the
glossary of the iBook.
LicensingCreative Commons licenses (http://creativecommons.org)
help authors retain copyright while allowing others to copy,
distribute, and make some uses of their work.
Every Creative Commons license also ensures the authors get the
credit for their work they deserve.
Open Educational ResourcesOpen Educational Resources can be
described as:teaching, learning and research resources that reside
in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual
property license that permits their free use or repurposing by
others depending on which Creative Commons license is used (Atkins
et al., 2007)
Atkins, D. E., Brown, J. S. & Hammond, A. L. (2007) A Review
of the Open Educational Resources (OER) Movement: Achievements,
Challenges, and New Opportunities. The William and Flora Hewlett
Foundation.
FORGEBox and FORGEStore
FORGEBox is the component that interconnects learning
interactive content with FIRE resources.
FORGEStore is a marketplace of widgets, FORGEBox services, FIRE
adapters and interactive courses.
FORGE online courses
eBook formats: ePUBOne of the most common formats for publishing
an eBook, supported by the majority of electronic devices, is ePUB.
ePUB is essentially a ZIP archive that contains the files
comprising the eBooks content, including HTML files, images, CSS
style sheets and other assets, plus metadata that make the content
able to be reliably consumed by any application or device
compatible with the ePUB specification. In its latest version
(3.0), ePUB supports HTML5, allowing interactive elements like
widgets to be embedded in the eBook.
eBook formats: iBookApple has developed a proprietary format for
eBooks specifically for the iPad and MacOS 10.9, called iBooks. The
iBooks format allows the embedding of interactive elements inside
an eBook, such as HTML5 widgets, thus enabling it to feature
dynamic content offered by external online sources. The authoring
software that we use for this purpose is the iBooks Author, an
application for MacOS available to download for free.
The iBooks AuthorSome of the main features of the iBooks Author
are:A variety of templates to use for the design of the iBook.The
ability to specify the layout of pages.The ability to create
accessible iBooks for people with disabilities. The ability to
embed interactive elements as HTML5 widgets. The application
contains templates for galleries, quizzes, Keynote presentations,
interactive images, and more. Alternatively, users can create and
embed their own HTML5 widgets.The ability to export as an iBook,
PDF, or plain text.The ability to submit the iBook to the Apple
iBooks Store.
http://vimeo.com/98431150
iTunes U courses
Opening the FORGE platformBuild your own interactive course for
free!Exploit FIRE facilities for educational purposesDeploy courses
on FORGE platform or other educational platform
OPENCALL
Through this open call the project opens up the FORGE platform
to volunteers from the learning community and elsewhere, who want
to exploit FIRE facilities for educational purposes and contribute
to the FORGE ecosystem.Within the call the project solicits
proposals for the development (or use) of experiment-driven courses
and offers the chance to educational institutions to include these
innovative courses to their curricula. FORGE is seeking
contributions and new developments of educational material within
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Types of proposals+ any combination of the above!
OPENCALL
What types of proposals are expected? Is the call addressed only
to developers?Whether you are an educator, learner, developer or
provider, many different types of proposals may be submitted for
the FORGE Open Call, an indicative, non-exhaustive list of which is
presented hereafter:Deployment (as-is) of an existing FORGE course
(either one of the prototype courses that have been developed by
the FORGE consortium or an external course that will be developed
within the Open Call process by an external user) in the context of
a real-time course offered within the curriculum of the proposing
institution(s);Transformation of a traditional course to an
experiment-driven course;Design and development of a new lab
course, following the FORGE methodology;Further development and
extension of a FORGE course;Creation of interactive educational
material (e.g. editing an existing course and creation of an eBook)
based on the FORGE approach;Development of new widgets and/or FIRE
Adapters;Offering of a testbed for remote experimentation;Any
combination of the above.
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This project has received funding from the European Unions
Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development
and demonstration under grant agreement no. 610889
