{"title":"Using a Programming MOOC as an Admission Mechanism for CS","authors":"Merilin Säde, Reelika Suviste","doi":"10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00019","url":null,"abstract":"MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) can be beneficial to universities in different ways. One use case of MOOC is to implement it in admission procedures. Our university offers an opportunity to study Computer Science (CS) to those students who have previous experience in programming based on the MOOC “Introduction to Programming” organized by the university. In this paper, we investigate differences in study outcomes between students who applied for a study right using this programming MOOC and students who used the traditional application method. The results demonstrate that, overall, MOOC and non-MOOC students’ learning outcomes do not differ, but MOOC students’ performance in mathematics is lower than that of non-MOOC students. However, we argue that using a programming MOOC as an admission mechanism for the CS curriculum is beneficial for the university.","PeriodicalId":153823,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130607165","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":"Improving Research Skills with Lean-Agile-based Instruction : Lean-Agile led, Analytics oriented platform for flexible, self-regulated, inclusive learning","authors":"Geetha Paulmani","doi":"10.1109/ICALT49669.2020.00122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT49669.2020.00122","url":null,"abstract":"To achieve better research outcomes, all countries, especially the developing countries, focus on improvement in the research skills of the academia, in particular that of novice students. Research Methods (RM) course is the common first step whereby students gain their initial skills in designing, conducting and reporting research. This research aims to significantly improve the way Research Methods course is taught in higher education settings. As part of this research, this study investigates the following research questions. First, can Lean-Agile practices infused in a Research Methods course help improve the research skills? Second, if so, what kind of customization is needed to make it a) acceptable to the Student Researchers (SRs) and Research Supervisors (RSs), and b) measurable and suitable for learning Research Methods? Finally, is there an additive causal influence on learning efficiency from Lean-Agile methods and Self-regulated learning methods? This research has designed an online educational platform for a Research Methods (RM) course that is infused with novel pedagogical approach / processes, to scaffold their learning processes with analytical solutions and interactive visualizations. The first iteration of this Design Science Research (DSR) commenced with a survey of SRs and RSs in a young university in India, as part of the Relevance Cycle; As part of Rigor Cycle, Systematic & Explorative Literature reviews are underway. Design Cycle to build an MVP based on survey inputs is also in progress; Evaluation Cycle is being planned. This DC paper elaborates on these research processes and identifies a few challenges facing a DSR-based approach.","PeriodicalId":153823,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128938320","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}
Tapani Toivonen, I. Jormanainen, J. Kahila, M. Tedre, Teemu Valtonen, Henriikka Vartiainen
{"title":"Co-Designing Machine Learning Apps in K–12 With Primary School Children","authors":"Tapani Toivonen, I. Jormanainen, J. Kahila, M. Tedre, Teemu Valtonen, Henriikka Vartiainen","doi":"10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00099","url":null,"abstract":"Artificial intelligence and machine learning are making their ways rapidly to K–12 education. Google Teachable Machine, powered by convolutional neural networks, provides an easy-to-use yet powerful tool for classification tasks. We conducted a series of co-design workshops with primary school children, where they explored and designed their own machine learning powered applications with Google Teachable Machine. Our results show that Google Teachable Machine is a feasible tool for K–12 education. The trained machine learning models are lightweight and computationally efficient, and the applications are usable even with low-end mobile devices. The students and teachers appreciated the multidisciplinary and inclusive workshop, which supports development of transversal competencies in accordance to the national primary school curriculum.","PeriodicalId":153823,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125509683","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":"XMDD as Key Enabling Technology for Integration of Large scale eLearning Based on NRENs","authors":"Salim Saay, T. Margaria","doi":"10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00020","url":null,"abstract":"National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) are developed to provide access and collaboration between educational organizations. Single-Sign-On (SSO) applications such as eduGAIN are used in the pan European research and education network (GÉANT) and Shibboleth is used in the Internet2 NRENs in the United States. However, the lack of data integration between many eLearning systems is still a challenge in the NREN domain. We address systematic data integration between large-scale eLearning systems by designing and prototyping an eLearning broker. The NREN eLearning architecture considers the strategies and policies of collaboration parties. We apply the eXtreme Model-Driven Development (XMDD) paradigm, using the DIME low-code development environment for data modeling, process modeling, interface modeling and prototyping. The motivating case study is the Afghanistan Research and Educational Network (AfgREN).","PeriodicalId":153823,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123019901","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":"Improving Learning by Imitation in Online Courses using Memorization, Learning by Doing and Lecture Architecture for Naive Programmers","authors":"Siddharth Srivastava, Shalini Lamba, T. Prabhakar","doi":"10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00064","url":null,"abstract":"Learning by Imitation (LBI) is the most natural way of learning natural languages. The designers of online courses focus on approaches like learning