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Auflistung nach Autor:in "Abdelkafi, Nizar"

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  • Konferenzbeitrag
    The open school vision – for more openness at universities
    (INFORMATIK 2010. Service Science – Neue Perspektiven für die Informatik. Band 1, 2010) Abdelkafi, Nizar; Bartl, Michael; Füller, Johann; Ihl, Christoph; Rieger, Markus
    This paper introduces the open school concept, which aims to strengthen the openness of the university to its students. In an open school, students do not take a passive role as service consumers; they are active members of their university. Though the open school reflects a new mindset in higher education, it uses available technologies. The web-based platform for Crowd Sourcing, IDEANET, is an adequate system to support universities in launching an open school project. Three case studies conducted at German higher education institutions demonstrate the feasibility of the concept and show that students are willing to make contributions. Grades and promises from the university's side to actually implement students' best ideas can be used as reward mechanisms. In some circumstances, however, the use of grades can raise some conflicts.
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    Towards open school: how to organize innovation contests with students?
    (INFORMATIK 2011 – Informatik schafft Communities, 2011) Abdelkafi, Nizar
    This paper deals with open school, a new concept in higher education. Open school describes a new form of co-creation with students who become active contributors and knowledge producers at the university. To involve students appropriately in an open school environment, innovation contests provide a suitable solution approach; they enable students to work collaboratively on a set of different tasks and activities. However, innovation contests with students should be designed adequately, in order for the open school concept to achieve its objectives. A framework with eight design elements shows the main dimensions that must be taken into account when organizing innovation contests with students. The settings of two innovation contests initiated at the University of Leipzig are compared against each other by using this framework. These settings reveal advantages, but also problems that should be solved in the future.