Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion最新文献

{"title":"Exploring the Educational Affordances of Augmented Reality for Pupils with Moderate Learning Difficulties","authors":"G. Koutromanos, Eleni Mavromatidou, Christopher Tripoulas, Georgios Georgiadis","doi":"10.1145/3439231.3439250","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3439231.3439250","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to examine the potential educational affordances of Augmented Reality (AR) for pupils with Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD). Data was elicited from 25 teachers specialised in AR and Special Education. Qualitative data analysis revealed 10 affordances, related to the provision of in situ contextual information, individualised guidance, feedback and gamified experiences, as well as to learning object visualisation, interaction reinforcement, and the ability to obtain first-person view. Results also indicated three affordances not previously documented in the literature; namely, attention capturing, skill development efficiency and repeatability. These findings can contribute to a better understanding of the educational value of AR for pupils with MLD, in addition to providing researchers, AR developers and educators with information that was heretofore limited.","PeriodicalId":210400,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126332776","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":"Cognivitra: An Information Technology-Based Solution to Support Cognitive and Physical Training at Home","authors":"A. Martins, J. Quintas, L. Neves, Sérgio Sousa, V. Cruz, Joana Pais, David Benhsain, A. Callén, N. Rocha","doi":"10.1145/3439231.3439265","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3439231.3439265","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: this article focuses on an information technology-based application, the Cognivitra, to support cognitive and physical training (i.e., dual-task training), which can be done at home with supervision of a health care provider. Cognivitra aims to increase the number and duration of training sessions and to overcome restrictions imposed by the availability of human and physical health care resources, and the aim of the study reported by this article was the assessment of the respective functional prototype. Methods: an observational study was conducted to assess the functional prototype using a peer review approach. The prototype was exposed in a highly specialized event related to healthy and active ageing, and key stakeholders were invited to test it and share their insights, including expectation of use, perception of market value, suggestions for improvement and other comments. Results: the observational study was conducted with 57 specialists in information technology-based applications to support healthy and active ageing, with an average age of 41.5 years. The results indicate that most of the participants would use or suggest the utilization of Cognivitra. Moreover, the participants made positive comments and improvement suggestions that focused on the difficulty level, the system response performance, the intuitiveness of icons and instructions, the user interaction, and the exercise duration. Conclusion: in general participants considered that Cognivitra is a useful tool and may represent an added value for remote dual task training. Although the results of this study were very positive and encouraging, improvements should be implemented before starting tests with real users.","PeriodicalId":210400,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127066533","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":"Pedagogical Triangulations: from the online forum to the e-magazine: a praxiological experience about school and its actor during COVID19 confinement","authors":"Cristina Maria Palmeiro, Alexandra Maria Carneiro","doi":"10.1145/3439231.3440606","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3439231.3440606","url":null,"abstract":"The Pedagogical Triangulations – COVID19 school experiences: the journey emerged in the context of the international pandemic and the experience of online teaching (referred to as E@D) as a time to experiment, question and reinvent curricular practices of pedagogical differentiation. The initiative consisted of two activities: a) online forums “pedagogical Triangulations COVID19 – school experiences: the journey, for teachers (be they director, supervisors, coordinators…); and b) e-magazine Challenges [Desafios] – Trans_Formation Notebooks #32, “Pedagogical Triangulations – COVID!) school experiences: the journey – Memories, Stories and Students’ Time” dedicated only to works produced by K-12 students. It brought together educational actors around three objectives linked to pedagogical practices of inclusive differentiation in a logic of reflection – action – reflection. This article presents a first approach to the data collected in two digital media. A praxeology experienced in relation to the fulfilment of the mission of education for all emerges from the data, with all that is rooted in the most recent international framework.","PeriodicalId":210400,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114453448","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":"Safe and Sound Mobile Application: A solution for aid people with visual disabilities' mobility","authors":"Omer Can Eskicioglu, Muhammed Samil Ozer, Tânia Rocha, J. Barroso","doi":"10.1145/3439231.3440616","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3439231.3440616","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, the