{"title":"ETAM towards ICT teaching and learning studio for interactive learning in Information and Communication Technology","authors":"W. Alenazy, Z. Chaczko","doi":"10.1109/ITHET.2017.8067825","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2017.8067825","url":null,"abstract":"Recent advances in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have stimulated the need for adaptation of new models of teaching and learning in educational institutions. Since the beginning, the use of technology in education has gained a lot of attention and has been applied to many areas in the academic domain. The introduction of ICT has motivated scholars to find out how various ICT tools could be deployed and efficiently used. Due to rapid changes in ICT, an extended TAM (ETAM) has been developed to highlight the demand for using advanced ICT tools in the education process. The idea is to support the acceptance of technology implementations by modifying the conventional model with the pre-acknowledgement of additional elements that reflect the state of art technological advances. These additional factors aim to increase the motivation acceptance levels by instructors and students alike towards ICT teaching and learning studio style.","PeriodicalId":213786,"journal":{"name":"2017 16th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128344004","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}
Carlo Giampietro, Z. Chaczko, M. D. L. Villefromoy, R. Braun
{"title":"A new strategy for higher education and training: Peer support system for practical laboratories","authors":"Carlo Giampietro, Z. Chaczko, M. D. L. Villefromoy, R. Braun","doi":"10.1109/ITHET.2017.8067826","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2017.8067826","url":null,"abstract":"One of the many challenges facing practical student workshops is the proliferation of rapid prototyping and similar technologies. 3D printers have enabled students to take ideas and concepts further than ever before and sometimes to completion. The only limitations at this stage are the materials available for the manufacture of components and prototypes on 3D printers. Traditional manufacturing processes like fabrication and machining are still sometimes required to complete projects. This has seen a greater demand and workload for traditional machine shops and trades people. Some of the manufacturing work has to still be completed by skilled experienced trade's people but some of the simpler less complex machining and fabrication tasks could be easily completed by unskilled students with basic training and minimal supervision. We needed to come up with a system that provided students access to industrial fabrication and machining equipment in a safe and productive environment. The peer support system provides a framework enabling students with little or no machine operating skills to safely access industrial equipment with minimal staff, supervision and danger of injury. This paper is a justification of these concepts, interest, approaches, and practices of the peers support framework and philosophy.","PeriodicalId":213786,"journal":{"name":"2017 16th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)","volume":"91 11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128774297","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}
Maria Isabel Giusti Moreira, A. C. R. Costa, M. Aguiar
{"title":"A legislation-oriented VLE-MAS system applied to MOODLE","authors":"Maria Isabel Giusti Moreira, A. C. R. Costa, M. Aguiar","doi":"10.1109/ITHET.2017.8067788","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2017.8067788","url":null,"abstract":"The Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) are considered virtual sites that have a vast amount of resources that allow it to host courses that occur as Distance Education (EaD in Portuguese) or blended mode, favoring communication between the actors involved in these arrangements. Assign Artificial Intelligence to VLEs using Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) is a way to facilitate the learning process. By analyzing the state of the art of existing VLEs today, it can be seen that they all work as tools to aid students, but none works the management aspects of distance education supporting legislation. Therefore, this article presents a model and VLE-MAS integration system that can make the VLE able to assist managers of distance education in their tasks incorporating legislation representation. In addition, this system will work in an evolutionary way where the machine-learning method called the nearest neighbors algorithm will be applied to help the dead-time warning mechanism.","PeriodicalId":213786,"journal":{"name":"2017 16th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131374460","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":"Drying process management laboratory with remote access","authors":"N. Valov, I. Valova","doi":"10.1109/ITHET.2017.8067800","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2017.8067800","url":null,"abstract":"This article describes a remote lab for fruit and vegetable drying, and discusses feedback from students who used the lab in their training. A major conclusion of the survey was that there is interest in the remote laboratory because it provides practical experience in the training of an automation and control engineer. It can be concluded that the remote laboratory has a positive effect on the students' perception and understanding of the real manufacturing process.","PeriodicalId":213786,"journal":{"name":"2017 16th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127691767","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":"Applying the Marshmallow Challenge in a research methods course: Lessons learned","authors":"Hend Suliman Al-Khalifa","doi":"10.1109/ITHET.2017.8067793","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2017.8067793","url":null,"abstract":"The way research methods course has been taught across disciplines was a combination of hands-on experience and research activities. The applied activities came in different forms such as conducting literature review, applying peer review, writing papers, etc. In class activities, which are outside the silo of research methods, are not widely popular. The activity in mind is the “Marshmallow Challenge” which gained popularity in domains such as Management, yet it has not been reported to be used in research methods courses. In this paper we report our experience in applying the “Marshmallow Challenge” in a research methods course taught to master students of Information Technology degree and discuss the lessons learned from this experience.","PeriodicalId":213786,"journal":{"name":"2017 16th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133695630","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 media-based context-aware recommender systems for learning: A conceptual framework","authors":"Mohammed Hassan, Mohamed Hamada","doi":"10.1109/ITHET.2017.8067805","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2017.8067805","url":null,"abstract":"Modern technologies have been greatly employed to support teachers and learners for facilitating teaching and learning processes. Recommender systems (RSs) for technology-enhanced learning (TEL) are among those new technologies that have been researched extensively within the past few years. This is because RSs for TEL are intelligent decision support systems that assist internet users in finding suitable learning objects that might match their preferences on the kinds of materials they could require to enhanced their learning activities. However, most of the existing RSs for learning used traditional techniques (2-dimensional user × item, techniques) to recommend learning objects to users without considering the contexts in which the recommendation should be made. Those contexts could be the geographical locations, the level of education, the time of the day or week, their learning preferences, and so on. This paper proposed a conceptual framework of smart media-based context-aware RSs for learning that could consider the learning preferences of users as a context for making accurate and usable recommendations. The proposed system was designed to run on smart devices for learners to test and know their learning styles and receive learning object recommendations according to their learning preferences. The paper contains the conceptualization of the framework and the details of the design and implementation procedure.","PeriodicalId":213786,"journal":{"name":"2017 16th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134589694","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":"Enhancing interactiveness of problem-based programming course using anonymous chatting service","authors":"Ji-Yong Yang, Changbeom Choi","doi":"10.1109/ITHET.2017.8067828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2017.8067828","url":null,"abstract":"The interaction between educators and students is important in education. The dynamic interaction between instructor and students in the curriculum, from simple knowledge transfer classes to active Problem-Based Learning classes, is a success in education. Therefore, many educators are making various efforts to encourage student participation. However, in a vertical and conservative culture, class participation is low despite many efforts. Therefore, this study introduces teaching method that utilizes the anonymity of commercial chat service as a way to increase student participation in conservative culture. The anonymity-based method proposed in this study enables commercial chatting service to participate in the learning process anytime and anywhere, and provides an environment in which students can freely ask questions with anonymity. Students can actively interact with other students through chatting service with anonymity, which reduces the teaching overload of professors and assistants. In this paper, we propose a method to draw not only the interaction between the students and the educator but also the interaction among the students by using the chat service which can ask anonymous questions in the educational environment. The case study covers the results of applying this method to real lessons and introduces the pros and cons of the proposed method and future research.","PeriodicalId":213786,"journal":{"name":"2017 16th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130302121","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":"Rethinking the conventional learning paradigm towards MOOC based flipped classroom learning","authors":"F. Dalipi, Arianit Kurti, K. Zdravkova, L. Ahmedi","doi":"10.1109/ITHET.2017.8067791","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2017.8067791","url":null,"abstract":"The recent proliferation of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) has initiated a plethora of research endeavors revolving around new pedagogical methods in higher education. Integrating MOOCs in blended learning can be beneficial in different ways for both learners and instructors. In this position paper, we aim to provide a brief and comprehensive review about the challenges that higher education institutions in Macedonia and Kosovo face while coping with the new trends of flexible or blended learning. Moreover, after describing some real cases of MOOC based flipped classroom learning, we also provide some recommendations in order to enhance and enrich learning experience by employing innovative pedagogies.","PeriodicalId":213786,"journal":{"name":"2017 16th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124937530","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":"Learning data engineering: Creating IoT apps using the node-RED and the RPI technologies","authors":"Z. Chaczko, R. Braun","doi":"10.1109/ITHET.2017.8067827","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2017.8067827","url":null,"abstract":"This paper demonstrates the suitability and the practicality of using the advanced open source tools such as the Raspberry Pi and the Node-RED for teaching and learning in the Internet of Things (IOT) subject within a newly created major of Data Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and IT at University of Technology, Sydney. Understanding and practicing of the Internet of Things largely depend on the high availability of tools, their low cost, and ease of use that can accelerate learning processes. This paper demonstrates relatively uncomplicated practical lab exercises involving the Raspberry Pi hardware, firmware and the Node-RED programming environment that students can execute to stimulate their learning, understanding of the Internet of Things technology and acquire fundamental data engineering skills.","PeriodicalId":213786,"journal":{"name":"2017 16th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129855535","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":"Bring your own device (BYOD): Students perception — Privacy issues: A new trend in education?","authors":"Pablo Saa, Oswaldo Moscoso-Zea, S. Luján-Mora","doi":"10.1109/ITHET.2017.8067824","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2017.8067824","url":null,"abstract":"Bring your own device (BYOD) studies the benefits and impacts of allowing the employees to bring their technological devices to their workplaces. This topic has been studied in educational environments from a pedagogical perspective as well. The main concerns of the studies are to understand how students can be affected. However, there are only few studies that tackle how privacy and personal information of students can be compromised. This paper shows on one hand a clear understanding of how universities can be critically affected if they allow students to bring their own devices to classes, in the other hand, all the concerns that students worry from being observed through their devices by the university staff. Some data is presented based on students' surveys about privacy concerns and security issues. Four main objectives were stated: know if students were aware of the BYOD trend, discover students' preferences, security and network vulnerability, and work efficiency by adopting the BYOD policies in the higher education system. Moreover, conclusions and recommendations are drawn in order to address the procedures to implement BYOD policies in universities.","PeriodicalId":213786,"journal":{"name":"2017 16th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127691631","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}