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Publication Date: 2017
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WebIntera-Classroom: An Interaction-Aware Virtual Learning Environment for Augmenting Learning Interactions
Chen, Jingjing; Xu, Jianliang; Tang, Tao; Chen, Rongchao
Interactive Learning Environments, v25 n6 p792-807 2017
Interaction is critical for successful teaching and learning in a virtual learning environment (VLE). This paper presents a web-based interaction-aware VLE--WebIntera-classroom--which aims to augment learning interactions by increasing the learner-to-content and learner-to-instructor interactions. We design a ubiquitous interactive interface that integrates a pen-and-paper interface with a web-based whiteboard to promote effective learner-to-content interactions. We develop a learning analytics tool that instantly shows learners' learning interactions, with which instructors can supervise learner-to-instructor interactions. We implement a high-granularity Learning Analytics Engine (hgLAE) to broadcast, record and play a lecture recording. The hgLAE identifies hotspots in a lecture recording and raises students' awareness of the hotspots when they watch the recording. WebIntera-classroom has been deployed in 11 universities in China. The system obtained high satisfaction in the questionnaires (N = 464) and face-to-face interviews (N = 60) conducted with the users from China Jiliang University. We compared the students' performance, respectively, achieved in traditional classroom and in WebIntera-classroom at China Jiliang University during 2012-2013. The result demonstrates that the students could gain performance improvement by using WebIntera-classroom.
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Interaction, Web Based Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Data Analysis, Teacher Student Relationship, Learning, Lecture Method, College Students, Student Satisfaction, Interviews, Questionnaires, Comparative Analysis, Instructional Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Conventional Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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