
Martin EbnerGraz University of Technology | TU Graz · OU Educational Technology
Martin Ebner
Adjunct Prof. PhD (Priv.-Doz. Dr.) for Media Informatics (Bildungsinformatik)
Research about OER, MOOCs, Leaning Analytics, Maker Education and Technology Enhanced Learning
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Introduction
Researcher in the field of MOOCs, Seamless learning, Open Educational Resources, Learning Analytics, Maker Education and computer science for children -----
My Google Scholar profile: http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=dnnkxkcAAAAJ
Additional affiliations
January 2016 - present
October 2006 - December 2015
October 2005 - August 2006
Education
September 2005 - December 2010
October 2000 - September 2005
September 1995 - September 2000
Publications
Publications (894)
Das Arbeitspapier fokussiert eine neue Form von Lehr- und Lernformaten an Hochschulen, bei denen sog. „analoge“, also herkömmliche Formen des Lernen und Lehren mit digitalen Formen verschmelzen und dabei das Internet sowie die mobilen Geräte der Studierenden genutzt werden. Die Entwicklung kann dabei in zwei Richtungen erfolgen: Bislang rein digita...
The field of Learning Analytics has proven to provide various solu- tions to online educational environments. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are considered as one of the most emerging online environments. Its substantial growth attracts researchers from the analytics field to examine the rich repositories of data they provide. The present pape...
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are remote courses that excel in their students’ heterogeneity and quantity. Due to the peculiarity of being massiveness, the large datasets generated by MOOC platforms require advanced tools and techniques to reveal hidden patterns for purposes of enhancing learning and educational behaviors. This publication of...
Open Educational Resources (OER) are considered an important instrument to increase access and to
facilitate the reuse of learning content. Educational institutions, especially those in Higher Education, play a
crucial role in the production of OER, since they are the main producers of learning materials. To foster this
production, a national strat...
In this chapter, we discuss why open educational resources (OER) and MOOCs are a necessary and powerful combination, especially in German-speaking Europe. We begin with an introduction to open online courses and an overview of copyright law in Germany and Austria. We then describe the evolution of OER MOOCs in Austria and Germany, especially the de...
Presentation for European Expert Group on Digital Education Content (DEC)
Die Technische Universität Graz (TU Graz) und die Kirchliche Pädagogische Hochschule (KPH) Wien/Niederösterreich positionieren sich klar im Bereich der Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung (BNE) und den Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), insbesondere auch durch den Einsatz von Open Educational Resources (OER). Beide österreichischen Hochschulen ha...
Konzept und Bericht zum Forum “Bildungsinnovation braucht Bildungsforschung” für Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden der Bildungsforschung vom 18. bis 22. November 2024 im Schloss Zell an der Pram.
Dokumentiert wird eine Veranstaltung, die vom 18. bis 22. November 2024 im Schloss Zell an der Pram, Oberösterreich, stattfand und im Rahmen des Projekts „t...
In the digital era, European University Alliances like "Unite!" work to reshape tertiary education by bridging nine prominent universities to champion regional integration, technology transfer, and quality science and engineering education. This paper delineates the methodologies used to harmonize varied IT infrastructures visualizations and descri...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the educational landscape, playing a crucial role in the transition to blended learning environments. As generative AI gains momentum, educators now have access to a growing repository of AI tools that can facilitate the shift from face-to-face instruction to more virtual learning experiences. Th...
An der TU Graz werden seit 2007 Studienanfänger*innen systematisch zu ihrem Umgang mit IT und digitalen Kommunikationswerkzeugen befragt. Diese Langzeitstudie, die auf Selbsteinschätzungen der befragten Studienanfänger*innen basiert, dokumentiert bedeutsame Veränderungen: Während die E-Mail-Nutzung kontinuierlich zurückgeht, gewinnen Lernvideos zun...
This paper presents the situation concerning open and digital learning and teaching opportunities with respect to three developments: Open Educational Resources (OER), Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), and the introduction of microcredentials. Firstly, the paper introduces these concepts. Then, before the background of the Austrian university la...
