{"title":"Learning System Based on Contextual Awareness for Clinical Practice in Nursing Courses","authors":"J. Gomez, J. Huete, Velssy Hernández Riaño","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2014.61","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2014.61","url":null,"abstract":"The ubiquitous learning is used as a means of supporting teaching processes by means of the use of mobile and wireless communication technologies, sensors and tracking mechanisms / tracking, working together to integrate students with their environment. The process of clinical learning for nursing students may be the main cause of increased stress on teachers and students, given the problematic nature of the patients. This paper presents an ubiquitous learning system based on active learning methodology that provides context awareness support for nursing courses. An experiment with control and experimental groups with nursing students demonstrates that for theoretical concepts to be successfully transferred into practice, the context of practice needs to be considered.","PeriodicalId":268431,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies","volume":"91 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121373286","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. Kayama, M. Satoh, H. Kunimune, Masaaki Niimura, Masami Hashimoto, M. Otani
{"title":"Algorithmic Thinking Learning Support System with eAssessment Function","authors":"M. Kayama, M. Satoh, H. Kunimune, Masaaki Niimura, Masami Hashimoto, M. Otani","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2014.96","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2014.96","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to develop a learning support system for algorithmic thinking for novices. In this paper, we introduce an eassesment functions based on the Student-Problem (SP) score table analysis method. At first, we show an overview of our research and the SP score table analysis. Then, some practical trials with this method are described.","PeriodicalId":268431,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126089801","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 Effect of Personality Traits on Students' Performance during Computer-Based Testing: A Study of the Big Five Inventory with Temporal Learning Analytics","authors":"Z. Papamitsiou, A. Economides","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2014.113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2014.113","url":null,"abstract":"Provision of adaptive and personalized Computer Based Assessment (CBA) services to learners is a multidimensional research field. In this paper we investigate the effect of extraversion and conscientiousness with temporal learning analytics on students' performance during computer based testing. For this purpose, we used the LAERS assessment environment to track the temporal activity - time spent behavior - of 96 students and the Big Five Instrument (BFI) questionnaire to record their personality traits. Partial Least Squares (PLS) was used to find fundamental relationships between the collected data. Preliminary results indicate a positive effect of conscientiousness on (un-)certainty and a positive effect of extraversion on goal expectancy. Further implications of these results are also discussed.","PeriodicalId":268431,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114944756","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 Online Educational Portal for Supporting Open Access to Teaching and Learning of People with Disabilities","authors":"P. Zervas, Vasilis Kardaras, D. Sampson","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2014.165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2014.165","url":null,"abstract":"Accessibility has emerged as a core consideration of systems' design in the Technology enhanced Learning (TeL) field. This ensures that technology does not introduce barriers to the inclusion of people with disabilities but rather it offers equal opportunities to education and training. Within this context, several initiatives have emerged, which aim to promote an inclusive learning culture and support teachers in designing, sharing and delivering accessible educational resources in the form of Learning Objects (LOs). To this end, in this paper we present an online educational portal, namely the Inclusive Learning Portal that aims to advance existing solutions and support open access to teaching and learning of people with disabilities, namely motor disabled, visual impaired and deaf people.","PeriodicalId":268431,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies","volume":"192 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116521890","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}
I. Jormanainen, Sami Pietinen, M. Tukiainen, Tapani Innanen, Eveliina Ojala
{"title":"Developing Mobile Services to Support Informal Learning through Automatic Content Delivery in Religious Contexts: A Design Research Approach","authors":"I. Jormanainen, Sami Pietinen, M. Tukiainen, Tapani Innanen, Eveliina Ojala","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2014.185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2014.185","url":null,"abstract":"The use of mobile technology among churches, congregations and other Christian communities is still in its infancy. However, there are lot of opportunities for educational technology solutions to support informal learning also in religious contexts. We have successfully applied a design research framework to build a cross-platform mobile application that allows easy content sharing and community building in religious learning environments where mobile technology is rarely exploited to enhance learning.","PeriodicalId":268431,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122436511","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 Generalized Approach for Context-Aware Adaption in Mobile E-learning Settings","authors":"Tobias Moebert, H. Jank, Raphael Zender, U. Lucke","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2014.50","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2014.50","url":null,"abstract":"Mobile devices like smartphones and tablet PCs made it possible to access educational offers spatially and temporally unbounded. This in turn has made it possible to use time periods for learning that were unavailable before. However, learners have different prior knowledge and preferences, and are in different situations. That's why contextual information needs to be used to adapt educational offers to the learners' individual needs and characteristics. Several research initiatives have identified a plethora of contextual information that might be used for that purpose. But, not all educational scenarios benefit from all contextual information or adaptations. Thus, this paper aims to identify relevant contextual information by analyzing several different educational scenarios from a pedagogical point of view. This provides a foundation for systematical development of a framework for context-aware learning settings.","PeriodicalId":268431,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117306148","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}
