Needs of Students in Further Education – A Mixed Methods Study

Rinn, Heidi; Khosrawi-Rad, Bijan; Schlimbach, Ricarda; Masurek, Martina; Robra-Bissantz, Susanne; Markgraf, Daniel

doi:10.25368/2023.82

Gemeinschaften in Neuen Medien. Digitalität Und Diversität. Mit Digitaler Transformation Barrieren Überwinden!? 2022

DOI: 10.25368/2023.82

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Needs of Students in Further Education – A Mixed Methods Study

Heidi Rinn¹,

Bijan Khosrawi-Rad²,

Ricarda Schlimbach³

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A Virtual Companion for Lifelong Learning – Design Principles for Motivation, Social Learning, and Exam Preparation

Gebbing,

Khosrawi-Rad,

Strohmann

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36th Bled eConference – Digital Economy and Society: The Balancing Act for Digital Innovation in Times of Instability: June 25

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Lifelong vocational learning in a digital context frequently falters due to a lack of motivation, structure, time management, and attention to adult students’ work-life balance. In remote settings, students have further little contact with peers and feel disconnected. This paper answers how a Virtual Learning Companion (VLC) can be designed to address these challenges and fulfill the specific needs of vocational students. Following a Design Science Research (DSR) approach, a meta-requirement mapping process combines insights from a literature review and ten semi-structured interviews with vocational students. A focus group with experts from the field of vocational training, online learning, chatbot design, and DSR evaluated the results. As a result, five Design Principles are presented: (1) Motivational Goal Setting, (2) Context and Learner Adaptation, (3) Focus and Control, (4) Promoting Resilience, and (5) Enabling Social Interactions and Feedback. Exemplary Design Features further illustrate the VLC development.

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A Virtual Companion for Lifelong Learning – Design Principles for Motivation, Social Learning, and Exam Preparation

Gebbing,

Khosrawi-Rad,

Strohmann

et al. 2023

36th Bled eConference – Digital Economy and Society: The Balancing Act for Digital Innovation in Times of Instability: June 25

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