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Research-Based Design of Pedagogical Agent Roles: A Review, Progress, and Recommendations
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Kim, Yanghee; Baylor, Amy L. – International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2016
In this paper we review the contribution of our original work titled "Simulating Instructional Roles Through Pedagogical Agents" published in the "International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Education" (Baylor and Kim in "Computers and Human Behavior," 25(2), 450-457, 2005). Our original work operationalized…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Computer Interfaces, Instructional Design
Semantic Search of Tools for Collaborative Learning with the Ontoolsearch System
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Vega-Gorgojo, Guillermo; Bote-Lorenzo, Miguel L.; Asensio-Perez, Juan I.; Gomez-Sanchez, Eduardo; Dimitriadis, Yannis A.; Jorrin-Abellan, Ivan M. – Computers & Education, 2010
This paper introduces Ontoolsearch, a new search system that can be employed by educators in order to find suitable tools for supporting collaborative learning settings. Current tool search facilities commonly allow simple keyword searches, limiting the accuracy of obtained results. In contrast, Ontoolsearch supports semantic querying of tool…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Educational Resources, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software
Expectations and Reality: Evaluating Patterns of Learning Behaviour Using Audit Trails
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Kennedy, Gregor E.; Judd, Terry S. – Computers & Education, 2007
Developers of educational multimedia programs have expectations about the way in which they will be used. These expectations can be broadly categorised as either functional (primarily related to the interface) or educational (related to learning designs, processes and outcomes). However, student users will not always engage with educational…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Medical Students, Multimedia Materials, Computer Software
Using SMART Board in Foreign Language Classes.
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Gerard, Fabienne; Greene, Martina; Widener, Jamey – 1999
This descriptive study investigates the uses of SMART Board, an interactive electronic whiteboard, in secondary school foreign language classes. The paper first discusses how SMART Board can facilitate the teaching process. SMART Board supports the foreign language teaching process in three main ways: it helps the presentation of new linguistic…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation