{"title":"The Online Mathematics Diagnostic Tool for Transformative Learning in the Pacific","authors":"B. Sharma, A. Fonolahi, Akeshnil Bali, S. Narayan","doi":"10.4018/978-1-5225-6136-1.CH005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6136-1.CH005","url":null,"abstract":"With advances in information and communication technology, students can be educated from anywhere at any time at their own pace. Students of the 21st century have different learning expectations. These expectations require the design of smart learning environments to ensure more effective and adaptive learning. This chapter essays an introduction to a new educational tool developed on the Moodle platform by The University of the South Pacific to bridge gaps in mathematics knowledge and skills as students' transit from secondary to tertiary education. The tool, known as the Online Mathematics Diagnostic Tool (OMDT), is an intelligent system which provides online tests and automates personalized remediation. This chapter will include the reasons why this diagnostic tool has been developed for the Pacific region students aspiring for tertiary education. It will also discuss why the tool is considered as a smart learning environment (SLE) and how it ensures effective learning of mathematics.","PeriodicalId":158867,"journal":{"name":"Cases on Smart Learning Environments","volume":"85 8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123069961","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":"Smart Lesson Planning Environments for Deeper Learning","authors":"S. Al-Furaih","doi":"10.4018/978-1-5225-6136-1.CH009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6136-1.CH009","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter is related to pre-service teachers preparing to teach in Kuwait public schools. Pre-service teachers were enrolled in an instructional technology course related to how to integrate emerging technologies, especially Web 2.0 tools, in their teaching. This course emphasized the connection between theory and practice reinforcing the process of how pre-service teachers smartly think about using web tools as means to enable them to experience deeper thinking when creating their lesson plans. This deeper thinking process will prepare them to transfer their gained experience into their actual teaching field. A conceptual model combining 7P-ILD with ASSURE model aided the design of the smart lesson planning environment. This design enables pre-service teachers to create innovative lesson ideas in the cloud environment. The lesson ideas and tools that were used to engage deeper learning enabled pre-service teachers to share their ideas with a wider audience and at the same time allowed the wider audience to assimilate these ideas into their own lesson structures.","PeriodicalId":158867,"journal":{"name":"Cases on Smart Learning Environments","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128798085","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 an Intelligent Virtual Laboratory Using Intelligent Agent Technology","authors":"Saima Munawar, Saba K. Toor, Muhammad Hamid","doi":"10.4018/978-1-5225-6136-1.CH018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6136-1.CH018","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter examines virtual laboratories and describes a design architecture of an intelligent lab companion (ILC) agent for intelligent virtual laboratories (IVL). A virtual laboratory is a stimulating aspect in spreading practical education based on online web experimentation in distance and blended education. It can facilitate and improve the practical and investigation learning of students.","PeriodicalId":158867,"journal":{"name":"Cases on Smart Learning Environments","volume":"158 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128345452","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":"Educational Robotics in Smart Learning","authors":"S. Venkataraman, S. Sharma","doi":"10.4018/978-1-5225-6136-1.CH014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6136-1.CH014","url":null,"abstract":"Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are the key courses for the students in the 21st century. There are several teaching approaches to improve the average scores in STEM education. Involvement of robots in the teaching-learning process plays an important role to transform and enhance the learning process. The technological advancement helps the students to translate the typical mathematics and science concept into real-word applications. In this chapter, some concepts of STEM have been implemented with the help of Bioloid educational robots. The educational robotics enhance the academic achievement of the students. The programming of the BioLoid robots is carried out using RoboPlus software, and the outcomes of the concrete mathematics concepts are shown physically.","PeriodicalId":158867,"journal":{"name":"Cases on Smart Learning Environments","volume":"98 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121164521","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":"Sa'i Smart Library Learning Lab","authors":"Sarah Almarzooqi","doi":"10.4018/978-1-5225-6136-1.CH017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6136-1.CH017","url":null,"abstract":"Nationally, schools are unable to cope with the increasing demands imposed upon the teachers and students as the learning systems have not changed. On the other hand, there is an increasing need for librarians to assist curriculum needs in schools and the national education agenda of UAE, of having human talents who are knowledge creators, have sufficient 21st century skills, lifelong learning habits, positive beliefs and behaviors, and knowledge and skills related to STREAM as well as a holistic personality. The role of public libraries could be extended further to work closely with schools in a systemic way that enables both entities to reach another milestone. Schools can establish another supportive educational after-school system to empower teachers and students. A more extensive and rigorous as well as controlled system that all stakeholders, teachers, and parents could share to provide the opportunity for students to be effective knowledge-contributors is planned and shared in this chapter.","PeriodicalId":158867,"journal":{"name":"Cases on Smart Learning