Stefan Weinbrenner, Jan Engler, Pouyan Fotouhi Tehrani, H. Hoppe
{"title":"Semantic Interpretation and Feedback for Digital Sketching Environments","authors":"Stefan Weinbrenner, Jan Engler, Pouyan Fotouhi Tehrani, H. Hoppe","doi":"10.1109/WMUTE.2012.54","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2012.54","url":null,"abstract":"Free-hand drawing of diagrams or sketches is a natural form of expression in a variety of learning settings. It is easily supported by tablets or tablet PCs. Often such sketches are the basis of reasoning processes, also in collaborative scenarios. Sketches can indicate misconceptions. Therefore it is desirable to support a semantic interpretation of sketches integrated with other parts of a learning environment or with an ITS. Our solution introduces a multi-agent architecture based on the blackboard paradigm. Inspired by the Cog Sketch system, it supports the introduction of user-defined \"glyphs\" as external representations of concepts, it provides a set of basic geometrical/topological primitives and allows for the addition of more domain-specific semantic relations.","PeriodicalId":118300,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education","volume":"76 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125919930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Mind Map-oriented Mobile Learning Approach to Promoting Creative Thinking Ability of Students in a Business Course","authors":"Gwo-jen Hwang, C. Wu, Iwen Huang, F. Kuo","doi":"10.1109/WMUTE.2012.60","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2012.60","url":null,"abstract":"Creativity is one of the major education reforms in the world nowadays. All advanced countries pay more attention on the inspiration of students' creative thinking ability. With the creative thinking ability, it is important to university students before entering the workplace. Thus, the study mainly proposed a learning model with mind mapping strategy embedded in mobile device for a business planning course. The research issue mainly investigates whether such a learning model could inspire students more creativity or not. 90 university students from Northern Taiwan are divided to two groups, an experimental group around 44 students adopting Mindtools embedded in mobile devices, while a control group around 46 students adopting conventional didactic instruction method. The research findings show that the proposed learning model could significantly promote students' creativity. Meanwhile, the students also gave positive and high feedback in the intention of mind mapping strategy. That is, the students agree to the benefit of the proposed learning model.","PeriodicalId":118300,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130461005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mathematics Assisted Instruction System of M/U-Learning Environment","authors":"Shu-Hsien Huang, Ting-Ting Wu, Hong-Ren Chen, Pei-Chen Yang, Yueh-Min Huang","doi":"10.1109/WMUTE.2012.72","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2012.72","url":null,"abstract":"Mathematics is considered the foundation of development in science, technology, and thought, and its practicality for life is also evident. If it is possible to use student daily life experiences as the focus, combining mathematics with gaming, to incorporate the game context into mathematics instruction, it would enhance student interest in learning mathematics. At the same time, this would cultivate student ability in problem-solving, lower student fear for mathematics, and enhance their learning motivation. The purpose of this study is to explore the context-based game-based interactive instructional media developed by this study. The classroom is combined with u-learning of real context-aware situated learning and post-class m-learning simulated learning, and this is used to explore differences in learning effects of second grade elementary school students in the addition and subtraction units in mathematics, and questionnaires are used to understand student views toward context-based game instruction.","PeriodicalId":118300,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129014343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integrating SMS Components into CSCL Scripts","authors":"Dan Kohen-Vacs, M. Ronen, Orna Bar-Ness","doi":"10.1109/WMUTE.2012.26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2012.26","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents an effort to enrich and expand the potential of CSCL scripts by combining different technologies. We introduce and describe a dedicated SMS-personal response system designed to support class activities and its integration with CeLS, an environment used to design and enact online collaboration scripts.","PeriodicalId":118300,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122675953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multimodal Analysis of Spatial Characteristics of a Real-world Learning Field","authors":"Masaya Okada, Masahiro Tada","doi":"10.1109/WMUTE.2012.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2012.12","url":null,"abstract":"Real-world learning is important because it encourages learners to obtain knowledge through various experiences. To increase the learning effects, it is necessary to analyze the diverse learning activities that occur in real-world learning and to develop workable strategies for learning support. Our viewpoint is that a real-world learning field is the key to promoting diverse learning interactions. Using the technologies of multimodal sensing and knowledge externalization, we propose a method to capture the time-series occurrence of real-world learning and to analyze the spatial characteristics of a learning field that draws out diverse intellectual interactions. Our data analysis found that each region in a learning field draws out different real-world learning. The analysis also showed that real-world knowledge is ubiquitously but unevenly distributed. Our method contributes toward discovering knowledge useful for learning support.","PeriodicalId":118300,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122742637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Designing Better Mobile Collaborative Laboratories for Ecology Field Work for Upper Secondary Schools","authors":"Daniel Spikol, N. Otero","doi":"10.1109/WMUTE.2012.