by doing, adaptive learning, and so on for designing online education systems like Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) and Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS). They don’t consider LBI as an essential parameter while designing courses and MOOC/ITS for naive programmers. The purpose of this research is to arrive at a framework that helps in designing pedagogically effective MOOC/ITS for naive programmers which reflects LBI approach. We conducted an online survey where 130 students participated. Online lectures were designed using our reference framework. A desktop App was developed for naive programmers allowing them to code at different levels of abstractions. The Lectures plus App provides a learning environment reflecting LBI. We conducted pre and post-tests and found a remarkable increase in programming performance of these participants.","PeriodicalId":153823,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121451190","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 Peer Assessment in conjunction with Project-Based Learning: A Comparative Study","authors":"Gabriel Badea, E. Popescu","doi":"10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00119","url":null,"abstract":"Peer assessment is a valuable approach in education, which can increase students’ engagement and foster critical thinking and reflection. In this paper we investigate the potential of peer assessment for project-based learning settings, by means of a comparative case study. More specifically, we analyze and compare the outcomes and experiences of the students in two similar scenarios: one course where the peer assessment activity is compulsory and one course where it is optional. A dedicated peer assessment platform, called LearnEval, is used in both cases, which supports the teacher in configuring and monitoring the process and the students in reviewing peers’ work and visualizing their activity and personal scores. We provide a description of the project settings and compare the unfolding and results of the two studies; we analyze the involvement and reviewing skills of the students, as well as their subjective appraisal of the learning experience. Our study adds to the body of literature on peer assessment, while the lessons learned can prove useful for the practitioners in devising and refining their instructional scenarios.","PeriodicalId":153823,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124501440","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":"Facilitating online cross-cultural learning project with speech-enabled language translation technology","authors":"R. Shadiev, Narzikul Shadiev, M. Fayziev","doi":"10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00072","url":null,"abstract":"An online cross-cultural learning project was implemented in this study. High school students from China and Uzbekistan participated in the project and an online learning environment was created. The participants communicated and exchanged culture-related information with each other to learn culture and traditions of their partners. To address the language gap (i.e. the participants had no language in common), speech-enabled language translation technology was employed: when a student spoke in her native language, the technology translated speech content into her partner’s native language. We explored whether the cross-cultural learning project supported by speech-enabled language translation technology could facilitate cross-cultural understanding of the participants. In addition, the participants’ perceptions of the technology were investigated. The results demonstrated that cross-cultural learning took place and the participants had positive perceptions of the technology. We suggest, based on our results, that educators and researchers may consider our approach for their future online cross-cultural learning projects.","PeriodicalId":153823,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)","volume":"220 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132725763","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":"Personalised Learning Design in Moodle","authors":"K. Papanikolaou, Maria Boubouka","doi":"10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00024","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we explore the affordances of learning management systems like Moodle for the learning design of personalized courses. To this end, results from an empirical study with thirty-eight (38) student-teachers attending a postgraduate course on technology enhanced distance learning, are presented. Initially students used a dedicated Learning Design tool to design personalized courses and then they implemented them in Moodle. Various data sources have been analyzed such as courses created by the students, students’ perceptions on the learning design experience and a self-assessment TPACK questionnaire. The results provide evidence about the potential of the proposed approach in cultivating students’ ability in efficiently integrating technology and personalization in e-learning. Finally, strengths of Learning Design tools and Moodle in supporting the design of personalized courses as well as future goals for their development are discussed.","PeriodicalId":153823,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115895270","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":"Effects of Augmented Reality Assisted Learning Materials on Students’ Learning Outcomes","authors":"Pei-Shan Tsai, Jie-Cun Chen","doi":"10.1109/ICALT49669.2020.00104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT49669.2020.00104","url":null,"abstract":"This study explored the effects of augmented reality (AR) on students’ learning outcomes. The participants of this study were 66 seventh-grade senior high school students from two classes in northern Taiwan. A quasi-experimental design with a control group (problem-based learning; PBL) and an experimental group (PBL with AR) was utilized. The results showed that the students who learned with the PBL and AR-assisted learning materials performed better than those who used the PBL approach in terms of answering questions that required their cognitive abilities of knowledge and comprehension, which are identified as lower cognitive ability.","PeriodicalId":153823,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123590275","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}