ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
What Do Context Aware Electronic Alerts from Virtual Learning Environments Tell Us about User Time &amp; Location?
Author: Crane, Laura
Date: 2013-03-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Computer Mediated Communication,Virtual Classrooms,Context Effect,College Students,Handheld Devices,Information Dissemination,College Faculty,Instructional Materials,Feedback (Response),Teacher Student Relationship,Educational Technology,Electronic Learning,Integrated Learning Systems

The paper describes the analysis of user location and time stamp information automatically logged when students receive and interact with electronic updates from the University's virtual learning environment. The electronic updates are sent to students' mobile devices using RSS feeds. The mobile reception of such information can be received in three dimensions of context: time, location and activity. Fifteen students took part in this study with the three dimensions of context evenly distributed. The study aims to identify how users can engage with electronic updates related to teaching material, course work feedback, and general announcements from teaching staff across the University's academic departments. As well as user profiling when reading the updates under these three dimensions of context, early investigations show that there exists peak times when users read these updates. All three dimensions exhibited a similar trend with activity being the highest. Initial results indicate that interactions occurred generally during office hours and within the confines of the campus environment, although uses of the activity based application were recorded also in informal locations outside of the working hours. [For the full proceedings, see ED562140.]
Text Messaging for Out-of-Class Communication: Impact on Affective Learning
Author: Hayes, Paul
Date: 2013-03-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Higher Education,Computer Mediated Communication,Communication Strategies,Teacher Student Relationship,Affective Behavior,Student Attitudes,Statistical Analysis,Qualitative Research,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Foreign Countries

Learning in the affective domain includes the manner by which people deal with things emotionally, such as feelings, values, appreciation, enthusiasms, motivations and attitudes. While out-of-class communication between instructors and students can impact all types of student learning it has its greatest impact on student affective learning. One of the primary reasons for this is that the out-of-class communication enhances student perception of instructor immediacy. Immediacy is defined as behaviour which increases psychological closeness between communicators. Research studies in instructional communication suggest that enhanced instructor immediacy is linked to more positive student-instructor relationships engendering positive attitudes, increased interest and motivation by students as well as improved attendance, retention, engagement and learning. A year-long research study was conducted into the use of text messaging for out-of-class communication and its effects on student perception of instructor immediacy. Both quantitative measures of immediacy and qualitative feedback from students show that the instructor is perceived as closer, more approachable and responsive when text messaging services are offered. The student feedback also reveals that the use of text messaging has other positive effects on student affective learning, including enhanced motivation and engagement. [For the full proceedings, see ED562140.]
&quot;Mobile Phones and Other Disturbing Objects…&quot;
Author: Ott, Torbjörn
Date: 2013-03-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Misconceptions,Teaching Methods,Political Issues,Foreign Countries,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis,Databases,Newspapers,Literature Reviews

The impact of mobile learning on education is dependent not only on educational understanding but also on opinions of the public and policymakers. The debate in media reflects opinions and aims in different levels of the society. In order to enrich the view on what mobile learning has to battle in order to reach its full potentials I have studied news articles in order to capture some common conceptions of mobile phones in school settings. In the debate the mobile IT of mobile phones has been grouped with what is often referred to as &quot;other disturbing objects&quot;, and has been regarded as self evident not being used in class. Mobile phones have been used as anecdotic evidence for accentuating political messages from both the right and the left wing. [For the full proceedings, see ED562140.]
A Mobile Platform for Administering Questionnaires and Synchronizing Their Answers
Author: Ginardi, Maria Germana
Date: 2013-03-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Questionnaires,Information Technology,Computer Mediated Communication,Health Services,Evaluation Methods,Surveys,Home Programs,Patients,Homebound

This paper describes a platform for administering questionnaires on smart-phones and tablets. The project arises from the need of acquiring data for monitoring the outcomes of different homecare interventions. First a model has been defined for representing questionnaires, able to support adaptivity in the dialog with the user and enforce some simple consistency rules for checking his input. Then an application has been implemented able to run instances of those questionnaires. It downloads questionnaires over the air in terms of XML files from a server and stores them locally into a local repository. At that point questionnaires become available for the user who can select which one to fill in according to his needs and the specific treatment protocol. A questionnaire may be filled in all at once or be completed in subsequent steps over time since the input provided is persisted on a local database. Finally, when a questionnaire is closed all the answers are transparently synchronized to a server for further evaluation or statistical purposes. [For the full proceedings see ED562140.]
Role of Passive Capturing in a Ubiquitous Learning Environment
Author: Ogata, Hiroaki
Date: 2013-03-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Electronic Learning,Vocabulary Development,Educational Technology,Electronic Publishing,Handheld Devices,Photography,Cognitive Style,Computer Interfaces

