1st Berlin Workshop on MOOC Research

1. 1st Berlin Workshop On MOOC Research
5th February 2015, 15.00 - 19.00
1 Context
Researchers all over the world bang their heads against the wall trying to figure out how to
bring education into the digital age. So, where do massive open online courses (MOOCs)
and Learning Analytics fit in? Great research is already being conducted and presented at
international conferences (LAK15, L@S15, EDM15). But let’s be honest, Berlin is where the
magic happens! iversity, your favourite online course provider invites you to network and join the
movement. Join us and research in the start-up way: Not much presenting, lots of interaction,
lots of fun!
2 Schedule
15.00 Hello and Speed Geeking
15.45 Zhilin Zheng: Composing learning
groups in MOOCs.
17.15 Christian Toth: The Role of Person-
ality Traits in MOOCs.
16.00 Questions 17.30 Questions
16.05 Marcus Kl¨usener: Predicting Stu-
dents’ Performance.
17.35 Haeseon Yun: A Learning Analyt-
ics Approach for the Digital Textbook
Project.
16.20 Questions 17.50 Questions
16.25 Albrecht Fortenbacher: A Generic
Approach to Data Modeling for Learn-
ing Environments.
17.55 Lara Ruppertz/Tim Vogelsang: On
the Validity of Peer Grading and a
Cloud Teaching Assistant System.
16.40 Questions 18.10 Questions
16.45 Break-Out-Coffee-Sessions 18.15 Break-Out-Pizza-Sessions
18.45 Nuggets / Take-Aways
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2. 3 Speakers
Albrecht Fortenbacher HTW Berlin Professor
Marcus Kl¨usener HTW Berlin PhD Candidate
Niels Pinkwart HU Berlin Professor
Zhilin Zheng HU Berlin PhD Candidate
Christian Toth Uni Mainz PhD Candidate
Haeseon Yun Seoul National University PhD Candidate
Lara Ruppertz iversity Head of Course Development
Tim Vogelsang iversity Head of Business Intelligence
4 Venue
The workshop takes place 5th February 15.00 - 19.00 o’clock. The address is Sonnenburger
Straße 73, 10437 Berlin. Look!
Figure 1: Venue
5 Organizers
Tim Vogelsang, Head of Business Intelligence, iversity.org