Browsing by Author "van der Weide, Theo"

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    A Framework for Instantiating Pedagogic mLearning Objects Applications
    (Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2011) Birevu Muyinda, Paul; Lubega, Jude T.; Lynch, Kathy; van der Weide, Theo
    An increasing desire to port learning objects on mobile phones exists. However, there is limited understanding on how to pedagogically obtain access to and use learning objects on mobile phones. The limited understanding is caused by a dearth in frameworks for underpinning the development of mobile learning objects applications. Following Design Research methodology, we developed a Mobile Learning Objects Deployment and Utilisation Framework (MoLODUF) to address this problem. MoLODUF is composed of twelve dimensions, including: MLearning Objects, MLearning Device, MLearning Interface, MLearning Connectivity, MLearning Process, MLearning Costs, MLearning Resources, MLearning Context, MLearning Pedagogy, MLearning Ethics, MLearning Policy and MLearning Evaluation. The MoLODUF makes significant extensions to existing electronic and mLearning frameworks. It provides a competency set of guidelines for developing and/or evaluating applications for deploying and utilising learning objects on mobile phones.
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    User Profile-based Service Discovery for eHealth.
    (2011) Tegegne, Tesfa; Kanagwa, Benjamin; van der Weide, Theo
    PersonalizationisnotverycommoninService-orientedArchitectureandServicediscoveryinpractice,yet veryimportantasitenablestofindmorespecificandrelevantservices.Thisisespeciallytrueinthecaseof complexservice,wherethesystemtriestofindanoptimalcombinationsofservicesthattogethercansatisfya (complex)request.Wedescribetherelationbetweenpersonalizationandservicediscoveryingeneral,andthen concretizethisintheproposedServiceDiscoveryFramework(SDF).Personalizationeffectivelyimprovesthe qualityofthediscoveryalgorithminSDF.Asanapplication,weshowitsbenefitsinthecontextofeHealth
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    Using ICT to enhance Knowledge Management in higher education: A conceptual framework and research agenda
    (International Journal of Education and Development using ICT, 2010) Omona, Walter; van der Weide, Theo
    The adoption and use of ICT to enhance and facilitate Knowledge Management (KM) has brought to focus the urgent need to come out with new methods, tools and techniques in the development of KM systems frameworks, knowledge processes and knowledge technologies to promote effective management of knowledge for improved service deliveries in higher education. To succeed in KM, higher education institutions must endeavor to effectively link KM initiatives and processes with their ever-changing needs to advance their goals. Addressing these challenges call for a new conceptual framework and expanded research agenda to ensure success in the utilization of ICT in KM. Using the synergies from Stankosky’s (2005) KM pillar for enterprise learning together with the task/technology fit theory (Goodhue and Thompson, 1995) to form the basis for defining our approach, this paper proposes a conceptual framework for using ICT to enhance KM in higher education. In addition, the paper identifies several research issues to bridge the gap that currently exists between the requirements of theory building and testing to address the different emerging challenges in using ICT to enhance KM in higher education.