Giuseppe D’aniello, Antonio Granito, G. Mangione, Sergio Miranda, F. Orciuoli, Pierluigi Ritrovato, P. Rossi
{"title":"A City-Scale Situation-Aware Adaptive Learning System","authors":"Giuseppe D’aniello, Antonio Granito, G. Mangione, Sergio Miranda, F. Orciuoli, Pierluigi Ritrovato, P. Rossi","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2014.47","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2014.47","url":null,"abstract":"The concept of Seamless Learning is becoming more and more effective because the newer technologies are able to meet the personal needs of the people and really support them in their learning processes. Thus, the learning experience is a moment in the everyday life strongly related with the situation each person is dealing with. The main idea of this work is to define a flexible seamless learning environment able to identify the context where a learner is deepened in and to apply an adaptation by respecting her learning goals. The proposed approach leverages on three main aspects: situation awareness, adaptive learning and semantic technologies.","PeriodicalId":268431,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128306706","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 Learner Engagement through Personalized Visual Narratives","authors":"Bilal Yousuf, Owen Conlan","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2014.36","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2014.36","url":null,"abstract":"Visualizations have been increasingly drawing interest in Personalized Learning Environments (PLE). Specifically, visual narratives have recently started to be used in learning environments to engage learners. This paper introduces the VisEN framework, which provides learners with personalized visual narratives in PLE. The visual narratives, tailored to individual learners, present engagement scores and peer comparisons. We discuss the construction of personalized visual narratives and evaluate their role in motivating students to engage with a personalized online SQL Database course. A combination of qualitative and quantitative studies were carried out using log data from 108 engineering students who participated in this course over a period of three months. We found a strong correlation between learner interactions with personalized visual narratives and learner engagement.","PeriodicalId":268431,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129160642","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}
S. Graf, Tingwen Chang, Anne Kersebaum, Thomas Rath, J. Kurcz
{"title":"Investigating the Effectiveness of an Advanced Adaptive Mechanism for Considering Learning Styles in Learning Management Systems","authors":"S. Graf, Tingwen Chang, Anne Kersebaum, Thomas Rath, J. Kurcz","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2014.41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2014.41","url":null,"abstract":"Blended and online learning becomes more and more popular and learning management systems (LMSs) are used by many educational institutions to host such blended or online courses. However, such LMS typically do not adapt to students' individual characteristics and provide each student with the same content and presentation. Such one-size-fits-all approach does not fit most students particularly well and can lead to low student performance and satisfaction. In this paper, we present a study to evaluate an advanced adaptive mechanism that extends LMSs with adaptive functionality to automatically provide students with courses that fit their learning styles. The results of this study showed two significant benefits of the adaptive mechanism for students: receiving higher grades on adaptive lessons than on non-adaptive ones while spending a similar amount of time on both, and spending less time on adaptive lessons than on non-adaptive ones while receiving on average the same grades. Based on these results, the proposed adaptive mechanism can be seen as an effective extension to LMSs in order to support students in learning.","PeriodicalId":268431,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies","volume":"95 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124563165","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":"Differentiating Digitally to Investigate Young EFL Learners' Metacognitive Reading Strategies","authors":"C. Shen","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2014.125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2014.125","url":null,"abstract":"This study implemented a differentiated reading instruction scenario and combined it with mobile technology to investigate upper-grade learners' metacognitive reading strategies at an elementary school. The participants were differentiated into groups based on their proficiency levels and they were required to read three online reading storybooks at appropriate level. A web-based extensive reading program with eight strategy buttons, including four strategy types were developed, i.e., global strategies, problem-solving strategies, support strategies, and socio-affective strategies. These functions were tap-on buttons in the same digital reading interface to assist elementary school students' online reading. The frequency and the time spent on each strategy were collected in the database and analyzed. The relationship between these students' use of reading strategy and their reading proficiency test was analyzed via Pearson product-moment correlations. These observational records of reading behavior allowed the teacher to trace students' metacognitive reading strategies. Major findings were as follows: (1) young learners tended to rely on support strategies the most, and (2) there was a significant difference in the use of strategy types and in the strategy use sequence between higher and lower reading proficiency learners. Pedagogical implications and suggestion for future research are discussed.","PeriodicalId":268431,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124685174","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}