Max Mühlhäuser

Alois Ferscha

Erwin Aitenbichler

A foreword for the present workshop proceedings cannot be provided without first looking at the larger context of the AMI conference in which the workshops were organized. The AMI 2007 conference has roots in preceding events, but in many respects, AMI can be called a novel conference format and hence a premiere. Among the several aims that inspired and shaped this new conference format, the following two are particularly worth considering: (1) to provide a forum for the ambient intel- gence flavor of research on the Post-PC era of computer science, complementing the ubiquitous computing and pervasive computing flavors emphasized by alrea- existing conferences; (2) to offer an event that attracts contributions from all over the globe yet emphasizes European strengths – with particular reference to the Infor- tion Society Technologies (IST) branch of the EU research framework programs (FPs), which carry the same label as the conference. The workshop organization chairs reflected these unique characteristics of the new AMI conference series in the call for workshop proposals using two corresponding measures: (1) by particularly soliciting workshops on in-depth topics corresponding to the above-mentioned ambient intelligence flavor of Post-PC research; (2) by offering two different workshop threads: one ‘usual’ thread for advanced topics (called “SW workshops”) and one thread for workshops related to concrete EU FP6 and FP7 p- jects (called “EU workshops”).

AmI 2007 Workshops Darmstadt, Germany, November 7-10, 2007, Revised Papers

Constructing Ambient Intelligence

Andreas Kaminski

Werner Sesink

Jürgen Steimle

„Interdisziplinäre Zugänge zum technologiegestützten Lernen“ war der Titel einer Tagung des DFG-Graduiertenkollegs „Qualitätsverbesserung im E-Learning durch rückgekoppelte Prozesse“ an der TU Darmstadt im Sommer 2009. Die Beiträge dieses Bandes sind aus Vorträgen und Diskussionen dieser Tagung hervorgegangen. Sie repräsentieren neue Perspektiven auf technologiegestütztes Lernen aus unterschiedlichen disziplinären Blickwinkeln. Unter vier leitenden Gesichtspunkten wenden sich die Beiträge der Frage zu, was im Bereich des technologiegestützten Lernens als „Qualität“ verstanden und entwickelt werden kann: Teil 1: Learning (in) Networks. Vom Lernen in Netzen zu lernenden Netzen – und zurück Teil 2: Community-adaptive Systeme – von Lernern lernen, eine kluge Idee? Teil 3: Unterbrechend oder nahtlos? Nutzerschnittstellen für technologie-gestützes Lernen Teil 4: Qualität und Kompetenz “Interdisciplinary Approaches to Technology-enhanced Learning” was the title of a conference held at TU Darmstadt, Germany, in 2009. The chapters of this book result from the talks and discussions that took place during this conference. They represent novel perspectives on technology-enhanced learning from various disciplinary angles. Focusing on four main areas, the authors explore what is “quality” in technology-enhanced learning and how this quality can be further improved: Part 1: Learning (in) Networks. From Learning in the Network to the Learning Network and Back Part 2: Community-Adaptive Systems – Learning from learners, a smart Idea? Part 3: Disruptive or seamless? User Interfaces for Technology-Enhanced Learning Part 4: Quality and Competences

Max Mühlhäuser

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