{"title":"Cognitive Processes Induced from Fading-out of the Collaboration Script During Argumentation","authors":"Yannis N. Bouyias, S. Demetriadis","doi":"10.1109/INCOS.2010.56","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INCOS.2010.56","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this work is to present empirical data from a case study on the cognitive processes in the context of a web-based argumentation activity in a computer science course. Students used the iArgue web tool for argumentation and their interactions were structured by a collaboration script. The micro script supported argumentation and faded out while prompts reminded peers to check the validity of their partners’ arguments after the fading of the micro script (peer-monitor). Our results demonstrate that combining fading out of the micro script and peer monitor could foster enhanced cognitive processing and improve the quality of single arguments and the quality of argumentation sequences in online asynchronous discussions.","PeriodicalId":289890,"journal":{"name":"2010 International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115285636","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. T. Marín, F. Barrero, F. Cortés, Daniel Gutiérrez-Reina, E. Marsal, J. M. Hinojo, Mateo Soto
{"title":"A Wireless In-door System for Assisting Victims and Rescue Equipments in a Disaster Management","authors":"S. T. Marín, F. Barrero, F. Cortés, Daniel Gutiérrez-Reina, E. Marsal, J. M. Hinojo, Mateo Soto","doi":"10.1109/INCOS.2010.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INCOS.2010.19","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a system based on electronic equipments, standard mobile phones and WLAN networks for managing evacuation routes, or for obtaining information about victims’ location and status, whenever a building collapses due to a disaster like earthquakes. The system is based on the standard Blue tooth specification to guarantee their application in indoor areas. The electronic equipments, their specifications and communication links, and the implications and viability of the entire system are analyzed in this work.","PeriodicalId":289890,"journal":{"name":"2010 International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115390255","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":"Knowledge Discovery through Creating Formal Contexts","authors":"Simon Andrews, Constantinos Orphanides","doi":"10.1504/IJSSC.2012.047469","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSSC.2012.047469","url":null,"abstract":"Knowledge discovery is important for systems that have computational intelligence in helping them learn and adapt to changing environments. By representing, in a formal way, the context in which an intelligent system operates, it is possible to discover knowledge through an emerging data technology called Formal Concept Analysis (FCA). This paper describes a tool called FcaBedrock that converts data into formal contexts for FCA. The paper describes how, through a process of guided automation, data preparation techniques such as attribute exclusion and value restriction allow data to be interpreted to meet the requirements of the analysis. Creating formal contexts using FcaBedrock is shown to be straightforward and versatile. Large data sets are easily converted into a standard FCA format.","PeriodicalId":289890,"journal":{"name":"2010 International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125915446","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}
Luis de la Fuente Valentín, M. Pérez-Sanagustín, P. Santos, Davinia Hernández Leo, A. Pardo, C. D. Kloos, J. Blat
{"title":"System Orchestration Support for a Flow of Blended Collaborative Activities","authors":"Luis de la Fuente Valentín, M. Pérez-Sanagustín, P. Santos, Davinia Hernández Leo, A. Pardo, C. D. Kloos, J. Blat","doi":"10.1109/INCOS.2010.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INCOS.2010.14","url":null,"abstract":"The introduction of portable devices in education opens up new possibilities for Computer Supported Collaborative Learning by providing advanced learning scenarios with activities in different spatial locations. However, organizing and structuring collaborative learning adaptive flows in these innovative scenarios represents also a workload for practitioners, which hinder the adoption of these technologies. As a step forward to alleviate this workload, this paper analyzes the limitations and bottlenecks detected in an actual collaborative blended learning experience carried out in a previous study and proposes a technological solution for solving them. The resulting solution is presented as a concept proof consisting of a Unit of Learning suitable to be instantiated with IMS Learning Design and complemented by a Generic Service Integration system. The paper also discusses to which extent the proposed solution covers the limitations detected in the previous study and how useful could be for reducing the orchestration effort in future experiences.","PeriodicalId":289890,"journal":{"name":"2010 International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125522186","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":"Collaboration Contexts, Services, Events and Actions: Four Steps Closer to Adaptive Collaboration Support in IMS LD","authors":"Florian König, Alex Paramythis","doi":"10.1109/INCOS.2010.68","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INCOS.2010.68","url":null,"abstract":"The IMS Learning Design specification, a widely known language for modelling collaboration scripts, has been criticized for a number of shortcomings and general lack of support for comprehensive adaptation features. We propose concrete extensions to the specification, aiming to alleviate deficiencies by specifically addressing (group) collaboration contexts, flexible service specification, fine-grained event handling and a wide range of adaptive interventions to support learners.","PeriodicalId":289890,"journal":{"name":"2010 International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems","volume":"135 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116233303","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":"Machine Learning Approach for Quality of Experience Aware Networks","authors":"Vlado Menkovski, Georgios Exarchakos, A. Liotta","doi":"10.1109/INCOS.2010.86","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INCOS.2010.86","url":null,"abstract":"Efficient management of multimedia services necessitates the understanding of how the quality of these services is perceived by the users. Estimation of the perceived quality or Quality of Experience (QoE) of the service is a challenging process due to