Learning Analytics is a possibility to understand how teaching and learning in online courses might work. This presentation summarizes research studies done in the last 10 years
Die Universitätsallianz Unite! fördert seit 2019 die Mobilität der
Studierenden durch die Entwicklung verschiedener IT-Plattformen.
Eine umfassende Bestandsaufnahme von Martin Ebner und Sandra
Schön (beide TU Graz) bietet spannende Einblicke in die aktuellen
Herausforderungen zum Aufbau einer gemeinsamen IT-Infrastruktur
für das Lernen und Lehren –...
Im MOOC "Open Educational Resources in Higher Education" wurde die KI-Anwendung HeyGen verwendet, um Avatare der Lehrenden zu erstellen, die dann die ursprüngliche deutsche Sprachversion automatisch in mehrere Sprachen der Unite!-Universitätsallianz übersetzten. Nur die Avatare wurden durch KI generiert; die Videos des MOOC wurden professionell ill...
Anwendungen, die von KI-unterstützt werden, sind im Alltag angekommen und damit natürlich auch im Lehr- und Lernbetrieb der Hochschulen. Selbstverständlich sind damit neue Herausforderungen verbunden, Risiken, aber auch Chancen und Potenziale.
Die Maker Education eröffnet neue Lernmöglichkeiten und vielfältige
Potenziale. Dabei muss es nicht immer gleich der neu eingerichtete, voll
ausgestattete Makerspace sein, in dem die Schüler*innen
projektorientiert und fächerverbindend arbeiten.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the Austrian education system, necessitating an abrupt shift to distance learning and triggering a reassessment of digital education strategies. This rapid literature review examines the challenges faced by students in Austria during this time. The synopsis of 7 selected reports revealed six key th...
Dear Colleagues,
This call aims to investigate the transformative impact of digital technology and/or artificial intelligence (AI) in educational settings.
With rapid advancements, AI-powered tools like adaptive learning platforms, automated grading systems, chatbots, and a high number of different applications are changing the educational enviro...
Presentation at ACO-TEC conference about the national OER-shared-Services in Austria
In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, European universities are increasingly relying on digital technologies for collaboration and learning. European Universities, as transnational alliances, aim to reshape higher education by fostering academic exchange and innovation across borders. With over 40 alliances in existence, enhancing virt...
This paper explores the advantages of a University-NGO Partnership between the Faculty of Informatics at Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) and the NGO "refugees{code}-, a coding school for refugees in Vienna, Austria. The goal of this collaboration is twofold: Firstly, to help students apply coding skills practically and enhance their pro...
The workshop "Creating Educational Videos with an AI Avatar Video Generator," led by Martin Ebner and Benedikt Brünner, provided participants with a comprehensive overview of AI-driven video creation processes. The session began with an introduction of the presenters, highlighting their expertise in educational technology and their roles at Graz Un...
This workshop, titled "Experiences with Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom", explored the transformative potential of AI in education. Held on July 3, it provided a platform for educators to share their practical experiences, challenges, successes, and concerns regarding the integration of AI into their teaching practices. The workshop reveal...
This paper introduces Teaching Management Patterns (TMP) as a descriptive and communicative framework for addressing challenges and decision-making processes related to IT infrastructure in the Unite! European university alliance. The aim is to support decision-making and consultation in utilizing the alliance's IT infrastructure effectively. TMP o...
The study from Graz University of Technology highlights the evolving technology needs and communication habits of first-year students over the past 17 years. Data collected through annual surveys at a centralized introductory event reveal significant trends. In 2023, the survey focused on the role of messaging services and AI tools like Deepl and C...
The importance of digital technologies, especially videos, increased over the course of the last few years. Whether they are used to watching the latest news or for entertainment purposes, one could say they have become almost omnipresent in everyday's life. This development has also influenced education. Therefore, we want to examine the effects o...
This paper explores the challenges and first experiences of implementing federated virtual learning management within the European University Alliance "Unite!". Through the lens of Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI), the study investigates the complexities inherent in connecting Learning Management Systems (LMS) across diverse institutional cont...