development of a mobile application, for people with visual disabilities, is presented. The solution allows assistance to easily walk outside and be warned from the obstacles that could appear. Specifically, the application alerts, with audio stimulus, the user for the incoming dangerous objects by identifying them at a certain distance, in real time, via the phone camera. It can be used with voice commands and/or manually, in two different ways. In addition, location information of frequently visited places can be saved, at any time, and the user can use the app's audible navigation service for his/her next visit. Also, this application can be used only with the mobile phone, without any additional hardware device. It was developed to be used on both IOS and Android platforms. A preliminary usability assessment has been made and the overall results appeared positive as it was showed 86% successful rate in user interaction. In future work, we will introduce improvements within the voice command system, also in the synchronization of the camera and navigation service, and provide an advanced model training to object detection.","PeriodicalId":210400,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127029238","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":"Word-Sense disambiguation system for text readability","authors":"Rodrigo Alarcón, Lourdes Moreno, Paloma Martínez","doi":"10.1145/3439231.3439257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3439231.3439257","url":null,"abstract":"People with cognitive, language and learning disabilities face accessibility barriers when reading texts with complex or specialized words. In order for these needs to be addressed, and in accordance with accessibility guidelines, it is beneficial to provide the definitions of complex words to the user. In this sense, human language can, at times, be ambiguous, and many words may be interpreted in multiple ways depending on the context. To offer a correct definition, it is often necessary to carry out Word Sense Disambiguation. In this paper, a system that is based on Natural Language Processing and Language Resources in the field of easy reading to provide a contextualized definition for a complex word is presented. An expert linguistic, specialized in easy reading and plain language, has evaluated the Word Sense Disambiguation system. This research work is part of the EASIER project that offers an accessible platform to provide users with the easiest possible Spanish text to understand and read.","PeriodicalId":210400,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130422047","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":"The Design of New Digital Resources of Personalized Support of Reading Skills for Novice Readers and Children with Dyslexia: A Presentation of the iRead Software Linguistic Domain Models: New Digital Resources of Personalized Reading Support","authors":"Maria Mastropavlou, V. Zakopoulou, Theophano Christou, Michaela Nerantzini, M. Lekakou","doi":"10.1145/3439231.3439279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3439231.3439279","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the current paper is to present and discuss the development, structure, content, and use of a flexible, scalable and cost-effective cloud-based software system used in the iRead project.The iRead Project (Infrastructure and Integrated Tools for Personalized Learning of Reading Skills) aimed to offer personalized learning services to novice readers and students with reading difficulties or dyslexia by developing an integrated supportive tool for tablets, the iRead software, which includes a set of educational applications, like mini-games, an e-reader and a text classifier. iRead is built and operates around a comprehensive knowledge base, which includes a structured and detailed model of linguistic content that is essential to reading development, the domain model. iRead Domain models are essential for the operation of all iRead apps and were designed to provide personalized learning support to students with dyslexia by enabling each app to select linguistic content based on the particular learning needs of each student. The sophisticated and thorough structure and linguistic content of the iRead domain models, along with the ability of iRead to adapt to students’ needs, constitute unique features that render iRead innovative.","PeriodicalId":210400,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122015981","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":"Digital Learning Objects Support Grade-Aligned Physics Instruction For High School Students With Mild Intellectual Disability: DLOs in Physics instruction for students with MID","authors":"Georgia Iatraki, Panos Mallidis-Malessas, T. Mikropoulos","doi":"10.1145/3439231.3439267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3439231.3439267","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of digital learning objects (DLOs) on Physics knowledge improvement for three students with mild intellectual disability in a high school setting. A multiple probe across participants design was used to examine the effectiveness of the intervention. The results indicated a functional relation between the intervention and the correct answers in Physics probes. The study highlighted the positive effects of the use of the DLOs instruction to teach Physics content to students with mild intellectual disability. Implications for practice and suggestions for future research are also