El aula es un espacio en el que la diversidad de los estudiantes aflora. Los educadores son los responsables de brindar respuestas y atención a todas aquellas individualidades, no solo a los estudiantes con dificultades de aprendizaje sino también a los que poseen altas capacidades. Por lo tanto, es importante que los docentes reciban conocimientos sobre la formación de niños con altas capacidades en su formación profesional. En ese sentido, el principal objetivo de esta tesis es describir las percepciones de un grupo de diez estudiantes de último año de la carrera de Educación sobre su formación en altas capacidades a lo largo de su carrera universitaria. Para alcanzar el objetivo, se ha trabajado con la metodología fenomenológica, la cual nos permite realizar un análisis descriptivo de las percepciones de las estudiantes entrevistadas. Los resultados de este estudio apuntaron a un desconocimiento sobre el tema de altas capacidades por parte de las estudiantes, durante su formación docente en la carrera de Educación.  En consecuencia, se recomienda se integre en los talleres de Educación en la Diversidad y/o Evaluación de Necesidades Educativas un plan de enriquecimiento curricular sobre el tema de Altas capacidades en pro de la formación integral del Docente. / The classroom is a space in which the diversity of the students emerges. Educators are responsible for providing answers and attention to all those individuals, not only to students with learning difficulties but also to those with high abilities. Therefore, it is important that teachers receive knowledge about the training of children with high abilities in their professional training. In this sense, the main objective of this thesis is to describe the perceptions of a group of ten students of final year in the career of Education regarding their training in high capacities throughout their university career. To achieve the objective, we have worked with the phenomenological methodology, which allows us to carry out a descriptive analysis of the perceptions of the interviewed students. The results of this study pointed to a lack of knowledge on the subject of high abilities on the part of the students, as well as a lack of presentation and deepening of the subject during their teacher training in the Education career. As a consequence, we want to recommend a curricular enrichment to start a formation that is going to provide knowledge about talented children to the future teachers. / Tesis

The thesis summarizes the possible ways of using the Internet to implement e commerce within the meaning of trade in education. The work deals with the forms of computer-assisted teaching methods, summarizes the applicable software tools, web portals and educational applications, focusing on the creation and dissemination of study materials, and complete learning management systems.

Die Erstellung von Lerninhalten ist einer der wichtigsten Prozesse im E-Learning. Die vorliegende Arbeit zeigt einen Ansatz zur Wiederverwendung von Lerninhalten der zum einen die Kosten des Erstellungsprozesses verringern kann und zum anderen effektive Methoden zur Verwaltung aufzeigt. Basis des Ansatzes ist ein vierstufiges Content-Modell (Assets, Lernmaterialien, Lernmodule und Veranstaltungen), welches die Lerninhalte anhand der Granularität aufteilt. Dieses Modell berücksichtigt dabei aktuelle E-Learning-Standards bezüglich der Inhalte und der Metadaten, wodurch eine systemunabhängige Wiederverwendung möglich ist. Zur Verarbeitung von generischen Repräsentationen, wie Materialien im XML-Format, wurde das Konzept der Templates aufgegriffen und um die so genannten Content-Varianten erweitert. Diese ermöglichen die Präsentation von verschiedenen Ausprägungen der Materialien, beispielsweise bezüglich des Ausgabeformates, der Sprache, des Schwierigkeitsgrades von Aufgaben oder der Version. In der Arbeit wird weiterhin ein entsprechendes Konzept zur Systementwicklung einer Lernplattform aufgezeigt. Dieses ist insbesondere durch die Aufteilung in verschiedene Teilsysteme gekennzeichnet, welche eine flexible Konfiguration und Platzierung anhand der Anforderungen an die Wiederverwendung ermöglicht. / The preparation of learning content is one of the most important process in E-Learning. This thesis shows an approach to reuse learning content. On the one hand the costs of the creation process can be reduced and on the other hand effective methods for administration are pointed out. Starting point of the approach is a four-level content model (assets, learning materials, learning modules and seminars), which divides learning contents on the basis of granularity. This model considers thereby current E-Learning-standards concerning content and metadata, whereby an open reuse is possible. For the processing of generic representations, like materials in the XML format, the concept of the Templates was taken up and extended by the content variants. These make the presentation of different developments of the materials possible, for example concerning the output format, the language, the degree of difficulty of tasks or the version. Further this thesis pointed out an appropriate concept for the system development of a learning platform. This is in particular characterized by the partitioning into different subsystems, which makes possible a flexible configuration and placement concerning to the requirements to the reuse.