Focus Talk @ Graz University of Technology
Presentation @ ED-Media 2024, Brussels, Belgium
The digitization of (higher) education has exposed copyright infringement issues, as the unauthorized use of copyrighted materials has become more visible. This article explores the importance of open educational resources (OER) in higher education, focusing on their development, how they are understood, and the opportunities they offer. OER are de...
Presentation at ED-Media 2024, Brussel (Belgium)
Presentation at ED-Media 2024, Brussels (Belgium)
Presentation @ ED-Media 2024, Brussels (Belgium)
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected universities in Austria, leading to a rapid shift to distance learning. This study analyzed 59 surveys conducted between March 2020 and October 2021. The quality of distance learning varies among universities and lecturers. Effective communication and access to information along with an appropriate workloa...
Presentation at EDEN conference 2024
Spotlight Talk at EDEN conference 2024 in Graz about the use of MOOCs
Präsentation bei der Evening Lecture an der TU Wien zum Thema Microcredentials
Different learning approaches and new Learning Environment Systems (LES) are evolving rapidly these days and are designed by taking more and more individual skills and personal characteristics and preferences into account. Also Emotional Learning is gaining more importance when it comes to different learning environments in the technical domain as...
Automated editing technology offers notable efficiencies in educational video production. This study contrasts the time-saving benefits of automated editing against manual professional editing. Raw learning video footage was recorded in a professional studio with a green screen and presented in a frontal lecture style. The raw footage underwent edi...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) already plays a significant role in education and society altogether. With the rapid and largely impactful development in the field of generative AI, we must consider the potential changes and shifts of the new normal. Generative models like ChatGPT, Google Bard, Bing Chat, DALL-E, and many others, are proving to be pow...
This paper focuses on enhancing touch-typing skills through state-of-the-art deep learning technologies. It has been demonstrated that writing posture can be assessed using integrated keyboard detection and hand pose estimation in real-time browser environments. A unique dataset was created for training the object detection model to recognize indiv...
Innovating higher education teaching and learning is challenging due to structural, cultural, and resource-related reasons, and research indicates that university innovation benefits from a bottom-up approach as well as strategic alignment with university objectives. In this paper, we investigate such bottom-up innovation processes within higher ed...
Für mehr OER in Hochschulen: Der neue Online-Kurs zu offenen Bildungsressourcen vereint geballte humane und künstliche Intelligenz, die für Mehrsprachigkeit sorgt. Dank der offenen Lizenz finden die Inhalte schon vor Start des MOOCs „OER in Higher Education“ Anwendung. Link: https://imoox.at/course/OERinHE
Keynote-Präsentation im Rahmen des "ONLINE-Lesesymposium 2024: Lesen und Schreiben im Digitalen" der Pädagogischen Hochschule Kärnten
Vorträg über die Umsetzung, Anwendung und gemachten Erfahrungen mit der OER-Policy an der TU Graz
Digitale Kompetenzen spielen mittlerweile in nahezu jedem Lebensbereich eine wichtige Rolle. Das Bildungssystem als Ganzes, insbesondere aber auch die Hochschulen, sind daher gefordert, Bildung in diesem Bereich anzubieten. Um dieser gesellschaftlich hoch relevanten Aufgabe nachkommen zu können, bedarf es der breiten Reflektion. In diesem Themenhef...
Digital skills are necessary for first-year students at Austrian universities. This paper unveils results from two surveys among first-year students at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz): Pre-Covid-19 data (n=921) is derived from a larger study on digital literacy among first-year students in Styria (Janschitz et al., 2021, N=4,676). The same...
This presentation highlights the publication of a report done and published by Unite! Community 2 Digital Campus in January 2024 and its key results. Full report is available here: Ebner, M., Schön, S., Alcober, J., Bertonasco, R., Bonani, F., Cruz, L., Espadas, C., Filgueira Xavier, V., Franco, M., Gasplmayr, K., Giralt, J., Hoppe, C., Koschutnig-...
