Gurushala

An easy-to-use web-based video creation Tool for the classroom

We are currently in the demanding process of the digital transformation in schools. This includes two
major challenges. The first is the provision of the necessary hardware equipment and network
connectivity for students and teachers. The second challenge is to find well-designed integrated
software applications to support the learning processes inside and outside schools. We developed the
Ambient Learning Spaces (ALS) platform as a didactic infrastructure for schools. In comparison to
Learning Management Systems (LMS), ALS focuses on self-directed learning inside and outside
school. The pervasive ALS platform consists of multiple interrelated teaching and learning applications
(modules) that can be accessed through stationaries (e.g. PCs, multi-touch walls, dome projections)
and mobiles (e.g. wearables, smartphones, tablets). During the development of the ALS platform, we
studied how students and teachers can be enabled to create high quality media content with low effort.
In schools we observed that almost all students had access to mobile phones, which allow them to
record images, audio and video.