Informations- og kommunikationsteknologi i gymnasiet - i et læringsperspektiv.
This thesis deals with the integration of Information Technology (IT) in the upper secondary school, seen in a learning perspective. The object of the thesis is to understand the developmental dynamics of IT, peda-gogy and learning, and how IT can facilitate qualitative changes in the upper secondary school. This is examined through the construction of a theoretical outlook, and through analysis of an empirical investigation.,Master thesis also published online in the online Journal Impact
Semantic Annotation Tools for Learning Material
This paper aims at providing the specification for semantic annota-tion tools for e-learning. From the specific requirements of annotating learning material, we categorize and evaluate the existing annotation tools, mainly gen-eral purpose ones. We illustrate two research prototypes of annotation tools we developed, and evaluate to what extend the specific requirements of annotating learning material are reached by these research prototypes.
A computer program for the learning of algebra: description and first experiment
We present APLUSIX, a computer system that helps students to learn algebra, available at http://aplusix.imag.fr. APLUSIX contains an advanced 2D editor of algebraic expressions that allows students to make the calculations (s)he wants, like in a paper-pencil context. The system verifies the student's calculations, by calculating the equivalence between two consecutives expressions, and shows the result to the student. It provides information concerning the progress of the resolution. Furthermore
The roles of models in Artificial Intelligence and Education research: a prospective view
In this paper I speculate on the near future of research in Artificial Intelligence and Education (AIED), on the basis of three uses of models of educational processes: models as scientific tools, models as components of educational artefacts, and models as bases for design of educational artefacts. In terms of the first role, I claim that the recent shift towards studying collaborative learning situations needs to be accompanied by an evolution of the types of theories and models that are used,
Mixing Microworld and Cas Features in Building Computer Systems that Help Students Learn Algebra
We present the design principles for a new kind of computer system that helps students learn algebra. The fundamental idea is to have a system based on the microworld paradigm that allows students to make their own calculations, as they do with paper and pencil, without being obliged to use commands, and to verify the correctness of these calculations. This requires an advanced editor for algebraic expressions, an editor for algebraic reasoning and an algorithm that calculates the equivalence of
APLUSIX, A learning environment for algebra, actual use and benefits
After a presentation of the APLUSIX system, a learning environment for formal algebra, we describe the use of this system in a French class of grade 10, in particular a sequence devoted to factorisations and equations, and an analysis of the students' work during this sequence. This study exhibits the influence of the tools provided by the software on the construction of competences in algebra. We also report the opinion of a teacher who used the APLUSIX system during one year with this class.
An integrated perspective to approach technology in mathematics education
This paper concerns a research work developed in an European project. The aim of this work was to produce a document integrating the different theoretical frameworks employed by the project teams. The theoretical constructs of didactical functionalities, and experimental educational cycle, associated to an ICT tool, allowed us to analyse the roles played by technology in the considered set of theoretical frameworks. With this respect, we present examples concerning the theory of didactic situati
A pedagogical approach to the design of Learning Objects
In this paper we describe an approach to the design of learning objects (LOs) suitable to support learning in complex domains at university level. Our proposal is centred on a costructivist approach where learning is viewed as resulting from personal activity and comparison with the activity of others. Our pedagogical approach to knowledge acquisition and to the use of technological tools is realized by means of didactical units which can be implemented as Learning Objects (LOs) with a variety o
CMC environments supporting self-regulated learning
This paper focuses on the relationship between online collaborative environments and the development of Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) abilities. To investigate the support provided to SRL by Technology Enhanced Learning Environments (TELE), the TELEPEERS European Project has developed an evaluation tool whose structure derives from previous research on SRL. This tool was employed to analyse an online course for trainee teachers based on a configuration of a commercial Computer Mediated Communica
An analysis of the SRL potential
of TD-SSIS 2005
a Technology Enhanced Learning Environment based on
This report presents an analysis of the potential support to Self-Regulated Learning granted by a CSCL environment set up for a teacher traing course on Educational Technology. The analysis is made by applying a check-list developed within the European project TELEPEERS.,Research report
An analysis of the SRL potential of TD-SSIS 2004, a Technology Enhanced Learning Environment based o
This report presents an analysis of the potential support to Self-Regulated Learning granted by a CSCL environment set up for a teacher traing course on Educational Technology. The analysis is made by applying a check-list developed within the European project TELEPEERS.,Research report
An analysis of the SRL potential of a Technology Enhanced Learning Environment based on the collabor
This report presents an analysis of the potential support to Self-Regulated Learning granted by a communication environment developed to support teachers' collaboration on Learning Objects. The analysis is made by applying a check-list developed within the European project TELEPEERS.,Research report
An analysis of the SRL potential of TGS/TES Online Course, a Technology Enhanced Learning Environmen
This report presents an analysis of the potential support to Self-Regulated Learning granted by a CSCL environment developed for carrying out language master courses. The analysis is made by applying a check-list developed within the European project TELEPEERS.,Research Report
An analysis of the SRL potential of a Technology Enhanced Learning Environment based on the narrativ
This report presents an analysis of the potential support to Self-Regulated Learning granted by a multimedia environment based on a narrative editor. The analysis is made by applying a check-list developed within the European project TELEPEERS.,Research Report
Software didattico e difficoltà in matematica
Considerazioni sull'uso di software didattico come ausilio per osservare e comprendere le difficoltà di apprendimento nell'area logico-matematica
Software didattico e difficoltà in matematica
Considerazioni sullÂ’uso di software didattico
come ausilio per osservare e comprendere
le difficoltà di apprendimento nell’area logico-matematica
Reflections on the use of educational software as support to observe and understand learning difficulties in the logical-mathematical area.
Ambienti narrativi per l’apprendimento
Le storie sono una forma di comunicazione e rappresentazione molto diffusa e familiare, usata in ogni cultura a scopo sia ludico che formativo, e possono favorire l’apprendimento in modo naturale. A partire dai primi lavori sul valore educativo e formativo della narrativa sviluppati nell'ambito della psicologia cognitiva (in particolare gli
studi di J. Bruner degli anni ‘90), anche la ricerca sulle tecnologie didattiche ha iniziato a concentrare la sua attenzione sull’uso di forme narrativ
Les logiciels d'apprentissage : panoplie ou éventail ?
The main goal of this article is to elaborate a typology in the domain of computer-supported
learning. The first problem that has to be addressed concerns the diversity of computer-supported
learning programs and the multiple ways in which one could classify them. The proposed typology
is based on the pedagogical function aimed at by the teachers or designers. Moreover, we propose
a characterisation on three aspects : the tasks proposed to the learners, the theoretical viewpoint
underlying the d
The Seven, no eight, nine C's of Mobile Learning
This paper was presented at the Mobile Learning Workshop at the Kaleidoscope Alpine Rendez-Vous 2007. It identifies theories from the fields of cognition and educational psychology that can usefully be employed to explain the interactions between the user and their mobile device in a variety of mlearning contexts. The theoretical approaches that appear to be most relevant to mlearning are those that stem from the constructivist approach to learning, involve learner control and challenge by setti
Small company attitude towards ICT based solutions: some key-elements to improve it
In this paper we illustrate some research results concerning the attitude of small companies towards ICT based solutions (specifically Distance Communication, Training and Consultancy); in addition, we introduce some key-elements to overtake the obstacles to introducing ICT in small companies for new business processes; amongst others, we highlight the need for training about technological innovation as well as about organizational and cultural changes that must occur within a company. The conce