Ubiquitous Learning Log (ULL) is defined as a digital record of what you have learned in the daily life using ubiquitous technologies. This paper focuses on how to capture learning experiences in our daily life for vocabulary learning. In our previous works, we developed a system named SCROLL (System for Capturing and Reminding Of Learning Log) in order to log, organize, recall and evaluate the learning log. However up to now, we just use an active mode to record logs. This means that a learner must take a capture of learned contents consciously and most of learning chances be lost unconsciously. This paper proposes a system named PACALL (Passive Capture for Learning Log) in order to have a passive capture using SenseCam to solve this problem. With the help of SenseCam, learner's activity can be captured as a series of images. With the help of this system, a learner can find the important images by analyzing sensor data and images processing technology. [For the full proceedings, see ED562140.]
Android Based Mobile Environment for Moodle Users
Author: de Clunie, Gisela T.
Date: 2013-03-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Electronic Learning,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Higher Education,Foreign Countries,Integrated Learning Systems,Interaction,Client Server Architecture

This paper is about the development of a platform that eases, throughout Android based mobile devices, mobility of users of virtual courses at Technological University of Panama. The platform deploys computational techniques such as &quot;web services,&quot; design patterns, ontologies and mobile technologies to allow mobile devices communicate with Moodle CMS. This creates a collaborative and customized environment of interaction and alerts that allows an efficient, flexible, and transparent communication. The environment is based on service oriented client server architecture, achieved through the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) methodology that eases reuse. The client will have alerts, file downloads, forums and chats, grading, quizzes, and calendar, among other functionalities. [For the full proceedings, see ED562140.]
Mobile Learning 4ALL
Author: Correia, Secundino
Date: 2013-03-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Electronic Learning,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Teaching Methods,Administrator Education,Questionnaires,Focus Groups,Augmentative and Alternative Communication,Aging (Individuals),Neurological Impairments,Older Adults,Disabilities,Brain,Barriers,Computer Oriented Programs,Foreign Countries

We are in an innovation process for the development of a new generation of tools and resources for education and training throughout life, available in any platform, at anytime and place and in any language. The project TOPQX intends to congregate a set of theoretical and empirical resources that form a scientific base from which it will be possible to question and to suggest new answers, fitting the requirements and interests of the users of these resources. As an output of these efforts two multiplatform and multi device products will emerge: Vox4ALL® and ActiveBrain4ALL. [For the full proceedings, see ED562140.]
Screen Twice, Cut Once: Assessing the Predictive Validity of Teacher Selection Tools
Author: Goldhaber, Dan
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Predictive Validity,Teacher Selection,Selection Tools,Scoring Rubrics,Public Schools,Teacher Effectiveness,Value Added Models,Teacher Attendance,Faculty Mobility,Regression (Statistics),Statistical Analysis,Academic Achievement,Public School Teachers

It is well documented that teachers can have profound effects on student outcomes. Empirical estimates find that a one standard deviation increase in teacher quality raises student test achievement by 10 to 25 percent of a standard deviation. More recent evidence shows that the effectiveness of teachers can affect long-term student outcomes, such as college-going behavior and labor earnings (Chamberlain, 2013; Chetty, Friedman, &amp; Rockoff, forthcoming; Jackson, 2012; Koedel, 2008). There exists far less research or policy focus on the choices school systems make in the teacher hiring process, and what tools or policies may aid the process. In this study the authors analyze the relationship between two teacher selection rubrics that are used during the teacher hiring process in Spokane Public Schools (SPS) (Washington) from 2009-2012. During this time, 2,669 individuals applied to 521 classroom teaching positions for which at least one teacher was screened. Results of the study showed that screening scores are valid predictors of student achievement and attrition, although not absences, in Spokane. Teacher hiring processes in general could be improved by similar screening processes, although it does not necessarily follow that these results can be generalized beyond Spokane, a district that is often seen as a desirable place to work in Eastern Washington. Spokane may not face the same hiring problems as other districts. However, these results are consistent with the wider literature on screening at the hiring stage in other industries. Five tables are appended.
Media Creation and Sharing in Informal, Situated, Authentic Mobile Learning for Local Cultural Diversity Investigation
Author: Walinski, Jacek
Date: 2013-03-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Electronic Learning,Telecommunications,Higher Education,Teaching Methods,Cultural Awareness,Language Usage,Linguistics,Foreign Countries,Photography,Immigrants,Signs,Graduate Students

