O2: Learning Hub

O2-A1: Virtual Mobility Learning Hub Concept – LH Concept, LH Functionalities, LH Technical features, LH User cases

This document proposes the design of the Virtual Mobility Learning Hub from the technical point of view. This Output is dedicated to designing, implementing and usability testing of an integrated Virtual Mobility Learning Hub for developing VM Skills using Online, Open & Flexible Higher Education Approaches and Practices.

The Open VM Learning Hub Concept incorporates several components, services and technologies.

The design of the VMLH starts with the desired functionalities previously discussed in partner meetings and conferences, as well as with the existing IT and e-learning infrastructures of the partners, and their desired connections with the Hub.

Several solutions were investigated, most of them in the area of open-source Personal Learning Environments (PLE). Based on the adopted concept, we propose to use the open-source learning management system Moodle as the basis for the VM Learning component, as well as, to some degree, for most of the other components.

The Open VM LH Structure comprises: VM Skills, VM e-Assessment, VM Open Credentials, VM Content, VM Activities, VM Market / Connections and VM Data.

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02-A2 Virtual Mobility Learning Hub Technical Implementation

The aim of this draft is to provide details regarding the technical implementation of the Virtual Mobility Learning Hub – VMLH. The Open VM Learning Hub Concept incorporates several components, services and technologies. This document details the current configuration of the VMLH development environment, which will subsequently become the production environment.

This document is based on the State of the Art analysis, part of the O2A1 LH Concept.

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02-A2.3 VIRTUAL MOBILITY LEARNING HUB WITH INTEGRATED OERS AND MOOCS

The aim of this draft is to provide details regarding the integration of Open Educational Resources (OERs) and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in the Open Virtual Mobility Learning Hub and in the Open VM Project Website. This document details the technical implementation of the envisioned integration and how this led to the expected results.

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02-A2.4 VMLH Mobile App

The aim of this draft is to provide details regarding the development and implementation of the mobile app dedicated to the Open Virtual Mobility Learning Hub. The OpenVM application was created by integrating the open-source Moodle Mobile application and it has been configured to work with the Open Virtual Mobility Learning Hub (VMLH), as it was described in the O2A1 LH Concept. Continuous development of the LH mobile app it is planned with updates based on usability evaluation and piloting analyse.

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02-A2.6 Learning Hub in all partner languages

This report plans to present the development, integration and use of the Open Virtual Mobility Learning Hub in all partners languages. This implementation was required to create an easy to use online learning environment for all participants, different stakeholders from partner universities, higher education institutions from partner countries.

The  Open Virtual Mobility Learning Hub is working in all the languages of the partners: English, Romanian, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch (EN, RO, FR, ES, IT, DE, NL). The Open Virtual Mobility website and OER repository was also translated in all these languages and made available from the first months of the project.

The translation and implementation was performed in a combination of automated and preexisting tools and hands-on manual translation done by all partners.

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02-A3.1 VMLH Usability Report (Online and Mobile)

The aim of this draft is to provide details regarding the usability report of the Virtual Mobility Learning Hub – VMLH. This report is based on a common work between all partners of OpenVM project. The usability evaluation was performed in several stages – April-May 2019, September- November 2019, by integrating several usability evaluation methods. The results are used to constantly improve the user experience in the Virtual Mobility Learning Hub – VMLH. Further usability tests will be performed in the first part of 2020.

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02-A3.2 VMLH Update Report

The aim of this draft is to provide details regarding the development and implementation of the mobile app dedicated to the Open Virtual Mobility Learning Hub (VMLH) in its current updated version. The VMLH was used by different target groups since November 2018, several evaluation and usability tests have been performed, the results were integrated in the VMLH and now we are in the piloting phase. The information provided here is valid at the end of November 2019.

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02-A3.3 VMLH User Guides

The aim of this draft is to provide details regarding the preparation of user guides for the Virtual Mobility Learning Hub (VMLH). The user guides are proposed to be developed in several stages. The initial one performed between April and June 2019 was dedicated to the tutors of the VMLH and was used by the OpenVM project partners. For the final use of the Open VMLH several tutor/student guides are produced by the Politehnica University of Timisoara (UPT) team. They integrate different needs observed during the initial piloting phase and are integrated as guides in the Open VMLH.

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02-A3.4 VMLH analytics report

This report includes all digital analytics performed for the entire OpenVM project time and includes the web analytics and learning analytics.

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02-A3.5 VMLH Final prototype and report

The O2-A3.5 Final prototype and report presents how the Open Virtual Mobility Learning Hub achieved its final prototype version, starting from the concept developed in O2-A2, integrated into the online environment, taking into account partners’ discussions and suggestions, as well as results and developments from other activities and, in the end it was evaluated with users and updated after the user evaluation.

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