TY - JOUR
T1 - Using the problem based learning method and educational technologies to teach open data
T2 - A design-based research approach
AU - Dermentzi, Eleni
AU - Zotou, Maria
AU - Tambouris, Efthimios
AU - Tarabanis, Konstantinos
N1 - Funding information: The work presented in this paper was carried out in the context of the ODEdu project, which is funded by the European Commission within the Erasmus+ Programme under grand agreement No. 562604. The authors would like to thank the consortium of the project that contributed to the development of the Open Data content and the PBL model.
PY - 2022/7/1
Y1 - 2022/7/1
N2 - With Open Data becoming more popular and more public bodies publishing their datasets, the need for educating prospective graduates on how they can use them has become prominent. This study examines the use of the Problem Based Learning (PBL) method and educational technologies to support the development of Open Data skills in university students. The study follows a Design Based Research approach and consists of three phases: a) examination of stakeholders’ needs, b) design of an Open Data module, and c) re-design of the module based on the outcomes of its first run. The data collected throughout the three phases come from various sources, namely interviews with practitioners, focus groups with students, and tutors’ reflection. The findings suggest that while the PBL method is suitable for Open Data education, special care should be taken to ensure that the potential of educational technologies is fully realised. The study concludes with design principles that aim to guide instructors on how they can incorporate the PBL method and digital tools into Open Data education effectively.
AB - With Open Data becoming more popular and more public bodies publishing their datasets, the need for educating prospective graduates on how they can use them has become prominent. This study examines the use of the Problem Based Learning (PBL) method and educational technologies to support the development of Open Data skills in university students. The study follows a Design Based Research approach and consists of three phases: a) examination of stakeholders’ needs, b) design of an Open Data module, and c) re-design of the module based on the outcomes of its first run. The data collected throughout the three phases come from various sources, namely interviews with practitioners, focus groups with students, and tutors’ reflection. The findings suggest that while the PBL method is suitable for Open Data education, special care should be taken to ensure that the potential of educational technologies is fully realised. The study concludes with design principles that aim to guide instructors on how they can incorporate the PBL method and digital tools into Open Data education effectively.
KW - Design based research
KW - Educational technologies
KW - Higher education
KW - Open data
KW - Problem-based learning
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85126729758&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10639-022-10995-9
DO - 10.1007/s10639-022-10995-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 35340533
VL - 27
SP - 8859
EP - 8882
JO - Education and Information Technologies
JF - Education and Information Technologies
SN - 1360-2357
IS - 6
ER -