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

Pia Gebbing; Bijan Khosrawi-Rad; Timo Strohmann; Charlotte Windolf; Christoph Lattemann

doi:10.18690/um.fov.4.2023.13

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

Pia Gebbing
, Bijan Khosrawi-Rad
, Timo Strohmann
, Charlotte Windolf
, Christoph Lattemann

Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	36th Bled eConference : Digital Economy and Society: The Balancing Act for Digital Innovation in Times of Instability, BLED 2023 - Proceedings
Editors	Andreja Pucihar, Mirjana Kljajic Borstnar, Roger Bons, Roger Bons, Guido Ongena, Marikka Heikkila, Doroteja Vidmar
Number of pages	17
Publisher	University of Maribor Press
Publication date	2023
Pages	199-215
ISBN (Electronic)	9789612867515
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.18690/um.fov.4.2023.13
Publication status	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes
Event	36th Bled eConference, BLED 2023 - Bled, Slovenia Duration: 25.06.2023 → 28.06.2023

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Research areas and keywords

Bled eConference
design science research
education
virtual collaboration
virtual companionship
Business informatics

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Computer Science Applications
Management of Technology and Innovation
Computer Networks and Communications

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Gebbing, P., Khosrawi-Rad, B., Strohmann, T., Windolf, C., & Lattemann, C. (2023). A Virtual Companion for Lifelong Learning - Design Principles for Motivation, Social Learning, and Exam Preparation. In A. Pucihar, M. K. Borstnar, R. Bons, R. Bons, G. Ongena, M. Heikkila, & D. Vidmar (Eds.), 36th Bled eConference: Digital Economy and Society: The Balancing Act for Digital Innovation in Times of Instability, BLED 2023 - Proceedings (pp. 199-215). (36th Bled eConference: Digital Economy and Society: The Balancing Act for Digital Innovation in Times of Instability, BLED 2023 - Proceedings). University of Maribor Press. https://doi.org/10.18690/um.fov.4.2023.13

Gebbing, Pia ; Khosrawi-Rad, Bijan ; Strohmann, Timo et al. / A Virtual Companion for Lifelong Learning - Design Principles for Motivation, Social Learning, and Exam Preparation. 36th Bled eConference: Digital Economy and Society: The Balancing Act for Digital Innovation in Times of Instability, BLED 2023 - Proceedings. editor / Andreja Pucihar ; Mirjana Kljajic Borstnar ; Roger Bons ; Roger Bons ; Guido Ongena ; Marikka Heikkila ; Doroteja Vidmar. University of Maribor Press, 2023. pp. 199-215 (36th Bled eConference: Digital Economy and Society: The Balancing Act for Digital Innovation in Times of Instability, BLED 2023 - Proceedings).

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Gebbing, P, Khosrawi-Rad, B, Strohmann, T, Windolf, C & Lattemann, C 2023, A Virtual Companion for Lifelong Learning - Design Principles for Motivation, Social Learning, and Exam Preparation. in A Pucihar, MK Borstnar, R Bons, R Bons, G Ongena, M Heikkila & D Vidmar (eds), 36th Bled eConference: Digital Economy and Society: The Balancing Act for Digital Innovation in Times of Instability, BLED 2023 - Proceedings. 36th Bled eConference: Digital Economy and Society: The Balancing Act for Digital Innovation in Times of Instability, BLED 2023 - Proceedings, University of Maribor Press, pp. 199-215, 36th Bled eConference, BLED 2023, Bled, Slovenia, 25.06.23. https://doi.org/10.18690/um.fov.4.2023.13

A Virtual Companion for Lifelong Learning - Design Principles for Motivation, Social Learning, and Exam Preparation. / Gebbing, Pia; Khosrawi-Rad, Bijan; Strohmann, Timo et al.
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Gebbing P, Khosrawi-Rad B, Strohmann T, Windolf C, Lattemann C. A Virtual Companion for Lifelong Learning - Design Principles for Motivation, Social Learning, and Exam Preparation. In Pucihar A, Borstnar MK, Bons R, Bons R, Ongena G, Heikkila M, Vidmar D, editors, 36th Bled eConference: Digital Economy and Society: The Balancing Act for Digital Innovation in Times of Instability, BLED 2023 - Proceedings. University of Maribor Press. 2023. p. 199-215. (36th Bled eConference: Digital Economy and Society: The Balancing Act for Digital Innovation in Times of Instability, BLED 2023 - Proceedings). doi: 10.18690/um.fov.4.2023.13

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

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