The present study aimed to examine students’ emotions in e-learning classes through facial expressions and investigate the influence of different instructional methods on students’ emotional responses. In this study, we examined the facial expressions of 17 undergraduate students using three different methods of presenting educational content (Powe...
Referenz: Schön, Sandra/Ebner, Martin/ Mair, Bettina & Edelsbrunner, Sarah (2024): Online-Lernort iMooX.at: neun Jahre Onlinekurse auf der nationalen österreichischen MOOC-Plattform. In: Die Österreichische Volkshochschule. Magazin für Erwachsenenbildung. Winter 2023/24, Heft 281/74. Jg., Wien. Druck-Version: Verband Österreichischer Volkshochschul...
Als «Maker Days for kids» werden offene (digitale) Werkstätten für Kinder und Jugendliche von 8 bis 14 Jahren bezeichnet, die von einem Netzwerk rund um den Verein BIMS e. V. temporär aufgebaut und für mehrere Tage geöffnet und betreut werden. Die ersten Maker Days fanden im Jahr 2015 in Bad Reichenhall (Deutschland) statt. Seit 2018 gab es (bis da...
The European university alliance "Unite!" has embarked on a mission to bring together their higher education landscape. As part of this ambitious endeavour, the Erasmus+ Work Package 2, called “Community 2 Digital Campus” or "Cm.2" for short, was established to shape and implement a cutting-edge digital campus framework within the alliance. The pur...
Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit Learning-Analytics-Applikationen als Werkzeug für Lernenden und Lehrende. Dabei wird in die Begrifflichkeit eingeleitet, um ein gemeinsames Verständnis zu schaffen und danach entlang von umgesetzten und in der Praxis erprobten Beispielen bisher Erkenntnisse herausgearbeitet. Die Erfahrungen stützen sich dabei primär...
Digital learning technologies are becoming increasingly important for our modern educational system. In addition to teaching methods that incorporate interactivity, these approaches benefit students’ overall learning experience and success by enhancing their attention and fostering a positive attitude towards the learning content being presented. I...
The two mobile operating systems Android and i(Pad)OS have dominated the smartphone and tablet market for years and app providers have to offer their apps for both systems in most cases in order to be competitive or to be able to reach the majority of potential customers. In native app development, separate applications have to be written and maint...
Presentation explains our Learning Analytics activities at Graz University of Technology
The purpose of this study was to determine the implementation of the moodle and edmodo learning management system (LMS) in education, to identify the specific features of the LMS that were utilized in the learning process, and to assess the impact of the LMS on student learning outcomes, drawing on cognitive learning theory. The research method is...
From June 14 to June 16, 2023, Hasso Plattner Institute, Potsdam, hosted the eighth European MOOC Stakeholder Summit (EMOOCs 2023).
The pandemic is fortunately over. It has once again shown how important digital education is. How well-prepared a country was could be seen in our schools, universities, and companies. In different countries, the probl...
This research paper provides an overview of the current state of MOOCs (massive open online courses) and universities in Austria, focusing on the national MOOC platform iMooX.at. The study begins by presenting the results of an analysis of the performance agreements of 22 Austrian public universities for the period 2022-2024, with a specific focus...
In 2020, the project "iMooX-The MOOC Platform as a Service for all Austrian Universities" was launched. It is co-financed by the Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Research. After half of the funding period, the project management wants to assess and share results and outcomes but also address (potential) additional "impacts" of the MOOC p...
The purpose of this study was to determine the implementation of the moodle and edmodo learning management system (LMS) in education, to identify the specific features of the LMS that were utilized in the learning process, and to assess the impact of the LMS on student learning outcomes, drawing on cognitive learning theory. The research method is...
Dies ist die Präsentation für den Vortrag “MOOC-ing ohne Mensch” Fallstudie zum KI-generierten MOOC “Societech”, der am 3.11.2023 bei der Jahrestagung der GMW gehalten wurde. Vorgestellt wird der KI-generierte MOOC "Societech" sowie ausgewählte Ergebnisse der Begleitforschung zum MOOC wie einer Befragung von Expert*innen sowie Ergebnisse aus dem Ku...
