Tansu Pancar,

Fernfachhochschule Schweiz | FFHS · Institute for Research in Open-, Distance- and eLearning (IFeL)

A conventional five-week MOOC in English was integrated into a German-language Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) on “Innovations in Digital Learning” as an elective. Overall, the total number of students showed values in the medium to high range for the enjoyment of learning, and perceived learning success. Of the 23 CAS students, 70% received...

In diesem Beitrag berichten wir über die Integration eines MOOCs in einen Lehrgang und die Evaluation dieses MOOCs in Bezug auf die Integration und die Zufriedenheit der Studierenden. Der konventionelle fünfwöchige MOOC in englischer Sprache wurde in einen deutschsprachigen CAS zu Inventionen beim digitalen Lernen als Wahlfach integriert, was den S...

In this pilot study, we investigate emotions in students' texts by assessing valence and arousal. The goal is to find out whether students' texts that are mostly impersonal non-fiction contain emotional information and whether the form and the origin of the text differ regarding emotional information. Students on prolific will annotate 1000 randoml...

Mobile health is a rapidly emerging topic due to technological advances, especially in mobile computing and communication technologies. Increased capabilities of mobile devices, including smartphones, smart bands, and other wearables provide vast opportunities to collect health data easily. Health professionals can use this data in order to support...

Wearable devices are essential tools for personalized healthcare. Their usage is steadily expanding due to increasing capabilities and levels of accuracy. They are used by consumers for numerous reasons, ranging from measuring physical activity, tracking health status or just competing with friends based on activity data. Different user groups have...

The usage and complexity of learning management systems is increasing continuously. The System Usability Scale (SUS) is a well-known and widely used scale to measure usability of web applications. It is also used in the context of e-learning and several applications were done in popular learning management systems. This study uses a version of the...

In the following article we report the current status of our research on integrating a simple, useful adaptive learning system into a university's standard learning management system. In this context, a corresponding instructional design was implemented for a basic mathematics course with the aim of supporting students in their self-study. A rule-b...