Abstract:
The use of video lectures in distance learning involves the two major problems of searchability and active user participation. In this paper, we promote the implementatio...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
The use of video lectures in distance learning involves the two major problems of searchability and active user participation. In this paper, we promote the implementation and usage of a collaborative educational video annotation functionality to overcome these two challenges. Different use cases and requirements, as well as details of the implementation, are explained. Furthermore, we suggest more improvements to foster a culture of participation and an algorithm for the extraction of semantic data. Finally, evaluations in the form of user tests and questionnaires in a MOOC setting are presented. The results of the evaluation are promising, as they indicate not only that students perceive it as useful, but also that the learning effectiveness increases. The combination of personal lecture video annotations with a semantic topic map was also evaluated positively and will thus be investigated further, as will the implementation in a MOOC context.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies ( Volume: 8, Issue: 3, 01 July-Sept. 2015)

Department of Complex Multimedia Application Architectures, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Franka Grünewald received the graduation degree in digital media
and informatics from the University of Applied Sciences in Brandenburg, Germany, in 2009. She was a PhD student under
the chair of Internet Technologies and Systems at the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI), where she worked on the
tele-TASK and openHPI projects. Her research interests include e-learning, collaborative learning with lecture
recordings and th...Show More
Franka Grünewald received the graduation degree in digital media
and informatics from the University of Applied Sciences in Brandenburg, Germany, in 2009. She was a PhD student under
the chair of Internet Technologies and Systems at the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI), where she worked on the
tele-TASK and openHPI projects. Her research interests include e-learning, collaborative learning with lecture
recordings and th...View more

Department of Internet-Technologies and -Systems, Potsdam, Germany
Christoph Meinel is a full professor (C4) of computer sciences at
Hasso Plattner Institute and the University of Potsdam, holding a chair on Internet Technologies and Systems. His
research focuses on future internet technologies, in particular Internet and Information Security, Web 3.0: Semantic,
Social and service web, as well as innovative internet applications, especially in the domains of e-Learning and
Telemedici...Show More
Christoph Meinel is a full professor (C4) of computer sciences at
Hasso Plattner Institute and the University of Potsdam, holding a chair on Internet Technologies and Systems. His
research focuses on future internet technologies, in particular Internet and Information Security, Web 3.0: Semantic,
Social and service web, as well as innovative internet applications, especially in the domains of e-Learning and
Telemedici...View more

Department of Complex Multimedia Application Architectures, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Franka Grünewald received the graduation degree in digital media
and informatics from the University of Applied Sciences in Brandenburg, Germany, in 2009. She was a PhD student under
the chair of Internet Technologies and Systems at the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI), where she worked on the
tele-TASK and openHPI projects. Her research interests include e-learning, collaborative learning with lecture
recordings and the connection to Web 2.0 and Semantic Web technologies. She currently works as a project coordinator
of the project e-learning in Studienbereichen (eLiS) at the University of Potsdam, Germany.
Franka Grünewald received the graduation degree in digital media
and informatics from the University of Applied Sciences in Brandenburg, Germany, in 2009. She was a PhD student under
the chair of Internet Technologies and Systems at the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI), where she worked on the
tele-TASK and openHPI projects. Her research interests include e-learning, collaborative learning with lecture
recordings and the connection to Web 2.0 and Semantic Web technologies. She currently works as a project coordinator
of the project e-learning in Studienbereichen (eLiS) at the University of Potsdam, Germany.View more

Department of Internet-Technologies and -Systems, Potsdam, Germany
Christoph Meinel is a full professor (C4) of computer sciences at
Hasso Plattner Institute and the University of Potsdam, holding a chair on Internet Technologies and Systems. His
research focuses on future internet technologies, in particular Internet and Information Security, Web 3.0: Semantic,
Social and service web, as well as innovative internet applications, especially in the domains of e-Learning and
Telemedicine. Formerly, he was scientifically active in the theoretical foundations of computer science in the domains
of computational complexity and efficient OBDD-based data structures and algorithms.
Christoph Meinel is a full professor (C4) of computer sciences at
Hasso Plattner Institute and the University of Potsdam, holding a chair on Internet Technologies and Systems. His
research focuses on future internet technologies, in particular Internet and Information Security, Web 3.0: Semantic,
Social and service web, as well as innovative internet applications, especially in the domains of e-Learning and
Telemedicine. Formerly, he was scientifically active in the theoretical foundations of computer science in the domains
of computational complexity and efficient OBDD-based data structures and algorithms.View more