{"title":"Online submission of coursework - a technological perspective","authors":"M. Joy, N. Griffiths","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357451","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357451","url":null,"abstract":"The development of an online submission system at the authors' computer science department over the last few years is described. The changing technologies used by the in-house software are discussed, together with the pedagogic and administrative issues that are affected by the process. The authors conclude by examining the issues that currently direct the future development of the software.","PeriodicalId":291817,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2004. Proceedings.","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128451509","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}
Heather Pon-Barry, B. Clark, Karl Schultz, Elizabeth Owen Bratt, S. Peters
{"title":"Contextualizing learning in a reflective conversational tutor","authors":"Heather Pon-Barry, B. Clark, Karl Schultz, Elizabeth Owen Bratt, S. Peters","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357410","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357410","url":null,"abstract":"Contextualizing learning in an intelligent tutoring system is difficult for many reasons. Goals such as presenting material in an understandable manner, minimizing confusion and frustration, and helping the student reason about their actions all need to be balanced. Previous research has shown reflective discussions (with human tutors) occurring after problem-solving to be effective in helping students reason about their own actions (S. Katz et. al, 2003). However, leading a reflective discussion makes it difficult to present information in an understandable manner, and without contextualization, it is easy to create student confusion and frustration. This raises the question: how can intelligent tutoring systems effectively contextualize learning in a reflective discussion? In this paper, we describe the tutorial architecture of SCoT, a spoken conversational tutor that uses flexible, adaptive planning and multi-modal task modeling to support the contextualization of learning in reflective dialogues.","PeriodicalId":291817,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2004. Proceedings.","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129180839","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":"On-line contents analysis system for e-learning","authors":"M. Ueno","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357649","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357649","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a new contents analysis method for e-learning by using response time data. The unique features of this paper are as follows: 1) From information theoretic approach, the Gamma distribution is derived as a probability distribution of response time in the e-learning. 2) The two parameters in the Gamma distribution, /spl alpha/ and /spl beta/, are respectively interpreted as follows: The parameter /spl alpha/ means \"Complexity of the content (which means the numbers of simple understanding processes to understand or solve the content )\" and the parameter /spl beta/ means \"Easiness of the simple understanding process in the content\". As a contents analysis method, this paper proposes \"/spl alpha/-/spl beta/ chart\". 3) An online system by using the proposed method is introduced. Furthermore, this paper demonstrates some efficient points of the developed system.","PeriodicalId":291817,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2004. Proceedings.","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130675867","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 learning system for Internet addiction prevention","authors":"Jin-Sook Lim, Youngkwon Bae, Seong-Sik Kim","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357678","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357678","url":null,"abstract":"Preventive education on Internet addiction is quite important for students to recognize the risk of Internet addiction and to practice the correct use of the Internet from the beginning. In this study, we designed a learning model for preventing Internet addiction and developed preventive education materials to provide to students. In addition, we developed a system to support education for Internet addiction prevention based on the learning model. This system is composed of 3 modules supporting such learning activities, which are Internet addiction diagnosis, preventive education materials and preventive activities. Using the system developed in this study, teachers can obtain various materials, which can be shown to students in class, induce students to plan and execute activities to prevent Internet addiction.","PeriodicalId":291817,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2004. Proceedings.","volume":"7 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114117011","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}
B. Marin, A. Hunger, S. Werner, S. Meila, Christian Schuetz
{"title":"A generic framework for an interface tutor agent within a virtual collaborative learning environment","authors":"B. Marin, A. Hunger, S. Werner, S. Meila, Christian Schuetz","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357369","url":null,"abstract":"Interface agents are a branch of the general research field of software agents which exist as a primary point of contact between human and computer. This paper aims at showing how to integrate an interface tutor (pedagogical) agent in a virtual collaborative learning environment in order to help students in the process of learning and the benefits from this human-computer interaction.","PeriodicalId":291817,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2004. Proceedings.","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128119542","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":"Competition - an efficient method to get students committed","authors":"Kalevi Hyyppä","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357405","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357405","url":null,"abstract":"The mechatronics course at Lulea University of Technology is divided into a traditional part with lectures, problem solving, lab exercises, and a project part. During 2002-2003, the project has been to design and build autonomous model race cars. A public race is arranged at the end of the course. The race track is an outdoor track. In year 2002, it was defined by a painted white line on asphalt. In 2003, it was defined by an electrical wire carrying 100 mA of current at 10 kHz frequency. The students had to design and build sensors, amplifiers, filters and interface circuits for the onboard PICI6F876 microcontroller as well as some power electronics to control the drive DC-motor. The race is obviously extremely challenging for the students and as a result, they spend much more time on the course than before.","PeriodicalId":291817,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2004. Proceedings.","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128135948","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":"International educational collaboration: student reactions to peer evaluation at a distance","authors":"E. Zaitseva, F. Bell, J. Whatley","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357640","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357640","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a pedagogical model of online student collaboration and discusses results of collaboration of students from UK, Netherlands, Germany and Australia, participated in peer-evaluation of multimedia presentations. Analysis of the post-collaboration survey revealed that, while students, irrespective of their role in the collaboration, responded positively to perceived academic benefits of engaging in discussion, they had more critical attitudes toward specific parameters of the collaboration - timing of the activity and its general planning, allocation of projects between evaluators and shortage of social, off-topic interaction.","PeriodicalId":291817,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2004. Proceedings.","volume":"2010 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125606385","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":"Internet/Web technology in higher education in China","authors":"Jianqiang Li, Zhaohao Sun","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357736","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357736","url":null,"abstract":"With the dramatic development of the Internet and the WWW, Internet/Web technology has become an important educational technology and tool for developing higher education. This paper will examine Web technology in higher education in China. More specifically, it will overview the history of Web technology in China, and examine the application of Web technology in higher education in China. Furthermore, we will investigate the influence of Web technology on development in higher education in China from both a micro viewpoint and macro viewpoint.","PeriodicalId":291817,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2004. Proceedings.","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125988732","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 with lecture recordings: key issues for end-users","authors":"T. Lauer, R. Müller, S. Trahasch","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357642","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357642","url":null,"abstract":"Computer-based recording of live presentations has become a widespread method of producing learning materials in both higher education and companies. The success of such contents depends on their acceptance by the end-users working with the materials. From their point of view, the support of certain features and, thus, the choice of formats used for network delivery and replay are crucial issues. We present a list of key factors from the end-user's perspective and report on a user study carried out to evaluate a number of formats used for delivering recorded presentations to learners.","PeriodicalId":291817,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2004. Proceedings.","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121836258","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":"Interactive processing of astronomical observations in a cooperative modelling environment","authors":"Kay Hoeksema, M. Jansen, H. Hoppe","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357705","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357705","url":null,"abstract":"The astronomy domain provides rich opportunities for learning about natural phenomena. It can involve and motivate a variety of mathematical and physical knowledge and skills. However it is difficult to connect astronomic observations to modelling and calculation tools and to embed them into educational scenarios. It is particularly this challenge which is focused in this paper. Concretely, we build on an existing collaborative modelling framework (Cool Modes) and extend it with specific representations to support learning activities in astronomy. A first field test has been conducted with these extensions.","PeriodicalId":291817,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2004. Proceedings.","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132554417","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}