magí almirall. uoc's virtual campus
DESCRIPTION
The virtual campus of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Open University of Catalonia, UOC) a fully on-line university.TRANSCRIPT
Learning Technologies
UOC: Open University of Catalonia• University without distances
• Fully online University (Undergraduate, Graduate and PhD programs)
• Headquarters in Barcelona, Spain
• Founded 15 years ago as an online University
• 53,000 students, 500 full-time faculty, 2,000 part-time faculty
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Mobile learning scenarios
from a UCD perspective
GoalsTo define m-learning scenarios in order to design useful and friendly mobile learning applications and based on the requirements of potential users.
Methodology· Personas
· Focus group
· Contextual inquiry in commuting context
Xavi
35 years old
Single
Works in accounting
Studies Business Administration Management
Motivation: Enhance his career prospects
Scenario 1: 20-min commute
Imma
28 years old
Lives with her partner
Lawyer
Studies Humanities
Motivation: As a hobby
Scenario 2: 45-min commute
Xavi
35 years old
Single
Works in accounting
Studies Business Administration Management
Motivation: Enhance his career prospects
Scenario 1: 20-min commute
He need short and clear messages
Xavi
35 years old
Single
Works in accounting
Studies Business Administration Management
Motivation: Enhance his career prospects
Scenario 1: 20-min commute
He need study without keyboard
Xavi
35 years old
Single
Works in accounting
Studies Business Administration Management
Motivation: Enhance his career prospects
Scenario 1: 20-min commute
He need intuitive and simple interfaces
InteroperabilityA virtual campus like tangram
Virtual classroom
Library
moodle
LearningContents
book
Mobile devices
Audio interfase
Clear information
MyWay project
Automatic generation of multiformat contents
CAMPUS project
Microblogging
Wikispaces
LANGblog video
Present@ video
Google Apps
UOCmaps app
Guixa app