Coronaviruspandemin har tvingat Uppsala universitet att ställa om till onlineundervisning. Denna omställning har ökat betydelsen av att lärplattformen Canvas fungerar och används på ett effektivt sätt som främjar lärande. Akademiskt engagemang är en användbar indikator för bland annat resultat och avhopp i studier på universitetsnivå. Det är därför av intresse att undersöka hur denna omställning har påverkat studerandes akademiska engagemang. En enkät (n=50) utformades för att mäta nuläget för akademiskt engagemang på Campus Gotland. Tre lärare på institutionen för informatik och media intervjuades angående akademiskt engagemang, Canvas och distansundervisning under coronaviruspandemin. Resultaten tyder på en liten minskning av totalt akademiskt engagemang, men på större klyftor mellan sedan tidigare högt och lågt engagerade studerande, där de sedan tidigare lågt engagerade studerandena hamnat längre efter. Framtida studier rekommenderas som undersöker orsakerna till dessa resultat / The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic has forced Uppsala University and many other universities to move towards online learning. This transition emphasizes the importance of Canvas, which is the learning management system in use at the university. Student engagement is a useful predictor for academic results and dropout frequency at the university level. It is of general interest to investigate how the forced transition to online learning has affected current levels of student engagement. A survey (n=50) was administered to measure student engagement. In addition, three lecturers at the Department of Informatics and Media at Campus Gotland were interviewed on their views of student engagement, Canvas, and distance learning in general during the Coronavirus pandemic. The results point towards an increased gap in engagement between students with previously high and low student engagement levels. Further studies investigating the causes of this increased gap are advised.

Programmering inkluderar vanligtvis användningen av en dator och en textredigerare, men ändå avslutas programmeringskurser vid högskolor och universitet ofta med traditionella skriftliga tentor för att bedöma studenternas förvärvade praktiska kunskaper. Denna traditionella examineringsmetod begränsar komplexiteten i programmeringsproblem och kan leda till oavsiktliga subjektiva bedömningar. Tidigare studier om datorbaserade programmeringstentor som efterliknar verkliga programmeringsförhållanden tyder på att bedömningen av studenternas förvärvade kunskaper kan effektiviseras samtidigt som både betygs- och administrationsprocesser förenklas. Vi använder Bunges generella vetenskapliga metod och fallstudiemetodik för att utveckla ett system för datorbaserade programmeringstentor som kan implementeras på KTH Kista. Våra resultat tyder på att programmeringstentor kan utföras säkert på studenternas egna datorer genom att starta datorn i en begränsad förkonfigurerad systemmiljö med blockerad internetåtkomst från ett USBminne. Parat med den öppna lärplattformen Moodle kan tentorna administreras elektroniskt och utformas med automatiska rättningssprocesser. För att hjälpa tentavakter utvecklade vi även ett observationsverktyg som kan upptäcka om den begränsade systemmiljön kringgås. Trots uteblivna verkliga tester av systemet på grund av omständigheterna orsakade av den pågående pandemin, drar vi, med stöd av tidigare studier, slutsatsen att vår föreslagna lösning för datorbaserade programmeringstentor kan förbättra kvaliteten och effektiviteten av programmeringskurser och deras examinationsprocesser. / Programming usually includes the use of a computer and a text editor, yet programming courses given at institutions of higher education often conclude with traditional written exams to assess the students’ acquired practical knowledge. This traditional examination method restricts the complexity of programming problems and may result in unintentional subjective assessments. Previous research on computer-based programming exams that mimic real programming conditions suggest that the assessment of the students’ acquired knowledge can be made more efficient while also simplifying both grading and administration processes. We use Bunge’s general scientific method and case study methodology to develop a system for computer-based programming exams that can be implemented at KTH Kista. Our results suggest that programming exams can be safely performed on the students’ own computers by booting the computer into a restricted preconfigured system environment with blocked Internet access from a usb flash drive. Paired with the open-source learning management system Moodle, the exams can be administered electronically and designed with automatic grading processes. To help exam invigilators we also developed an observation tool that can detect if the restricted system environment is circumvented. Despite the lack of real tests of the system due to the circumstances caused by the ongoing pandemic, we conclude, with the support of previous studies, that our proposed solution for computer-based programming exams can improve the quality and efficiency of programming courses and their examination processes.

Purpose – Gamification or related concepts such as serious games and playful design are discussed intensively in the field of academic education. Since 2011, gamification has continuously been recorded as a medium-term trend of online education in the annually published Horizon Report. In all areas in which engagement, participation, and motivation of individuals are the key success factors, strategies of gamification are considered. But, what are potentials of gamification in the field of higher education? How can educational technologies such as learning management systems be gamified? An essential part of this article is a study regarding the gamification of the learning management system OPAL. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a master thesis at the faculty of educational sciences, a study was conducted in order to investigate how the use of game elements can increase the attractiveness of OPAL for students. OPAL is the central learning management system at the Technische Universität Dresden. The study should answer the question: Which game design elements increase the attractiveness of OPAL for students? The research question was answered with a qualitative approach, while the collection of data was carried out by a focus group and expert interviews. The sample included six master’s students and one expert. The findings provide recommendations for redesigning OPAL. Originality/value – Often gamification is related to tools like points, badges, and leaderboards. But what elements exist beyond these? The contribution initially provides conceptual foundations and refers to game mechanics as the specifics of games. Based on this, the potential of gamification in higher education teaching was discussed. Practical implications – The article describes the concept of gamification and how this approach can be used in university teaching, especially for designing Learning Management Systems.

Vor dem Hintergrund der Digitalisierung in der Hochschulbildung, insbesondere ihrer didaktisch- methodischen, technischen und organisatorischen Implementierung und ihrer Integration in geeignete Lernmanagementsysteme, beschäftigt sich das vorliegende Paper mit dem Lernen von Studierenden in und mit digitalen Medien sowie der kollaborativen Wissensarbeit im Rahmen eines Crowdfunding-Projekts für Jugendliche. Im vorgestellten Lehrpraxisbeispiel wird ein Flipped-Classroom-Konzept kombiniert mit einem Community-based Service Learning-Ansatz umgesetzt, um die Vermittlung digitaler Kompetenzen mit einer fachlich-inhaltlichen Wissensvertiefung im Bereich alternativer Finanzierungsformen im Management von Einrichtungen der Sozialen Arbeit einerseits und dem gesellschaftlichen Engagement der Studierenden andererseits zu verknüpfen.

This study investigates existing learning management systems practices, in this case Canvas and Moodle in relation to user personalization and students’ learning styles as both factors are closely contribute to the design of a meaningful learning experience for learners. With the expansion of these teaching tools and methods, it seems crucial to determine to what extent they actually serve the learner and what role is really given to the student using these online platforms. Factors such as instructors’ feedback, peer communication, learning objects and follow-up will be examined. This study is anchored in a Swedish academic setting, and aims to provide a comprehensive overview of learners' needs, expectations, and preferences to benefit educational institutions as well as LMS developers. The goal is to assess how such factors play an essential role in the personalization of learning tools and to suggest that their consideration can lead to the development of more intuitive LMS platforms that do not solely rely on content uploaded by teachers, but that can in turn potentially offer relevant content tailored to each user. / Den här uppsatsen undersöker befintliga praxis för lärande hanteringssystem, i detta fall Canvas och Moodle, i förhållande till användaranpassning och studenternas inlärningsstilar, eftersom båda faktorerna bidrar till utformningen av en meningsfull inlärningsupplevelse för studenterna. På grund av expansionen av dessa undervisningsverktyg verkar det avgörande att bestämma i vilken utsträckning de faktiskt tjänar inläraren och vilken roll studenten verkligen får när hen använder dessa plattformar. Faktorer som lärarnas återkoppling, kommunikation med andra elever, lärandeobjekt och uppföljning kommer att undersökas noggrant. Studien är förankrad i en svensk akademisk miljö och syftar att ge en heltäckande översikt av inlärarnas behov, förväntningar och preferenser. Målet är att förstå hur dessa faktorer spelar en väsentlig roll i personaliseringen av lärverktyg och att föreslå att deras beaktande kan leda till utveckling av mer intuitiva LMS-plattformar som inte enbart förlitar sig på innehåll som laddas upp av lärare, utan som i sin tur potentiellt kan erbjuda relevant innehåll som är skräddarsytt för varje användare.

