Ana Casali, D. Zanarini, Natalia Monjelat, P. San Martín
{"title":"Teaching and Learning Computer Science for Primary School Teachers: an Argentine Experience","authors":"Ana Casali, D. Zanarini, Natalia Monjelat, P. San Martín","doi":"10.1109/LACLO.2018.00067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LACLO.2018.00067","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, we present a line of research focus on the didactics of teaching and learning of Computer Science for primary school. Our approach combines the training of teachers in Computational Thinking with Unplugged activities (without the use of computer) and Plugged ones, involving programming of computers and other devices. As a first instance of training, we presents the design and implementation of the \"Higher Level Teaching Specialization in Didactics of Computer Science\", approved by the Educational Ministry of Santa Fe, Argentine. The objective of this specialization is that the primary teachers can appropriate of Computational Thinking skills and the potential of programming, to include them in their educational practices in a contextualized, interdisciplinary and inclusive way. As results, an opinion poll is presented on a first stage of this training, from which it is possible to extract positive opinions of the teachers regarding the contents and didactics of the specialization that they are carrying out.","PeriodicalId":340408,"journal":{"name":"2018 XIII Latin American Conference on Learning Technologies (LACLO)","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115593061","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}
Jorge Juan Zavaleta Gavidia, Renato Cerceau, Elaine Sigette, J. R. Macário Costa, S. M. Serra da Cruz, Laci Mary Barbosa Manhães, Ricardo Cerceau
{"title":"School Inclusion Using Computational Monitoring Of Reading For Students With Dyslexia","authors":"Jorge Juan Zavaleta Gavidia, Renato Cerceau, Elaine Sigette, J. R. Macário Costa, S. M. Serra da Cruz, Laci Mary Barbosa Manhães, Ricardo Cerceau","doi":"10.1109/LACLO.2018.00052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LACLO.2018.00052","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents a computational system for automatic reading monitoring in students with dyslexia in a context of school inclusion to avoid early school leaving. Based on the pyramidal approach of Response to Intervention (RtI) and fuzzy logic the computational modeling of the system was proposed. For interventions monitoring were used specific texts for each school year. Reading performance was measured using the reading speed variable for each student and school year according to DSM-5 and modeled using a fuzzy system determining the degree of severity of the dyslexic student throughout the intervention process. For the second layer of RtI (RtI-2) for second-year students were applied the Reading tests. The tool can help specialists to deal with dyslexia in the context of school inclusion and to have an education more sensitive to the specific difficulties and learning times of each student.","PeriodicalId":340408,"journal":{"name":"2018 XIII Latin American Conference on Learning Technologies (LACLO)","volume":"142 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114536872","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":"Message from Chairs - Spanish","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/laclo.2018.00007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/laclo.2018.00007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":340408,"journal":{"name":"2018 XIII Latin American Conference on Learning Technologies (LACLO)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130568813","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 Tool for the Introduction of Programming and Computational Thinking with Motivation using Virtual Reality","authors":"Alberto Barbosa Raposo, Herminio Paucar Curasma","doi":"10.1109/LACLO.2018.00071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LACLO.2018.00071","url":null,"abstract":"The present work proposes the creation of a Virtual Reality tool that allows students to learn basic concepts of programming and computational thinking with the purpose that they enjoy the technology and feel motivated to learn more. The tool is a Visual Programming Language; the algorithms are formed by block-assembly, thereby solving one of the students' main problems, which are \"syntax errors\". In addition, the tool brings with it a set of level-ordered challenges aimed at teaching students basic principles of programming and logic (sequential programming, repetitive and conditional control structure), where at each level the student will learn the different concepts and behaviors of computational thinking. For the evaluations with the users we counted on the participation of 18 students between 12 and 15 years old coming from two public institutions of Rio de Janeiro. In these evaluations it was also considered to measure the sensation of immersion through Telepresence, Social Presence and Usability.","PeriodicalId":340408,"journal":{"name":"2018 XIII Latin American Conference on Learning Technologies (LACLO)","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124272340","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}
Walter Alvarez Grijalba, José Arguedas Castillo, Randall Araya Campos, Paula Estrella
{"title":"Process-Based Assessment of Computer Science Students","authors":"Walter Alvarez Grijalba, José Arguedas Castillo, Randall Araya Campos, Paula Estrella","doi":"10.1109/LACLO.2018.00069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LACLO.2018.00069","url":null,"abstract":"Keylogging tools are frequently used to monitor and evaluate writing processes. In this work we propose to use a keylogger to compare advanced and novice computer science students' programming process during experimental sessions. The main goal is to validate if it is possible to estimate how much effort a student requires to solve a specific programming problem. The most significant contributions of this study are: the improvement of an open source keylogging, the implementation of an analysis tool to process and show the collected data in a non-technical way, and the proposal of a new set of indicators for measuring a student's programming effort. The results obtained in the experiments carried out are promising and in many cases confirm the hypotheses.","PeriodicalId":340408,"journal":{"name":"2018 XIII Latin American Conference on Learning Technologies (LACLO)","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117093852","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. Blas, María Fernanda Golobisky, Marta Castellaro, Diego Alejandro García Lozano
