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- research-articleDecember 2019
Adapt, Explain, Engage—A Study on How Social Robots Can Scaffold Second-language Learning of Children
ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction (THRI), Volume 9, Issue 1Article No.: 6, Pages 1–27https://doi.org/10.1145/3366422Social robots are increasingly applied to support children’s learning, but how a robot can foster (or may hinder) learning is still not fully clear. One technique used by teachers is scaffolding, temporarily assisting learners to achieve new skills or ...
- extended-abstractJuly 2018
Lea's Box' Persuadable Open Learner Model: A Case Study in the Field of Speed Reading Training
UMAP '18: Proceedings of the 26th Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and PersonalizationPages 355–356https://doi.org/10.1145/3209219.3209257Learner models are a key element of many intelligent computer-based assessment and training approaches. Oftentimes, these models, the processes, and evidences are hidden from the learners and even teachers. Open learner models (OLM) are intended to make ...
- research-articleApril 2018
- research-articleJuly 2017
Smart Technology for Supporting Dance Education
UMAP '17: Proceedings of the 25th Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and PersonalizationPages 335–338https://doi.org/10.1145/3079628.3079709My PhD project sits in the design space that investigates how smart technology can support dance education. My aim is to design, implement and evaluate a conceptual and technological solution that captures students' movement using wearable devices and ...
- research-articleJuly 2017
Fine-Grained Open Learner Models: Complexity Versus Support
UMAP '17: Proceedings of the 25th Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and PersonalizationPages 41–49https://doi.org/10.1145/3079628.3079682Open Learner Models (OLM) show the learner model to users to assist their self-regulated learning by, for example, helping prompt reflection, facilitating planning and supporting navigation. OLMs can show different levels of detail of the underlying ...
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- research-articleJuly 2017
Let's Dance: How to Build a User Model for Dance Students Using Wearable Technology
UMAP '17: Proceedings of the 25th Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and PersonalizationPages 183–191https://doi.org/10.1145/3079628.3079673Motor skill learning is an area where wearable technology and user modelling can be synergistically combined for providing support. In this paper, we explore how a simple accelerometer sensor can be used to capture motion data associated with critical ...
- research-articleMarch 2017
Enhancing the intelligence of web tutoring systems using a multi-entry based open learner model
ICC '17: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Internet of things, Data and Cloud ComputingArticle No.: 146, Pages 1–5https://doi.org/10.1145/3018896.3036389The accuracy of learner model is the heart of any Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS). More intelligence in the ITS needs a more accurate learner model. In the earlier versions of ITS, the student must submit a test before using the ITS. That test was ...
- posterMarch 2017
When learning is high stake
LAK '17: Proceedings of the Seventh International Learning Analytics & Knowledge ConferencePages 564–565https://doi.org/10.1145/3027385.3029461Firefighter learning is high stake. They need to maintain certain competence levels related to physical, mental, and firefighting and rescue skills in order to provide the public with a high level of emergency service. Fire and Rescue Services need to ...
- research-articleJanuary 2017
User Perceptions of Using an Open Learner Model Visualisation Tool for Facilitating Self-regulated Learning
ACE '17: Proceedings of the Nineteenth Australasian Computing Education ConferencePages 55–64https://doi.org/10.1145/3013499.3013502Ways to encourage self-regulated learning have become a hot topic in higher education. In this research study, we explored users' perceptions regarding the uptake and effective use of an open learner model visualisation prototype tool -- Doubtfire++, in ...
- abstractJuly 2016
Open Social Learner Models for Self-Regulated Learning and Learning Motivation
UMAP '16: Proceedings of the 2016 Conference on User Modeling Adaptation and PersonalizationPages 329–332https://doi.org/10.1145/2930238.2930375Open Learner Models (OLM) have demonstrated a multitude of benefits supporting metacognition and engaging learners. Although researchers have study different representations of OLM, a broader view that situates OLM in Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) is ...
- research-articleMarch 2016
An Intelligent Interface for Learning Content: Combining an Open Learner Model and Social Comparison to Support Self-Regulated Learning and Engagement
IUI '16: Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Intelligent User InterfacesPages 152–163https://doi.org/10.1145/2856767.2856784We present the Mastery Grids system, an intelligent interface for online learning content that combines open learner modeling (OLM) and social comparison features. We grounded the design of Mastery Grids in self-regulated learning and learning ...
