Supporting teachers when diagnosing their students in algebra
In this paper we will describe our current work on the Lingot project. We
will focus on the description of a software called « Pépite », the objective of which is
to help teachers diagnose their students' algebra competencies. Then we will show
how different uses of Pepite by teachers lead us to define several types of diagnosis in
order to fit better various users' needs.
Literacy practices as resources for learning: issues of identity, multimodality and fluidity
The current phase of the project focuses on 32 courses and four students on each of those courses in a range of curriculum areas in four Further Education colleges. Our aim in this phase is to research the interface between the literacy practices which might lead students to success on these courses, and the literacy practices in other domains of their lives.
We will focus on four key aspects of the conceptual framework which underlies the research:
1. The concept of ‘literacy practices’,
Red Rover Robotics
This lesson begins with a brief history of robotics, describing how robots are beneficial to engineering and society and then explores how robots have been used in recent space exploration efforts. The engineering design of the two Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, are examples of advanced engineering design for space research. The maneuverability of these two spacecraft's robotic arms and the functionality of their tools is discussed.
Computer skills development by children using
'hole in the wall' facilities in rural India
Earlier work often referred to as the "hole in the wall" experiments has shown that groups of children can learn to use public computers on their own. This paper presents the method and results of an experiment conducted to investigate whether such unsupervised group learning in shared public spaces can improve children's performance in school examinations. The experiment was conducted with "hole in the wall" (minimally invasive education, or MIE) kiosks in the rural Sindhudurg District of Mahar
Social capital and productivity: how might training affect a company’s social capital? does the li
The ultimate purpose of this literature review, carried out by Liam Aspin as part of the TLRP Phase 3 Project Adult Basic Skills and Workplace Learning (dir. Alison Wolf and Karen Evans 2003-2008) was to answer the following questions: How might training affect a company’s ‘social capital’? Does the literature indicate how this might happen, and whether we might expect a significant impact on productivity? Can these effects be measured? In order to answer these questions, we attempted to
WebLabs: Virtual collaborative learning experience for researchers, teachers and students
The paper presents experiences from a 3 year international project, WebLabs: New representational infrastructure for e-learning, in which researchers, teachers and young students from UK, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Sweden, Portugal and Italy participated. The project explored innovative pedagogy based on the integration of constructionist learning approach and virtual co-learning. For the purposes of the project a visual programming environment, Toon Talk, and a virtual collaborative system, Wplone, were
Computing Ontology Creation
In this paper an approach for the development of an Ontology for the domain of Computing Education is presented. This approach was applied in the FP5 IST Project DIOGENE - A Training Web Broker for ICT Professionals. I am outlining our work on the Computing Ontology creation, and am giving some guidelines and hints for further usage of the Ontology.
Data Driven User Requirements Specification in the UNITE Project
This paper describes the process of user requirements specification in UNITE
project. The main goal of the project is to develop an integrated system for
authoring and delivery of high quality eLearning activities for the secondary
school students. The UNITE system consists of three main components: 1)
Software Platform – integrating state of the art learning management systems
(LMS), content management systems (CMS), and mobile learning (mLearning)
capabilities; 2) Pedagogical Framework – s
Developing nursing expertise in simulation-based learning environments
The work of nurse anaesthetists is carried out in a highly technological
environment, where patient care is provided in close collaboration with other
members of hospital staff. The expertise of these nurses and how this is
developed is of vital importance. Furthermore, the use of computerised
pedagogical tools to support learning within an educational setting is of special
interest. The main aim of this paper is to investigate how the use of one of these
tools, a simulation based learning envir
Distance Education Standards and Legal Issues - Computing Education Perspective
This paper aims to examine the legal issues related to the recognition of professional ICT qualifications amongst countries in EU, as well as international and European standards for education and training, certification and validation of distance training courses, etc. At the end we are proposing a course structure, certificate format, as well as the educational standards to be followed in the design process.
Question and test interoperability - organization, reuse and management of assessments' contents
One of the modern trends in nowadays e-learning technologies and system development is toward creation of
standards-based distributed computing applications. The presented paper examines ways of creation,
organization, packaging, storage management and usage of e-learning courseware, regarding these modern elearning
standards and technologies. It puts a special accent towards development and management of
assessment contents. After a short overview and comparison of the standards and ways of the
Development of Adaptive e-Learning System Based on Learning Objects
This paper discusses Adaptive Educational Hypermedia (AEH),
which is at present a hot topic of research and an important aim
for e-Learning systems. The presented approach is knowledgebased.
The domain ontology and the learning objects play a central
role as resources structuring the learning content and supporting
flexible adaptive strategies for navigation through this content.
ARCADE Assessment Framework
The boom in development of learning management tools in recent years stimulates creation of relevant standards, while
acceptance of such standards helps system interoperability worldwide. The paper aims in presenting an assessment
framework based on the recent IMS standards and built into ARCADE - Architecture for Reusable Courseware
Authoring and DElivery. The information model of the assessment tool has been designed with a view to efficient test
authoring, management and evaluation of student
Insight into Practical Utilization of Knowledge Management Technologies
The focus of knowledge management (KM) has shifted in the last few years towards the ways in which knowledge is created and shared. Nevertheless, KM technologies continue to be an important issue in KM practices. The present paper focuses on the technological solutions applied in the organizations at different stages of the knowledge management life cycle. On the bases of an overview of the knowledge management tools and technologies, the paper emphasizes on the most popular KM applications foun
Futurelab: What if...? Re-imagining learning spaces
We are currently witnessing a massive investment in the design and build of new schools to equip the UK education system for the 21st century. The economically and architecturally ambitious Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme is setting out to rebuild or renew every secondary school in England over the next 10 to 15 years. But how much of this effort has been inspired by an equally wide-reaching educational vision?,Research report
Literature Review in Learning with Tangible Technologies
When we think of digital technologies in
schools, we tend to think of computers,
keyboards, sometimes laptops, and more
recently whiteboards and data projectors.
These tools are becoming part of the
familiar educational landscape. Outside
the walls of the classroom, however,
there are significant changes in how we
think about digital technologies - or, to be
more precise, how we don’t think about
them, as they disappear into our clothes,
our fridges, our cars and our city streets.
This disappe
Mathematics and E-Learning: A conceptual framework
This paper starts from the study of the epistemological statute of the didactics of the
mathematics (Henry, 1991; D'Amore, 1999), which faces the phenomenon of
learning from the point of view of fundaments, in order to give useful and specific
considerations for e-learning environments. Investigations on how the triangle
teacher-pupil-knowledge changes are presented. Then the model of a-didactic
situations (Brousseau, 1997) is analysed in the context of e-learning platforms.
Choosing for learning objects: The possible deployment of learning objects with eight educational am
The Dutch six-part series Leerobjecten in de praktijk (Learning objects in practice) is about six divergent and difficult problems that occur frequently in working with learning objects. Based on research into existing practice, guidelines are offered to policy makers, educational technology consultants, teachers, educational designers and developers of digital learning materials who are struggling with these problems in higher education.
Choosing for learning objects discusses eight education
Advanced Solid State Physics
This course is about the electronic properties of materials and contains lectures about scattering, transport in metals, phonons and superconductivity. Study Goals: The goal of the course is twofold: to present modern concepts of the electronic properties of the materials, and to develop he ability to read (and understand) scientific papers. The first goal will be achieved through a series of lectures and sets of exercises. A considerable attention is devoted to superconductivity, not only becau
The Missing Teacher: Contradictions and Conflicts in the Experience of Online Learners
A nationwide Swedish distance education programme, SÄL, was offered to adults with previous higher
education studies working as teachers in K-12. A smaller study conducted among this group of students at
Göteborg University, Göteborg, revealed concerns regarding teacher performance online. A follow-up and
larger study using a questionnaire survey was used to reveal possible conflicts and contradictions in the
programme. An analysis suggests that there is a contradiction between how the progra