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2012.20","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the next step in the iterative design process of a four-year project that explores how to use technology in the everyday ecology classroom for fieldwork. In order to proceed in making mobile science inquiries more accessible to the everyday teacher and to better understand how to design the final phases of the project we investigate how small groups of students' use new media tools to conceptualize science. The findings point to design implications that include the need to provide skills concerning the utilization of new media for small group teamwork along with more comprehensive inquiry tools for the learners to support mobile fieldwork.","PeriodicalId":118300,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131048395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Lin, C. Fulford, Curtis P. Ho, Ritsuko Iyoda, L. Ackerman
{"title":"Possibilities and Challenges in Mobile Learning for K-12 Teachers: A Pilot Retrospective Survey Study","authors":"M. Lin, C. Fulford, Curtis P. Ho, Ritsuko Iyoda, L. Ackerman","doi":"10.1109/WMUTE.2012.31","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2012.31","url":null,"abstract":"Many K-12 schools in the United States are now taking advantage of the ubiquitous presence of technology and deploying mobile devices in classrooms. Compounded with the necessity to meet the needs of today's students, who are growing and learning in the 21st century, teachers now face unique challenges and opportunities in adjusting their teaching in such a rapid changing time. Nevertheless, there has been very little research to date investigating the impact of mobile learning on teachers compared to that on students. The primary purpose of this pilot study is to examine changes in teachers' attitude, beliefs, and perceptions on teaching, learning, and mobile technology. Ten teachers completed four research tasks that facilitated them in gaining knowledge about mobile devices and mobile applications. Retrospective data indicated a positive shift in participating teachers' attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions during the research period. The findings of this study shed light on the current state of mobile learning in participating schools and provided insights into recommendations for future implementation. The current status of the second part of our mobile learning research project will also be shared.","PeriodicalId":118300,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education","volume":"95 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127540177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Application of Peer Review for Art Education: A Tablet PC Becomes a Language for Students Who are Hard of Hearing","authors":"M. Namatame, Noboru Matsuda","doi":"10.1109/WMUTE.2012.43","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2012.43","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reports on a classroom practice that focuses on the effectiveness of peer review in drawing picture education for hard-of-hearing students. We developed a peer review application for art in special education (PRAISE). PRAISE consists of a basic evaluation function and a direct comment function that has been implemented in a tablet PC. We followed up on 2 sets of 30 artworks over two years and compared the results of paper review and using our application. We found that the hard-of-hearing students enjoyed collaborative learning using the application. We proposed an improved design of the peer review application for art education that would be useful for hard-of-hearing students.","PeriodicalId":118300,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126563420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Lai, Horng-Yih Lai, Victor R.L. Shen, I Chang Tsai, Andy Chou
{"title":"The Evaluation of Two-Stage Mobile Learning Guidance of Math in an Elementary School","authors":"A. Lai, Horng-Yih Lai, Victor R.L. Shen, I Chang Tsai, Andy Chou","doi":"10.1109/WMUTE.2012.68","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2012.68","url":null,"abstract":"Learning guidance after class is an important activity in elementary school because it can help the students to improve their learning achievement. Traditional learning guidance is, however, tedious and unstructured due to its complexity and the burden on teachers. The purpose of this study is to propose a model of two-stage mobile learning guidance based on use of mobile computer devices and a cognition awareness mechanism. A mobile computer device offers a feasible tool for better learning guidance owing to its mobility and natural user interface. The study adopts the mobile device to assist the elementary school student to learn math and conducts an after-class learning guidance experiment to evaluate the suitability of the model.","PeriodicalId":118300,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115254332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using Procedural Scaffoldings to Enhance Group Discourse Levels in a Paper-plus-smartphone Learning Context","authors":"Hui-Wen Huang, Chih-Wei Wu, N. Chen","doi":"10.1109/WMUTE.2012.75","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WMUTE.2012.75","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of using procedural scaffoldings to enhance group discourse levels in a paper-plus-smart phone learning context. Sixty undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at a four-year university in southern Taiwan participated in this experimental study. All participants used built-in camera smart phones to learn new knowledge by scanning QR codes embedded in paper-based learning materials in this study. The researchers applied content analyses and a chi-square test to answer the research question. The findings indicated that participants in the experimental group expanded higher-order discourse levels than their counterparts in the control group.","PeriodicalId":118300,"journal":{"name":"2012 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education","volume":"112 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129425299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}