TITLE: Didactic aspects of e-learning in adult education AUTHOR: Aneta Kalinová DEPARTMENT: Department of Primary Education SUPERVISOR: PaedDr. Nataša Mazáčová, Ph.D. ABSTRACT: The thesis work has resulted from the systematization of theoretical knowledge and practical knowledge in the field of e-learning education both in the context of adult education. Its target was a complex conception of e-learning education in its wider view with focus on lifelong education, gradually zooming in on the particularities of co-directing of learning satisfying adult learners' education needs with elaborate online learning supports and a tutor's support. It presents a row of arguments and reasons for the need of pursuing the e-learning education especially in the context of lifelong education and also seeking the advantages, regularly following and evaluating as well as improving the design of online learning supports and tutors' activities in this education sphere. Based on the empiric data gained in a questionnaire research the work tries to penetrate the field of learning aspects of the online learning supports and tutoring and to follow some aspects of the respondents' behaviour which influence their perception of the learning aspects. The lack of systematic studies focused on finding the correlations is the main...

Das Internationale Hochschulinstitut Zittau (IHI Zittau) verfügt über langjährige Erfahrungen im Bereich der elektronisch- unterstützten Lehre, insbesondere beim Einsatz von Videokonferenzen und korrelierenden multimedialen Applikationen. Darüber hinaus ist eine weitgehende Integration von hochschulinternen Verwaltungs- und Gremienprozessen in die Lernplattform OPAL sowie die Nutzung der Lernplattform für die hochschulübergreifende Projektarbeit mit externen Partnern gelungen. Diese Erfahrungen gilt es beim Aufbau eines virtuellen Doktorandenstudiums zu nutzen. Auf der dritten Stufe des Bologna-Prozesses wurde am Internationalen Hochschulinstitut Zittau ein Doktorandenstudium eingerichtet. Das Studium steht auch Fachhochschulstudenten offen, die kooperativ am IHI Zittau promovieren möchten. Das IHI Zittau kooperiert im Rahmen des Doktorandenstudiums mit der Hochschule Zittau-Görlitz (FH) sowie den Fachhochschulen Münster, Nordhausen und Emden, wodurch das Doktorandenstudium über die sächsischen Landesgrenzen hinaus einen Kompetenzgewinn erzielen kann. An diesem Punkt setzt das innovative Konzept des virtuellen Doktorandenstudiums an, welches auf Kolloquien, Videokonferenz-basierte Besprechungen, den Einsatz eines Application Sharing-Tools (Net Viewer) sowie das Dokumenten- und Leistungsnachweis-Management, gestützt auf das Lernmanagementsystem OPAL und dessen Arbeitsgruppenstrukturen, aufbaut. Das Ziel besteht in der Realisierung spezifischer Studienangebote auf Promotionsniveau mit dem Fokus auf fachbezogene Kompetenz-Multiplikation mit Hilfe der Einbindung hochschulpartnerschaftlicher Ressourcen und deren Integration in das virtuelle Studienangebot. Des Weiteren soll die gesamte Studienablaufplanung vom Einschreibeprozedere über die Verwaltungs- und Gremienarbeit bis hin zu den Studienangeboten konsistent auf dem Lernmanagementsystem OPAL basieren. Zur Sicherung der Nachhaltigkeit erfolgt eine wissenschaftliche Aufarbeitung der gesammelten Erfahrungen in Form eines Leitfadens, welcher dem Transfer an andere Hochschulen gerecht werden soll.