Francisco Medeiros, A. S. Gomes, R. Amorim, Gabriela Medeiros
{"title":"Architecture for Social Interactions Monitoring in Collaborative Learning Environments as a Support for the Teacher's Awareness","authors":"Francisco Medeiros, A. S. Gomes, R. Amorim, Gabriela Medeiros","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2013.41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2013.41","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the difficulty on teachers manually monitoring social interactions on the Collaborative Learning Environments (CLE), is expected some automatic support. The main objective of this work was to investigate and develop the architecture for monitoring social interactions called Amadeus-SIMA integrated with CLE Amadeus. This work validated two hypotheses through an empirical experiment: enhance the teachers' awareness of the student's social presence and predict the students performance based on social behaviors generated by Amadeus-SIMA.","PeriodicalId":301310,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134511158","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":"VECAR: Virtual English Classroom with Markerless Augmented Reality and Intuitive Gesture Interaction","authors":"Mau-Tsuen Yang, Wan-Che Liao, Y. Shih","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2013.134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2013.134","url":null,"abstract":"Augmented Reality (AR) is a technology that merges virtual objects with real-world images seamlessly. The power of real-time interaction and complete immersion makes AR ideal for language learning in that the exposure and motivation are two important factors. Therefore, we propose a Virtual English Classroom empowered with marker less AR technologies and 3D gesture interactions, called VECAR. The proposed vision-based interface is intuitive and convenient for users to play around with free hands, without the need of keyboard and mouse. The objective of VECAR is to make English teaching more interesting to increase learners' motivations.","PeriodicalId":301310,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132603696","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":"Dynamic Collective Mobile Gaming","authors":"R. Y. Chan, M. Jong, E. Luk, Xueqin Zhang","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2013.145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2013.145","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents the theoretical framework for Dynamic Collective Mobile Gaming (DCMG), an emerging paradigm of educational games enhanced with cloud computing and mobile technologies. Theoretical and pedagogical underpinnings, technological infrastructure, new opportunities and challenges brought by DCMG are also discussed.","PeriodicalId":301310,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131864995","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":"Contradistinction and Relevant Learning for Transform Processing with Smartphones in Engineering Education","authors":"K. Ma, Ming-Lung Yang, K. Qian","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2013.140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2013.140","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we have successfully developed a prototype which is a mobile friendly user interface for relevant laboratories that will improve students' understanding and learning of the transform techniques in engineering fields using smartphones.","PeriodicalId":301310,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies","volume":"272 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132973341","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 Avatar Based Approach for Automatically Interpreting a Sign Language Notation","authors":"Y. Bouzid, M. Jemni","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2013.31","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2013.31","url":null,"abstract":"For deaf and hard hearing people, learning any spoken language is not a natural or automatic process, it is rather a long and intensive task. As a matter of fact, the important differences between signed and oral languages significantly affect the ability of these individuals to develop their literacy skills and thus their knowledge and potential. To address that issue, a number of systems for representing SLs in written form have been proposed. Most have become widely used among academics for linguistic research, while a few others have begun to be used as educational tools in some countries. Typically, these notations may inadvertently create confusion for novice readers because of their static nature and the special symbols that they use, so, displaying its contents in the form of video or animation of humanlike character would be beneficial to their users. In this context, we present in this paper a new approach for automatically interpreting a sign language notation using avatar technology. Sign Writing will be the focus of our work because it depicts the more suitable method that could satisfy the deaf needs than other notations and which is being taught formally in some schools.","PeriodicalId":301310,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131604484","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}
Mikko Apiola, Saila Pakarinen, Nella Moisseinen, M. Tedre