New media shape the intensity of intercultural contacts not only through content consumption but also through content creation with modern technologies. Enabling citizens to participate in the content exchange via the Web 2.0 paradigm (audiences as both media consumers and media creators, which is prevalent in modern online services) results in greater than ever before heterogeneity of modern societies. This study demonstrates an application of portable multimedia devices (smartphones) for content creation and sharing in the context of situated, in-the-field cultural diversity investigation aimed at intercultural competence development in the context of local environment, i.e. a location familiar to students. The paper shows how m-learning can be employed to create new forms of acquiring knowledge by application of mobile devices in Linguistic Landscape examination of multilingualism. The application is shown from the pedagogical perspective of situated, authentic, informal learning tasks conducted in the framework of connectivism. This study presents a ready-made scenario of m-learning activities that demonstrate that cultural awareness is often biased by personal perspectives and stereotypes. Conducting such activities results in the change of learners' attitudes toward other cultures, which is a sound starting point for further intercultural competence development. [For the full proceedings, see ED562140.]
A Learning Community Explores the Potential of Mobile Apps in Higher Education
Author: Van Duzer, Joan
Date: 2013-03-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Electronic Learning,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Higher Education,Teaching Methods,Computer Oriented Programs,Communities of Practice,Teacher Collaboration,College Faculty

Faculty and staff are curious about the potential of applications for mobile devices and how they can be used to enhance learning, teaching, and productivity. However, the number of applications seems overwhelming and faculty and staff have limited time and money to consider possibilities. This poster outlines the results of a learning community formed to collaboratively learn more about possibilities and select their favorites to recommend to peers. [For the full proceedings, see ED562140.]
Mobile Learning Application Based on RSS Feed Technology
Author: Mohanna, Mahmoud
Date: 2013-03-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Electronic Learning,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Higher Education,Teaching Methods,Computer Oriented Programs,Computer Mediated Communication,Computer Security,Access to Information,Web Sites,Information Dissemination,Delivery Systems,News Reporting

This paper presents a mobile learning application for a learning course at higher education level. Based on the RSS feed technology, the presented mobile application establishes an in-time communication channel between the instructor and his/her students to keep them up-to-date with all course important dates, instructions and information in addition to a download center to provide them a permanent and fast access to all course lectures and resources. Security issues are also taken into consideration, only students who are currently enrolled in the learning course are allowed to access the mobile application through a security control which is simple and adequate in the same time. The presented mobile learning application is currently available to be downloaded and installed through Google Play store (formerly called Android Market) on almost all Android devices starting from Android 2.1 and higher. Future work includes further enrichment of the application by adding additional modules and functionalities as well as increasing the application availability by developing other versions for Windows 8 and iOS smartphones and tablets in order reach a wider range of students. [For the full proceedings, see ED562140.]
Common Mobile Learning Characteristics--An Analysis of Mobile Learning Models and Frameworks
Author: Imtinan, Umera
Date: 2013-03-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Electronic Learning,Models,Instructional Design,Learning Activities,Handheld Devices,Usability,Cooperation,Context Effect,Teacher Role,Telecommunications,Mobility,Blended Learning,Course Content,Technical Support,Costs

