Lecture Multimedia-based Learning Environments

Lecturer: Prof. Heinrich Hussmann
Tutorials: Maria Fysaraki
Hours per week: 2 (Lecture) + 2 (Tutorial)
ECTS credits: 4 (Lecture) + 2 (Tutorial)
Modul: Vertiefende Themen der Informatik/Medieninformatik für Master (Hauptfach Medieninformatik)
Nach Absprache anerkennbar als Aufbaumodul P6 für Bachelor-Nebenfach Medieninformatik

• Aktuelles
• Inhalt
• Dates and Locations
• Lecture
• Tutorial
• Registering for the Tutorial
• Klausur
• Nachholprüfung (mündlich, 20 Minuten)

Aktuelles

• 05.10.2015: Sorry, date for retry examination was wrong, has been changed.
• 02.10.2015: Retry examination will be oral, planned for Oct 9, 2015.
• 02.06.2015: Exam date is July 21.
• 15.04.2015: Slides will be made available online in advance of the lectures. Starting with the third lecture, an audio recording (podcast) will be made available.
• 14.04.2015: Registration vie Uniworx is open.
• 10.03.2015: This lecture is targeted at students of Master level. The lecture, all teaching materials, and parts of the tutorials will be offered in English language only.

Inhalt

The lecture "Multimedia-Based Learning Environments" addresses the usage of multimedia technologies for the optimization of learning processes and teaching situations. In the 80s and 90s of the last century, researchers and the general public had highly optimistic expectations on computer-supported learning and in particular multimedia-based learning, which was assumed to revolutionize teaching and learning. In the meantime, the "hype" around the topic has receded, and it has become obvious that the whole area is still in its early stages on a steady path towards a tool for everyday usage in learning.
This lecture is targeted at an audience with computer science background. Therefore, a large part of the covered material is complementary to computer science. The goal is to provide a solid background knowledge in educational psychology and media psychology for engineers working on educational software systems. Still the focus of the lecture and the tutorials is on building a bridge between theoretical insights on learning and practical application of technologies.
The lecture introduces theoretical foundations of human learning processes from a psychological perspective, in particular the main theories of learning: Behaviorism, cognitivism and constructivism. It discusses the interface and architecture of various types of learning environments based on these theories. Special emphasis is put on theories explaining the potential and limitations of multimedia technologies for learning. Since usage of multimedia is often said to have positive effects on learner motivation, some theoretical background of motivation theories is discussed as well. With an engineering perspective, the development and design process of learning applications is discussed in detail. Finally, some recent trends in learning technology are presented.

This lecture has been given in a similar form in previous years, in particular in winter term 2011/12 (under a different acronym, MLL).

Dates and Locations

• Lecture:
  Date: Tuesday, 10-12 a.m.
  Location: Luisenstr. 37 Room 230
• Tutorial:
  

  There will be two types of tutorials marked as (Study) and (Standard) in the following list. Participants in the (Standard) type of tutorials will get the usual weekly meetings plus homework, which prepares for the written exam. There will be no bonus points on homework. Participants enrolled in the (Study) type of tutorial will have to take part in four sessions (in four of the weeks of the term) which are interactive user studies on collaborative learning (about the topics of the lecture). Those students are required to physically attend all the study sessions. Students in the study groups will not have to write the final exam, but will get their grades based on an assessment by the tutor. For the remaining weeks, the (Study) groups will be similar to the (Standard) groups.

  Group 01 (Standard): Monday 16-18, Theresienstr. 39, Room B 039
  Group 02 (Standard): Monday 18-20, Theresienstr. 39, Room B 039
  Group 03 (Standard): Tuesday 18-20, Geschw.-Scholl-Platz 1, Room M 201
  Group 04 (Study): Wednesday 10-12, Amalienstr. 73A, Room 106
  Group 05 (Study): Wednesday 12-14 Amalienstr. 73A, Room 106
  Group 06 (Study): Wednesday 14-16, Amalienstr. 73A, Room 106
  Group 07 (Standard): Thursday 16-18, Amalienstr. 73A, Room 020
  Group 08 (Standard): Thursday 18-20, Amalienstr. 73A, Room 118
  Group 09 (Standard): Friday 10-12, Amalienstr. 73A, Room 106
  Group 10 (Standard): Friday 12-14, Amalienstr. 73A, Room 106
  

• Exam:
  Date: tba
  Location: tba    

Lecture

Tutorial

Registering for the Tutorial

A registration via UniWorX is required for participating in the tutorials.

Klausur

• Termin: 21.07.2015, 10:00-12:00 Uhr c.t.
• Frist zur Anmeldung: TBA
• Frist zur Abmeldung: TBA
• Ort: Hörsäle B 138 und B 139, Theresienstr. 39

Nachholprüfung (mündlich, 20 Minuten)

• Termin: Freitag, 09.10.2015, 10:00 - 16 :00 Uhr
• Verfügbare Zeiten: 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 13:00, 13:30, 14:00, 14:30, (15:00 schon vergeben), 15:30 Uhr
• Anmeldung: Bitte Email an Maria Fysaraki mit Zeitwunsch!
• Language: German or English, student's choice
• Location: Amalienstrasse 17, A 507