{"title":"Accessibility at the University: An Experience on How Teaching Programming to Blind Students","authors":"M. Blas, María Fernanda Golobisky, Marta Castellaro, Diego Alejandro García Lozano","doi":"10.1109/LACLO.2018.00042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LACLO.2018.00042","url":null,"abstract":"In the field of education, disabled people inclusion gains special importance for any country when intending to attain actual social integration. Universities must take on the social responsibility for embracing disabled students and creating strategies that facilitate their educational process and favour the completion of their professional studies in order to attain truly individual autonomy. Even though university education is increasingly taking actions to guarantee equal opportunities as regards contents acquisition (ensuring attendance, participation, and success for all students), most degree programs of Information Systems Engineering do not include teaching strategies for visually impaired students. In this context, this work presents a collaborative work experience that was carried out in the Regional Faculty of Universidad Tecnológica Nacional in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. This experience included taking active steps to provide a process for teaching programming contents that is appropriate for a visually impaired student starting the Information Systems Engineering Degree Program. More specifically, teaching strategies are presented in detail along with the tools that were developed in the programming area of Algoritmos y Estructuras de Datos course so as to adjust the available tools and material to that particular student's needs.","PeriodicalId":340408,"journal":{"name":"2018 XIII Latin American Conference on Learning Technologies (LACLO)","volume":"333 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124696872","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}
José Pedro Schardosim Simão, Lucas Mellos Carlos, H. Saliah-Hassane, J. B. da Silva, J. B. da Mota Alves
{"title":"Model for Recording Learning Experience Data from Remote Laboratories Using xAPI","authors":"José Pedro Schardosim Simão, Lucas Mellos Carlos, H. Saliah-Hassane, J. B. da Silva, J. B. da Mota Alves","doi":"10.1109/LACLO.2018.00081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LACLO.2018.00081","url":null,"abstract":"This work proposes a model for the recording of learning experiences in experimental environments supported by remote laboratories, based on the xAPI specification. Using the Experience API (xAPI), a learning experience registered in a statement, in which an 'actor performs an action on an object'. Initially, a general and specific vocabulary was defined to record activities in remote laboratories. Then, a prototype was developed using the remote labor management system RELLE, integrating a set of laboratories to xAPI, using the previously defined vocabulary. The data generated by the use of the laboratories is saved in an open source application that validates and saves each generated statement. The model described in this work can be applied in different platforms of remote laboratories, and the generated data used for different purposes, be they pedagogical, administrative or technical.","PeriodicalId":340408,"journal":{"name":"2018 XIII Latin American Conference on Learning Technologies (LACLO)","volume":"83 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124620751","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. Pérez-Sanagustín, Jorge Maldonado-Mahauad, Ronald Pérez-Álvarez
{"title":"UC Online Engineering: Organization, Processes, Experiences and Research on MOOCs and SPOCs at the School of Engineering of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile","authors":"M. Pérez-Sanagustín, Jorge Maldonado-Mahauad, Ronald Pérez-Álvarez","doi":"10.1109/LACLO.2018.00035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LACLO.2018.00035","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents how the development and installation of MOOC production capabilities has been carried out at the School of Engineering of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Specifically, they range from the organizational and infrastructure changes required to the new processes developed. In addition, the different areas of research developed in the institution around the MOOCs are presented, as well as the most important pilot experiences where this type of courses is used to propose alternative pedagogical methodologies. This article aims to serve as an example to other institutions in Latin America that want to develop MOOCs design and production capacities.","PeriodicalId":340408,"journal":{"name":"2018 XIII Latin American Conference on Learning Technologies (LACLO)","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133912296","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}
Elio Quevedo, Paola Cárdenas, Magali Mejía, L. Muñoz
{"title":"ShimiTV, a T-Learning System for Android TV","authors":"Elio Quevedo, Paola Cárdenas, Magali Mejía, L. Muñoz","doi":"10.1109/LACLO.2018.00027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LACLO.2018.00027","url":null,"abstract":"The development and gradual adoption of Interactive Digital Television (iDTV) has enabled novel mechanisms to provide services and content to television viewers. This article presents ShimiTV as an application to provide educational resources and exercises to learn languages. It includes the definition of an agile development methodology and architecture that can be used to build a t-learning application. The implementation is done on the emerging operating system Android TV.","PeriodicalId":340408,"journal":{"name":"2018 XIII Latin American Conference on Learning Technologies (LACLO)","volume":"203 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132735620","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":"Activity System Transformation with ICT: the Case of Argument Diagramming in Logic","authors":"Federico Ferrero, A. Gewerc, Diego Letzen","doi":"10.1109/LACLO.2018.00053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LACLO.2018.00053","url":null,"abstract":"The goal of this article is to understand the development and transformation of an argument diagramming activity system that uses specific software in \"Informal Logic\" university classes (School of Philosophy and Humanities, National University of Cordoba, Argentina). From a qualitative perspective, a study case is conducted considering two methodological instances: classes observations and indepth interviews with students. Specifically, the research describes the activity system established to diagramming arguments with \"Araucaria\" software and, from there, shows the systemic perturbations that occur in it. Then, it introduces a new technologically possible diagrammatic system that attempts to overcome the tensions warned and to stimulate new reasoning ways. The main finding indicates that the modification of the argument diagramming system enabled by the inclusion of digital technologies (Network Analysis Software) transforms students' learning practices. In particular, their metacognitive activity is enriched by the fact that the new diagrams show the social dimension of argumentation in a renewed and plural way. Thus, the perturbations analyzed at the beginning can be solved when both the object and the motivation of the diagrammatic activity are transformed. Consequently, the institution of a different and innovative activity system can be enabled: the reticular diagramming.","PeriodicalId":340408,"journal":{"name":"2018 XIII Latin American Conference on Learning Technologies (LACLO)","volume":"93 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132051842","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}