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Diverse stakeholders on educational technology development teams: supporting software developers and children
Many approaches have been employed in the creation of educational technologies. One of the lesser explored approaches is that of participatory design when it includes children as direct contributors. In such c...
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A sco** review of computational thinking assessments in higher education
The field of computational thinking (CT) is develo** rapidly, reflecting its importance in the global economy. However, most empirical studies have targeted CT in K-12, thus, little attention has been paid t...
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Collaborating with Mature English Language Learners to Combine Peer and Automated Feedback: a User-Centered Approach to Designing Writing Support
300,000 immigrants move to Canada each year in search of better economic opportunities, and many have limited English language skills. Improving written literacy of newcomers can enhance education, employment,...
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Learning management system and course influences on student actions and learning experiences
From massive open online courses (MOOC) to the smaller scale use of learning management systems, many students interact with online platforms that are meant to support learning. Investigations into the use of ...
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Using technology in special education: current practices and trends
Recent reports suggest an increase in the number of individuals with cognitive and developmental disabilities. To ensure equal opportunities for these learners, special education practices must be appropriatel...
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Develo** an Adaptive Mobile Tool to Scaffold the Communication and Vocabulary Acquisition of Language Learners
English language learners (ELLs) face many challenges. Among them are develo** the ability to communicate with others and learning the vocabulary that is needed to enable language comprehension and productio...
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Develo** an Adaptive Mobile Tool to Scaffold the Communication and Vocabulary Acquisition of Language Learners
English language learners (ELLs) face many challenges. Among them are develo** the ability to communicate with others and learning the vocabulary that is needed to enable language comprehension and productio...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Student Preferences for Visualising Uncertainty in Open Learner Models
User preferences for indicating uncertainty using specific visual variables have been explored outside of educational reporting. Exploring students’ preferred method to indicate uncertainty in open learner mod...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Evaluating the Effect of Uncertainty Visualisation in Open Learner Models on Students’ Metacognitive Skills
Self-assessment is widely used in open learner models (OLMs) as a metacognitive process to enhance students’ self-regulated learning. Yet little research has investigated the impact of the visualisation when t...
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Information practices and user interfaces: Student use of an iOS application in special education
A framework connecting concepts from user interface design with those from information studies is applied in a study that integrated a location-aware mobile application into two special education classes at di...
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Develo** an adaptive tool to select, plan, and scaffold oral assessment tasks for undergraduate courses
The increased linguistic and cultural diversity of undergraduate classrooms at English language institutions has imposed additional pedagogical and assessment challenges on instructors, many of whom lack the ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Interactive Event: Enabling Vocabulary Acquisition while Providing Mobile Communication Support
We have developed an adaptive communication support tool that also supports vocabulary acquisition. This tool is called VocabNomad; it is one of the few mobile assisted language learning tools that aims to sup...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Mobile Adaptive Communication Support for Vocabulary Acquisition
Language learners are often isolated because of their inability to communicate. Adaptive mobile communication support tools could be used to scaffold both their interaction with others and their vocabulary acq...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
ProTutor: Historic Open Learner Models for Pronunciation Tutoring
Acquiring proper pronunciation is difficult for second language learners. We built a Russian pronunciation tutor, called ProTutor, that uses open learner models (OLMs). Of particular interest is ProTutor’s “hi...