Environments","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121168274","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 Smart Trajectory Model for Teacher Training","authors":"Elena E. Merzon, E. Galimullina, E. Ljubimova","doi":"10.4018/978-1-5225-6136-1.CH010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6136-1.CH010","url":null,"abstract":"The chapter deals with the model of the trajectory of training teachers and a new approach to constructing a smart learning environment. The authors present a scheme of the smart trajectory, which outlines new approaches towards teaching students. The role of using interactive activity-based smart components is shown. The chapter depicts the results of the approbation of the model. The approbation revealed that the use of the smart trajectory allows to develop analytical competences, the skills of problem solving, creativity, the capacity to communicate with teams, groups, and individuals. The result of building up the smart trajectory consists in the creation of multi-format and personified educational space in an interactive environment enabling a person to study at any time and anywhere getting free access to content around the world.","PeriodicalId":158867,"journal":{"name":"Cases on Smart Learning Environments","volume":"233 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133447394","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":"Infusing 21st Century Skills in a Smart Learning Environment for Secondary Mathematics Classrooms","authors":"S. Warner","doi":"10.4018/978-1-5225-6136-1.CH007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6136-1.CH007","url":null,"abstract":"The main objective of this chapter is to demonstrate how an instructional model, 2T2C, was used to infuse 21st century skills in the teaching of secondary school mathematics using a smart learning environment (SLE). It was imperative that cooperative and collaborating learning methodologies were included in the teaching model to ensure peer/teacher interaction to enhance student communication, the infusion of high-order thinking skills to guarantee that students can solve real-world problems and think at higher cognitive levels, the introduction of self-efficacy sessions to ensure that all students have the confidence and self-esteem to believe and have the self-assurance to solve mathematical real-world problems and take responsibility for their own learning, and the infusion of technology as a resource in the teaching and learning process: hence, 2T2C (thinking, technology, communication, and confidence). The scenarios presented highlighted the need for communication, high-level cognitive objectives, multiple evaluation practices, and thinking as key to the learning process.","PeriodicalId":158867,"journal":{"name":"Cases on Smart Learning Environments","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123035391","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":"Disrupting Learning of Statistics","authors":"Lucia-Marie Ganendran","doi":"10.4018/978-1-5225-6136-1.CH004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6136-1.CH004","url":null,"abstract":"Saudi Arabia, with its deeply conservative yet rapidly changing society, has adopted an ambitious blueprint for the future in Vision 2030. One of its goals is to increase women's participation in the workforce from 22% to 30%. This case study focused on Saudi female undergraduates undertaking an introductory statistics course. With an emphasis on disruption and smart learning, the author created interventions and tracked changes in attitudes and perceptions of students towards statistics from the beginning to the end of the course. Reusable online resources in the form of a series of content and problem-solving videos were introduced as the semester progressed. At the same time, an appreciative inquiry approach was used to foster a positive change environment. An online forum was created to encourage student discussion and feedback throughout the semester, and anonymous course evaluations were conducted at the end of course. Qualitative and quantitative results are presented here.","PeriodicalId":158867,"journal":{"name":"Cases on Smart Learning Environments","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122158704","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":"Educators' Roles in Creating Smart Learning Environments for Emiratis in Tertiary Education","authors":"Lana Hiasat, Anthony J. Pollitt","doi":"10.4018/978-1-5225-6136-1.CH015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6136-1.CH015","url":null,"abstract":"Smart learning environments for the Emirati learners are defined as a combination of blended learning and experiential learning approaches to create joyful educational environments. The current case study is an investigation into what generation Y of Emirati learners in one of the largest tertiary educational institutions in the United Arab Emirates consider joyful learning. The case study was based on mixed method surveys of educators and students. The case study investigation resulted in four important recommendations for creating smart learning environments where context and situated learning are essential considerations for mindful teaching and learning.","PeriodicalId":158867,"journal":{"name":"Cases on Smart Learning Environments","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125270841","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":"Cabot Science Library","authors":"Joanna Huang, Anu Vedantham","doi":"10.4018/978-1-5225-6136-1.CH016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6136-1.CH016","url":null,"abstract":"Cabot Science Library has transformed from a traditional collections-based science library into an innovative hub for collaborative learning support. This chapter examines how a well-designed space and technology promotes effective learning and documents how Cabot functions as a smart learning environment. The interplay between a physical and digital environment at Cabot Science Library emphasizes learner mobility and engagement, collaboration, and discovery, enabling knowledge creation and sharing.","PeriodicalId":158867,"journal":{"name":"Cases on Smart Learning Environments","volume":"572 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132044634","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}