{"title":"An OLPC Workshop in Rural Tanzania: Preliminary Results","authors":"Mikko Apiola, Saila Pakarinen, Nella Moisseinen, M. Tedre","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2013.35","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2013.35","url":null,"abstract":"One-to-one computing is an active and widely researched topic in educational technology. Its benefits include, for instance, easily up datable material base, anywhere-anytime learning, adaptability, and simulated experiments in science. The use of one-to-one computing in a developing country context has recently become an active research topic. However, the materialization of the educational benefits requires proper contextualization regarding the necessary pedagogical, organizational, institutional, and other types of adaptation. This paper presents preliminary results from an action research study in a primary school in rural Tanzania. In that study, the utilization of one-to-one computing in a combination with modern pedagogical approaches to teach ICT and health care topics was studied.","PeriodicalId":301310,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131028564","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":"Results from a Three-Year Transition to the Extreme Apprenticeship Method","authors":"Arto Vihavainen, Matti Luukkainen","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2013.104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2013.104","url":null,"abstract":"Although programming is the basis for many CS/IT-programmes, it is still often being taught using methods from the pre-book era. This paper describes a transition from traditional lecture-based approach to using the Extreme Apprenticeship method with an automated assessment service in teaching programming. The transition has led to a situation, where the course instructors feel their work as more meaningful and have more time for students. A comparison between a traditional lecture-based approach and the Extreme Apprenticeship method over the last 20 course instances shows a statistically significant improvement in the students' pass-rates, as well as in the amount of students that complete exercises during the final weeks of a programming course.","PeriodicalId":301310,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132352170","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":"Atomic and Molecular Intelligent Tutoring Systems - A New Architecture for Interoperable Tutors as Open Educational Resources","authors":"G. Santos, J. Jorge","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2013.44","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2013.44","url":null,"abstract":"Due to interoperability issues, Intelligent Tutoring Systems are hard to deploy in the different educational platforms available nowadays. This represents a considerable limitation, since tutoring systems require substantial time and a lot of resources to be implemented. This paper describes a new architecture for developing open source and interoperable intelligent tutors. In our approach, \"atomic\" tutoring systems are grouped to create \"molecular\" tree structures covering the curriculum of courses. Based on standards, our approach provides interoperable and open source ITSs that can be retrieved from repositories of educational content, grouped when necessary, loaded into different educational platforms and have their code reused for incremental development.","PeriodicalId":301310,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115731733","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 Functions of E-Textbooks for Utilizing in K-12 Classes: A Case Study in Beijing","authors":"Chaohua Gong, Guang Chen, Xiaochen Wang, Xiaoying Zhang, Ronghuai Huang","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2013.151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2013.151","url":null,"abstract":"The emerging eTextbooks have attracted a lot of research, but the functions of eTextbooks are still not clear for utilizing them in classroom. In this study, based on the findings from a three-round Delphi study, we explored the functions of eTextbooks in K-12 classes through a mixed-method design research of interview, questionnaire and lecture video coding in two primary schools. The results showed: (1) The eTextbooks should have the similar structure and layouts as paperback books to follow the students' reading habits. (2) The interaction with students is more important than media rich contents. (3) Note-taking and working on assignments are key functions of eTextbooks to follow students' study habits and to meet the requirement of instruction. (4) The relevant management tools are the key issues to keep eTextbooks in routine classes smoothly and sustainable.","PeriodicalId":301310,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123350987","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":"Software Oriented Fuzzy Comprehension Assessment Model for the Education Quality of Primary and Secondary School Teachers","authors":"Bo-Wen Song","doi":"10.1109/ICALT.2013.106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2013.106","url":null,"abstract":"Education quality assessment of primary and secondary school teachers is an important part of teacher education. In this paper, a fuzzy comprehensive assessment model for the education quality of primary and secondary school teachers, which combines the experience of experts with quantitative analysis, is proposed. It reduces the influence of human arbitrariness on the assessment, and then enhances the accuracy and validity of the assessment. Since all of the calculation process of the fuzzy comprehension assessment can be done by software tools or computer programming, the model can be easily operated in software.","PeriodicalId":301310,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies","volume":"363 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122835055","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}