Using the Open Source Collaborative Model for Digital Educational Content

Răzvan Nitu, Alexandru Apostolescu, Liza Babu, Mihai Bărut, Adrian Deaconescu, Teodor-Ştefan Duțu, Ștefan-Dorin Jumărea, Viorel-Gabriel Mocanu, Vlad-Iulius Năstase, Adrian Șendroiu, Sergiu Weisz, Anna Jónsdóttir, Eggert Hafsteinsson, Gunnar Stefansson

2024

Abstract

Computer-aided learning has recently seen significant adoption among learners. Automated tools that offer online courses, artificial intelligence assisted tutoring, practice items, etc. have been developed and are available for use. On the other side of the spectrum, educators are offered little improvement for the process of curating the educational materials that are to be used in the classroom. Worse, even though in most cases the curriculum for one field is similar, different educators create different hand-out materials, homework, practice items, and tests. The preparation for the above is significant and the educational content produced is created, used, and reviewed by a small number of people. In this paper we propose a novel methodology for using the open-source collaborative model to create, use, and deliver high-quality educational content. Educational content developed following our methodology guidelines is easy to use, modify, and remix. Educators who want to use the content may easily select the topics of interest from a proposed set and all of the educational materials, such as reading materials, assignments, practice items, and even exam items, will be generated. Some of the content is made available to learners via a generated website, whereas other parts of the content (such as exam items or assignment solutions) may be hidden. Additionally, all of this content is public and usable by anyone, including learners of all types (self-educated or following a formal programme). Therefore, the content may be reviewed and updated by multiple educators and learners alike. We use the proposed methodology to create educational materials for multiple university courses and present the impact of using such materials from both educator and learner perspectives.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Nitu R., Apostolescu A., Babu L., Bărut M., Deaconescu A., Duțu T., Jumărea Ș., Mocanu V., Năstase V., Șendroiu A., Weisz S., Jónsdóttir A., Hafsteinsson E. and Stefansson G. (2024). Using the Open Source Collaborative Model for Digital Educational Content. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU; ISBN 978-989-758-697-2, SciTePress, pages 239-249. DOI: 10.5220/0012536200003693

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu24,
author={Răzvan Nitu and Alexandru Apostolescu and Liza Babu and Mihai Bărut and Adrian Deaconescu and Teodor-Ştefan Duțu and Ștefan-Dorin Jumărea and Viorel-Gabriel Mocanu and Vlad-Iulius Năstase and Adrian Șendroiu and Sergiu Weisz and Anna Jónsdóttir and Eggert Hafsteinsson and Gunnar Stefansson},
title={Using the Open Source Collaborative Model for Digital Educational Content},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU},
year={2024},
pages={239-249},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012536200003693},
isbn={978-989-758-697-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU
TI - Using the Open Source Collaborative Model for Digital Educational Content
SN - 978-989-758-697-2
AU - Nitu R.
AU - Apostolescu A.
AU - Babu L.
AU - Bărut M.
AU - Deaconescu A.
AU - Duțu T.
AU - Jumărea Ș.
AU - Mocanu V.
AU - Năstase V.
AU - Șendroiu A.
AU - Weisz S.
AU - Jónsdóttir A.
AU - Hafsteinsson E.
AU - Stefansson G.
PY - 2024
SP - 239
EP - 249
DO - 10.5220/0012536200003693
PB - SciTePress