the subjective nature of QoE. This process usually incorporates complex subjective studies that need to recreate the viewing conditions of the service in a controlled environment. In this paper we present Machine Learning techniques for modeling the dependencies of different network and application layer quality of service parameters to the QoE of network services using subjective quality feedback. These accurate QoE prediction models allow us to further develop a geometrical method for calculating the possible remedies per network stream for reaching the desired level of QoE. Finally we present a set of possible network techniques that can deliver the desired improvement to the multimedia streams.","PeriodicalId":289890,"journal":{"name":"2010 International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122465620","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":"Integrating Multiple and Heterogeneous Challenged Networks -- Detailed Design and Experimental Evaluation Using Satellite Link","authors":"Akira Nagata, S. Yamamura, M. Tsuru","doi":"10.1109/INCOS.2010.48","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INCOS.2010.48","url":null,"abstract":"Motivated by the question of how to quickly transfer large-sized file if multiple and heterogeneous networks are available but each has insufficient performance for the requested task, we propose a research framework for integrating multiple and heterogeneous challenged access networks, in which long delays, heavy packet losses, and frequent disconnections are observed. An important feature of this framework is to treat the transmission of control information separately from the transmission of data information, where they are flexibly transferred on different types of communication media (network paths) in different ways. In the present paper, we describe the design of the mechanisms of this framework such as the retransmission and rate adjustment of each data flow. Then, we report a field experiment with scenarios that are different from those examined in our previous experiments. It validates our prototype implementation.","PeriodicalId":289890,"journal":{"name":"2010 International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129230339","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}
D. Akoumianakis, Giannis Milolidakis, Anargyros Akrivos, Zacharias Panteris, Giorgos Ktistakis
{"title":"Clinical Practice Guideline Management Information Systems: Cancer Guidelines as Boundary Spanning Tranformable Objects of Practice","authors":"D. Akoumianakis, Giannis Milolidakis, Anargyros Akrivos, Zacharias Panteris, Giorgos Ktistakis","doi":"10.1109/INCOS.2010.27","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INCOS.2010.27","url":null,"abstract":"The paper elaborates on the concept of transformable boundary artifacts and their role in fostering knowledge-based work in cross-organization virtual communities of practice. The domain of investigation is clinical practice guidelines development for cancer. By reviewing the social worlds involved, we claim that guideline development is a boundary spanning activity which can be facilitated through social networking tools of a Guideline Management Information System. Such a system is then described, focusing on the way it appropriates ‘plasticity’ to make guidelines cross social, institutional and technological boundaries. Contrasting earlier efforts, a key contribution of the research presented is that it emphasizes the dialogue and the intrinsic properties of developing (rather than interpreting) guidelines in collaborative settings.","PeriodicalId":289890,"journal":{"name":"2010 International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130575586","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":"Teaching Algorithms with the Use of a Web-Based Scripted Collaboration Environment and Algorithm Visualization Tool: Results from a Case Study","authors":"C. Foutsitzis, S. Demetriadis","doi":"10.1109/INCOS.2010.38","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INCOS.2010.38","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we present data from a case study examining the influence of employing a reciprocal peer tutoring script in an algorithm visualization environment for educational purposes. We discuss the results as occurred in the context of a web-based collaboration activity in the “algorithms analysis”, computer science course. For this purpose we have designed and implemented AlCoLab, a web based environment, which provided the platform for our project. In the course of the activity, students interacted with the AV tool and followed the steps of a collaboration script, which led them to play roles as tutors and tutees, setting key questions and urge them to discuss critical issues on the subject of the merge sort algorithm. Based on our literature research on AV systems and CSCL, we claim, as the outcome of our case study illustrates, that an embedded instructional component, which enables student collaboration, is adequate to direct the students’ interactions and dialogues on task related subjects and advance the process of algorithms’ teaching. Additionally it provided useful information to improve the effectiveness of the AlCoLab tool.","PeriodicalId":289890,"journal":{"name":"2010 International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems","volume":"117 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124194763","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}
N. Capuano, Sergio Miranda, Pierluigi Ritrovato, G. Mangione, A. Pierri
{"title":"Design and Execution of Dynamic Collaborative Learning Experiences","authors":"N. Capuano, Sergio Miranda, Pierluigi Ritrovato, G. Mangione, A. Pierri","doi":"10.4018/JEC.2013010103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/JEC.2013010103","url":null,"abstract":"Computer Supported Collaborative Learning and Computer Supported Cooperative Work are research domains whose methodological instances are vaguely recognized and even more rarely modeled. The goal of this paper is to present a new approach for the construction of dynamic collaborative learning experiences and their devolution inside an Intelligent Tutoring System. The presented approach is based on the pedagogical templates metaphor and also uses methodological services and opportunities given by the Web 2.0. In order to experiment the proposed approach, a tool purposed to design and execute dynamic collaborative learning experiences has been developed and experimented in formal e-learning settings.","PeriodicalId":289890,"journal":{"name":"2010 International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114238527","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}