1. T-learning: user-designed courses

2. T-learning vs. e-learning: advantages Need to have a computer There is at least one TV in nearly 100% of households in developed countries Technologically literate TV is easy to use e-learning t-learning IDTV can be reached almost by everybody Internet is not expected to penetrate beyond 70%

3. T-learning demands different solutions (I) Set-Top Box vs. computer Lower computing power Limited user interaction capabilities Passive attitude of TV viewers TV is seen as an entertainment medium TV viewers vs. computer users Lower resolution TV is watched from a higher distance TV screen vs. computer screen Lighter applications Simple user interfaces with big visual elements Combine education and entertainment Broadcasting (unidirectional) TV transmision Client-server architecture is not suitable

4. T-learning demands different solutions (II) ↑ Interaction capabilities Active attitude ↓ Interaction capabilities Passive attitude User-driven strategies Applications respond to the user’s actions Applications guide users Media-driven strategies

5. T-learning: ATLAS Building educative contents Broadcasting ATLAS: Architecture for T-Learning Applications and Services

6. Principles of ATLAS Promote reusability: –Unifying the platform: MHP Peculiarities: Latencies, synchronising with streaming media, low computational demands, etc. –Unifying the courses: SCORM Media-driven strategies –Mainly, audiovisual material –Contextual binding: Identifiers linked to pieces of information Defined differently for the different types of content –Timestamps in fragments of audio and video –Regions in images –Anchors in a text –Options in menus, etc.

7. ATLAS Scene Asset UI Element Asset PU Manager Pedagogical Unit (SCO) Pedagogical Unit (SCO) Pedagogical Unit (SCO) Pedagogical Unit (SCO) Course Manager (RTE)

8. T-learning: New features Building educative contents Broadcasting Non-automatized selection Building audiovisual elements How to discover the courses? Recommender: automatic selection User-designed courses

9. User model Learner model TV-viewer model

10. Contents model Learning contents model TV contents model

11. Subject model Learning entails combining different subjects

12. TV-viewer profile TV contents model TV contents model AVATAR Learner profile Learner profile Learning contents model Learning contents model ITS Subject model Subject model SUBJECT GATEWAY DTV transport stream TV content capture Learning content capture T-MAESTRO Course model Course model ENTERCATION EDUTAINMENT

13. TV-viewer profile TV contents model TV contents model AVATAR Subject model Subject model SUBJECT GATEWAY Learner profile Learner profile Learning contents model Learning contents model ITS T-MAESTRO Course model Course model Entercation: an example “Brad Pitt” “Ancient mysteries” “Troy” “The adventures of Ulysses” “Archaeological site of Troy”

14. TV-viewer profile TV contents model TV contents model AVATAR Subject model Subject model SUBJECT GATEWAY Learner profile Learner profile Learning contents model Learning contents model ITS T-MAESTRO Course model Course model Edutainment: an example “Football”“English” “Business” “England-Scotland football match” “English Pronunciation” “English for Business” “American English”

15. T-learning: user-designed courses