Mobile learning offers learning opportunities to learners without the limitations of time and space. Mobile learning has introduced a number of flexible options to the learners across disciplines and at different educational levels. However, designing mobile learning content is an equally challenging task for the instructional designers. Currently, mobile learning researchers are trying to determine a set of mobile learning characteristics to inform mobile learning design. Besides conforming to the pedagogical requirements, mobile learning instructional designers are also considering the nature of learning activities to engage learners with miniature mobile devices. Similarly, there are a number of mobile learning characteristics which are crucial to mobile learning design in order to harness the power and affordances of mobile devices as well as maintaining the learning element as the main focus. This paper is an attempt to point out common mobile learning characteristics as they appear in key mobile learning conceptualizations, models and frameworks in the literature. These characteristics may be useful for future researchers to inform the mobile learning design process as well as mobile learning conceptualizations. [For the full proceedings, see ED562140.]
Development and Use of an EFL Reading Practice Application for an Android Tablet Computer
Author: Ishikawa, Yasushige
Date: 2013-03-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Second Language Learning,Handheld Devices,Computer Oriented Programs,Vocabulary Development,International Relations,Instructional Materials,English for Special Purposes,College Students,Reading Skills,Reading Rate,Instructional Effectiveness,Student Attitudes,Student Needs,Instructional Design

This paper reports on the use of an English-language reading practice application for an android tablet computer operating system with students who are not native speakers of English. The application materials for vocabulary learning in reading-passage contexts were created to include words from a database of low-frequency and technical noun-verb collocations which occurred frequently in certain documents related to the study of international affairs: thirty English-language annual reports of United Nations organizations found on official websites; and English-language annual reports and other articles from the websites of twenty international non-governmental organizations. The learning materials were used in an English for specific purposes course intended to support the reading skill development of students studying international affairs at a university in Japan. Research showed that use of the learning materials had three positive influences on students' study behavior: the students' reading speed increased without a loss in comprehension; the students reported that they enjoyed the reading practice with the mobile tablet computer; and they appreciated that it had some merits that differed from reading practice in hard copy formats that may help improve reading skills. [For the full proceedings, see ED562140.]
Mobile Learning Using Mobile Phones
Author: Vicente, Paula
Date: 2013-03-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Electronic Learning,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Higher Education,Teaching Methods,Administrator Education,Individual Characteristics,Use Studies,Internet,Gender Differences,Age Differences,Online Surveys,Foreign Countries,Questionnaires,Late Adolescents,Adults,Regression (Statistics)

The participation in mobile learning programs is conditioned by having/using mobile communication technology. Those who do not have or use such technology cannot participate in mobile learning programs. This study evaluates who are the most likely participants of mobile learning programs by examining the demographic profile and mobile phone usage patterns of those who use their mobile phones to access the internet. The results reveal that using the mobile phone to access the internet is more likely among young people and males. These users are also more likely to explore more functions of the mobile phone such as the camera, the calculator or the agenda than those who do not use the mobile phone for internet-access. [For the full proceedings see ED562140.]
Ondigita: A Platform for the Management and Delivery of Digital Documents
Author: Mazza, Riccardo
Date: 2013-03-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Engineering Education,Undergraduate Students,Computer Oriented Programs,Instructional Materials,Electronic Publishing,Multimedia Materials,Information Management,Documentation,Integrated Learning Systems,Handheld Devices

This paper presents Ondigita, a platform developed at the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland for the management and delivery of digital documents to students enrolled in bachelor's courses in various curricula within the field of engineering. Ondigita allows our organization to have a cloud-based repository of educational materials (documents, books, audio and video) and allows our students to store and access these resources from their computers, tablets, or mobile phones. A specific Android mobile app automatically synchronizes the student's device with the learning resources provided by the teacher and stored in Ondigita, and automatically fetches all documents for the courses the student is enrolled in. Ondigita is built with the purpose of creating an infrastructure that will allow students to annotate their PDF educational materials, to take notes in a personal notepad, and to share annotations with teachers and peers. [For the full proceedings, see ED562140.]
The Potential for Mobile Learning in English as a Foreign Language and Nursing Education
Author: Davison, C. J.
Date: 2013-03-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Electronic Learning,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Higher Education,Teaching Methods,Nursing Education,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Qualitative Research,Meta Analysis

This paper investigates the application of mobile technologies to support learning in a specific field: nursing education for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners, which is the context of the author's institution. Using a qualitative meta-synthesis methodology, factors from published literature that facilitates success in mobile learning for nursing education and EFL learners are explored. The gap between the m-learning ideals of designing of learning activities that leverage the capabilities of mobility across location, technology, conceptual space, social space and across formal or informal contexts (Sharples et al., 2009) and the published research in formal EFL language learning and nursing education are discussed. [For the full proceedings, see ED562140.]