discussed.","PeriodicalId":210400,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116377183","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":"CovidSense: A Smartphone-based Initiative for Fighting COVID-19 Spreading","authors":"Georgios Tsoumalis, Zafeirios N. Bampos, A. Papazoglou, D. Iakovakis, S. Hadjidimitriou, G. Apostolidis, V. Charisis, H. F. Jelinek, A. Khandoker, K. Khalaf, E. Damiani, L. Hadjileontiadis","doi":"10.1145/3439231.3439275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3439231.3439275","url":null,"abstract":"Coronavirus Disease COVID-19 is a new strain of coronavirus, first identified in clusters with pneumonia-like symptoms with manifestation mainly of fever (>37.8oC), runny nose, dry cough, anosmia, loss of taste, and fatigue. Testing for COVID-19 can be carried out on samples obtained by various methods, including nasopharyngeal swab or sputum sample. Results are generally available within a few hours to one day. Taking into consideration the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic impact (more than 35.500.000 incidences and more than 1.000.000 deaths so far), it is clear that there is an immediate need to devise an effective tool that can be used both at the hospital and home sites to provide a reliable risk index of confronting COVID-19. Here, the potentialities of a smartphone-based app, namely CovidSense, that could provide a reliable COVID-19 risk index to the user before performing any relevant clinical test, monitor his/her symptoms and provide guidance for further actions are presented. CovidSense is a holistic approach for COVID-19 risk assessment that captures both the status of the respiratory system, via acquisition and AI-based analysis of breathing and coughing sounds, along with the Autonomic Nervus System/Immune System status, via the capturing and analysis of the Heart Rate Variability. The analytical description and functionality of the CovidSense included here manifests the usefulness of such approach in continuous symptoms monitoring, allowing people with early symptoms, quarantined and sensitive groups, such as older adults and patients with comorbidities, to become active participants in the effort of fighting the spread of COVID-19, by monitoring their status and get engaged in appropriate preventative actions. CovidSense paves the way for solutions using technological artifacts, such as smartphones, to foster inclusiveness and joint efforts in successfully addressing global health problems, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.","PeriodicalId":210400,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114454657","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":"EI-Edurobot: a new proposal for empathy training through robotics","authors":"T. Bratitsis, Dimitris Ziouzios, M. Dasygenis, A. Alevriadou","doi":"10.1145/3439231.3439268","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3439231.3439268","url":null,"abstract":"Empathy is a multi-level phenomenon, referring to the ability of an individual to understand or feel what another experiences. It is a fundamental element of Education, but also of Special and Inclusive education. On the other hand, educational robotics which generally refers to teaching with the utilization of programmable devices, has gained huge momentum nowadays in educational research. This paper aims at highlighting the significance of empathy and empathy training in typical, special and inclusive education. Furthermore, the lack of approaches for active empathy training are highlighted through a brief literature review. This leads to the formation of a new proposal for an Educational Robot which will be used for empathy education via realistic simulations in real classroom settings, mainly in Early Childhood and Primary Education. Indicative lesson plans are be presented.","PeriodicalId":210400,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117297081","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":"Smartphone-based Biofeedback Games for Shielding of Immune System against COVID-19: The CovidShield Game Suite design approach","authors":"S. Dias, Pedro Silva, Ilias Chrysovergis, V. Charisis, Georgios Tsoumalis, Zafeirios N. Bampos, A. Papazoglou, D. Iakovakis, S. Hadjidimitriou, L. Hadjileontiadis, H. F. Jelinek","doi":"10.1145/3439231.3439276","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3439231.3439276","url":null,"abstract":"Game-based biofeedback applications on smartphone devices can be played anywhere, giving users, at the same time, a tangible and real-time external measure of their behavior/response. The CovidShield Game Suite (CGS) design process approach presented here, as part of the CovidShield project, introduces a holistic interactive approach to shield the human immune system against COVID-19, by targeting optimal control of all the relevant factors, i.e., physical and mental, in an unobtrusive, gamified and user friendly, low-cost way, allowing for personalization and adaptation to each user's physiological and mental profile. From the methodological point of view, to facilitate the visualization of the constructed breathing game-scenarios, the storyboarding technique was adopted. Overall, the realization of the CGS sets the basis for establishing a holistic framework that could improve and/or change the quality of life of the user/player by following the learning process of breathing patterns that the CGS can offer.","PeriodicalId":210400,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124743808","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}