Keynote presentation @ ICITEP 2023, Malang, Indonesia
2012 entstand die österreichische MOOC-Plattform iMooX.at in Zusammenarbeit zwi- schen der Universität Graz und der Technischen Universität Graz (TU Graz). 2020 wur- de mit dem Projekt „iMooX - Die MOOC-Plattform als Service für alle österreichischen Universitäten“ das Ziel verfolgt, iMooX zu einer nationalen MOOC-Plattform auszu- bauen. Das Projek...
Seitdem im November 2022 ChatGPT veröffentlicht wurde, hat dieses Tool genauso wie eine Vielzahl weiterer generativer KI-Werkzeuge hohe Aufmerksamkeit im Bildungssektor (Irfan et al. 2023). Eine der Fragen ist, wie gut sich KI-Anwendungen bei der Erstellung von Lehr- und Lernmaterialien nutzen lassen. Die Organisationseinheit Lehr- und Lerntechnolo...
Die digitale Transformation der Lehre hat drei Handlungsfelder: technische Infrastruktur, Kompetenzentwicklung und hochschulpolitische Rahmenbedingungen. Die Einbindung von Nutzer*innen in Design- und Entscheidungsprozesse ist dabei wichtig. Der Beitrag stellt ein Stufenmodell zur Beschreibung der digitalen Transformation der Hochschullehre dar und...
Artificial intelligence is one of the most significant developments in the age of digitalization.
Therefore, in a small research project, we conducted a first rapid literature review with the aim of determining the initial scientific findings regarding the use of ChatGPT in educational settings. In what contexts was it used, and why? Where is such...
This work deals with the maintenance of information systems—specifically, with the maintenance of information systems that have a focus on teaching and learning. Depending on the context of an information system, there are different influencing factors for the maintenance of these systems. This work clarifies how the maintenance activities and thei...
The leap from formal education to a modern work environment is often surprisingly difficult. Having young people struggle in these transitional periods while entrepreneurs and businesses strive to merge new team members is a worthy cause to investigate. The process of teacher education can not adequately cope with the intensity of technological and...
This is a presentation that was given at HCII 2023 Conference in July 2023.
The full paper that is the basis for this presentation can be read at Mair, B., Schön, S., Ebner, M., Edelsbrunner, S., Leitner, P. (2023). Learning with Videos and Quiz Attempts: Explorative Insights into Behavior and Patterns of MOOC Participants. In: Zaphiris, P., Ioan...
Why is Openness in Education important, and why is it critically needed at this moment? As manifested in our guiding question, the significance of Openness in Education and its immediate necessity form the heart of this collaborative editorial piece. This rather straightforward, yet nuanced query has sparked this collective endeavour by using indiv...
Why is Openness in Education important, and why is it critically needed at this moment? As manifested in our guiding question, the significance of Openness in Education and its immediate necessity form the heart of this collaborative editorial piece. This rather straightforward, yet nuanced query has sparked this collective endeavour by using indiv...
Electronic learning, with all its different variations, approaches and applications, is a very relevant topic in today's education. E-Learning is a wide field, as it affects classes in school as well as training scenarios for adult persons. This work describes the development of two E-Learning systems: EinMalEins Trainer and Division Trainer. Both...
This paper discusses the development and testing of a gamified mathematical learning app. Said app is designed for primary school children in their first two years of learning, so that they can practice the arithmetic operations addition and subtraction in a playful way. Predefined error categories are used to specifically eliminate weaknesses. As...
To achieve appropriate education for the future, we propose a gradual process of makification in which characteristic elements of the maker movement are incorporated into formal educational activities. Using the existing literature, we deduce the need for a shift from teacher-centered to student-centered learning while integrating essential 21 st c...
Within the last 11 years, more than 10.000 students participated in surveys amongst study beginners at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) in Austria. In autumn 2022, 1,089 students answered questions on their IT equipment, social media, and communication applications. While the evaluations of the last few years did not reveal major changes, th...