- ArticleJuly 2015
A Preliminary Study of Open Learner Model Representation Formats to Support Formative Assessment
COMPSAC '15: Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE 39th Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference - Volume 02Pages 887–892https://doi.org/10.1109/COMPSAC.2015.112Open learner models provide a way of showing teachers and students the learning progress of a student against expectations. Creating an effective interface to present a learner model is an important part in open learner modeling. Usefulness of the ...
- abstractMarch 2015
Open Learner Modelling with a Robotic Tutor
HRI'15 Extended Abstracts: Proceedings of the Tenth Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction Extended AbstractsPages 237–238https://doi.org/10.1145/2701973.2702713This paper describes research to explore how personalisation in a robot tutor using an open leaner model (OLM) based approach impacts on effectiveness of children's learning. An OLM is a visualisation of inferred knowledge state. We address the ...
- ArticleSeptember 2013
Learning, Learning Analytics, Activity Visualisation and Open Learner Model: Confusing?
- Susan Bull,
- Michael Kickmeier-Rust,
- Ravi K. Vatrapu,
- Matthew D. Johnson,
- Klaus Hammermueller,
- William Byrne,
- Luis Hernandez-Munoz,
- Fabrizio Giorgini,
- Gerhilde Meissl-Egghart
Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Scaling up Learning for Sustained Impact - Volume 8095Pages 532–535https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40814-4_51This paper draws on visualisation approaches in learning analytics, considering how classroom visualisations can come together in practice. We suggest an open learner model in situations where many tools and activity visualisations produce more visual ...
- ArticleSeptember 2013
Active Learners: Redesigning an Intelligent Tutoring System to Support Self-regulated Learning
Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Scaling up Learning for Sustained Impact - Volume 8095Pages 490–495https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40814-4_44Supporting students' self-regulated learning SRL is an important topic in the learning sciences. Two critical processes involved in SRL are self-assessment and study choice. Intelligent tutoring systems ITSs have been shown to be effective in supporting ...
- ArticleSeptember 2012
The effect of predicting expertise in open learner modeling
EC-TEL'12: Proceedings of the 7th European conference on Technology Enhanced LearningPages 389–394https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33263-0_32Learner's self-awareness of the breadth and depth of their expertise is crucial for self-regulated learning. Further, of learners report self-knowledge assessments to teaching systems, this can be used to adapt teaching to them. These reasons make it ...
- ArticleJune 2012
Skill diaries: can periodic self-assessment improve students' learning with an intelligent tutoring system?
ITS'12: Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Intelligent Tutoring SystemsPages 673–674https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30950-2_115Metacognitive theories point out that self-assessment can facilitate in-depth reflection and help direct effective self-regulated learning. Yet, not much work has investigated the relationship between students' self-assessment and learning outcomes in ...
- research-articleApril 2012
Seeing what the system thinks you know: visualizing evidence in an open learner model
LAK '12: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Learning Analytics and KnowledgePages 153–157https://doi.org/10.1145/2330601.2330640User knowledge levels in adaptive learning systems can be assessed based on user interactions that are interpreted as Knowledge Indicating Events (KIE). Such an approach makes complex inferences that may be hard to understand for users, and that are not ...
- ArticleJuly 2011
INGRID: a web service tool for hierarchical open learner model visualization
UMAP'11: Proceedings of the 19th international conference on Advances in User ModelingPages 406–409https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28509-7_38This paper presents a tool to visualize open learner models. The tool is domain independent and is freely available as a web service. It can be easily integrated with any existing web-based learning environment.
- research-articleJuly 2011
Guiding Learners into Reengagement through the SCALE Environment: An Empirical Study
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (IEEETLT), Volume 4, Issue 3Pages 275–290https://doi.org/10.1109/TLT.2011.20The paper presents the facilities offered by the open learner model maintained in the web-based, adaptive, activity-oriented learning environment SCALE (Supporting Collaboration and Adaptation in a Learning Environment), in order to guide online ...