Touch Screen Avatar English Learning System For University Students Learning Simplicity

This paper discusses on touch screen avatar for an English language learning application system. The system would be a combination of avatar as Animated Pedagogical Agent (APA) and a touch screen application that adapt the up to date gesture-based computing which is found as having potential to change the way how we learn as it could reduce the amount of Information Communication Technology (ICT) devices used during teaching and learning process. The key here is interaction between university students and touch screen avatar intelligent application system as well as learning resources that could be learned anytime anywhere twenty four hours in seven days 24/7 based on their study time preference where they could learn at their own comfort out of the tradition. The students would be provided with a learning tool that could help them learn interactively with the current trend which they might be interested with based on their own personalization. Apart from that, their performance shall be monitored from a distance and evaluated to avoid disturbing their learning process from working smoothly and getting rid of feeling of being controlled. Thus, the students are expected to have lower affective filter level that may enhance the way they learn unconsciously. Keywords: Gesture-Based Computing, Avatar, Portable Learning Tool, Interactivity, Language Learnin

The use of simulations and videos in order to improve the learning of REDOX reactions in Engineering Degrees

Many students from secondary schools to universities in many countries struggle to learn chemistry and many do not succeed. Many high school and university students experience difficulties with fundamental ideas in chemistry [1]. Despite the importance of the foundation of chemistry, most students emerge from introductory courses with very limited understanding of the subject [2]. Chemistry had been regarded as a difficult subject for students by many researchers, teachers and science educators [3-4] because of the abstract nature of many chemical concepts, teaching styles applied in class, lack of teaching aids and the difficulty of the language of chemistry. Information and communication technologies (ICT) have fundamentally changed the practices and procedures of teaching Chemistry at University Degrees. In general, the use of ICT in education lends itself to more student-centred learning settings. Furthermore, and due to the fact that the globalization is becoming more and more important, the role of ICT in education is becoming more and more essential. The presence of ICT in the interactive educational environment can help to develop thinking skills and make classrooms an environment for educational growth. ICT also helps students to develop new thinking skills which may transfer to different situations which may require analysis and comprehension skills, and consequently critical skill development. ICT has become an increasingly popular technological tool within an educational context. Even though, the potential of ITC use in increasing student interactivity and collaboration has been explored by many educators, the research conducted on the effectiveness of these tools use in an educational context is still quite limited. In this work a study to investigate the use of ICT in the teaching and learning of Chemistry at Malaga University was conducted between 2015/16. The study participants were two classrooms of the 1º level of Mechanical Engineering Degree. In the present work, a positive attitude towards learning has been accompanied by a motivated behaviour. This could be seen as the use of the simulation and some videos (ICT). The present study investigated whether computer assisted instruction, simulation and videos were more effective than face-to-face instruction in increasing student success in chemistry. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness ICT as an educational tool in an undergraduate course for students. The results of the Mechanical Engineering Degree study is based on surveys purpose after the use of an interactive application and videos in order to know, if they think the use of these ITC have improved their learning process. On average, the students find the use and application useful, overall because they are able to transfer from macroscopic level to microscopic or/ and symbolic level. Several concepts and conceptual relations covered in the chemistry or science courses were provided in a concrete way, the help of computer simulations improved the student success significantly. [1] Carson, J. , & Watson, E. M (2002). Undergraduate students’ understandings of entropy and gibbs free energy. University Chemistry Education, 4, 4-12. [2] Ochs, R.S. (1996) Thermodynamics and Spontaneity, Journal of Chemical Education, 73(10), pp 952-954. [3] Carter, C.S. and Brickhouse, M.W. (1989) What Makes Chemistry Difficult? Alternate Perceptions, Journal of Chemical Education, 66(3), 223-225 [4] Nakhleh, M.B. (1992) Why Some Students Don’t Learn Chemistry, Chemical Misconceptions, Journal of Chemical Education, 69(3), 191-196.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech

Online Teaching of Languages: A case study of Moi University, Kenya.

Online learning is the fastest growing trend in education. It has fundamentally changed the way people learn, communicate and do business. Its adoption at various levels of education can greatly transform the nature of education including “where” and “how” education takes place and the roles of students and the teachers in the learning process. Therefore information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a powerful tool for extending education opportunities, to previously disadvantaged areas which include: scattered rural populations traditionally excluded from education due to cultural or social reasons such as ethnic minorities and gender. The use of computers (or even mobile phones) as tutors for drill and practice and instructional delivery combined with traditional instruction can result in increased  learning which will be evidenced in students learning more quickly, demonstrating greater retention and being better motivated to learn. The objective of this study is twofold: To find out the benefits of ICT in teaching of languages and also whether the teaching of languages online faces particular challenges as compared to other subjects, the study case being Moi University.   Key words    e-learning, language, m-learnin

An investigation of Wikipedia translation as an additive pedagogy for Oshikwanyama first language learning

The integration of Information and Communication Technology in the indigenous language classroom lags behind compared to other subjects. In many ways, indigenous language teachers find it difficult and to some extent, impossible to integrate ICT into their classroom activities. The focus of this study is to explore the ways in which ICT could be used as a learning tool in an Oshikwanyama First Language classroom. I investigated the use of Wikipedia translation as an additional teaching and learning tool. I concentrated on the impact that ICT tools have on learning, and the motivation it has on learners to learn Oshikwanyama. This qualitative case study was conducted in an urban school in northern Namibia. The adoption of ICT at the school is good as there is a full-fledged computer lab with unlimited wireless internet access. This was a requirement for the project to enable the participants to work online. I purposefully chose higher-level learners (Secondary phase) for this study. I conducted a survey with them on their access to and use of ICT devices in their daily lives, and thereafter conducted a basic computer workshop and a Wikipedia translation project with them. My research findings show that although the use of ICT is part of the learners’ lives, most of the communication through ICT devices is done in English not Oshikwanyama. Wikipedia translation offers a stimulating learning platform for learners to learn Oshikwanyama and English at the same time and this improved their performance in both languages. Furthermore, the Wikipedia translation, which was done collaboratively, gave learners the confidence to work with other learners to create knowledge. Lastly, Wikipedia translation motivates learners to learn Oshikwanyama and use it in their daily ICT interaction

Acquiring and analysing digital evidence: a teaching and learning experience in class

The advancement of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) offers positive and negative impacts in our daily life today. Criminals too leverage on sophisticated ICT in their modus operandi. Hence, digital evidences are abundant to be acquired and analysed as part of investigation, today. Two homegrown tools i.e. PenDua and Kloner are used for digital evidence acquisition tool while FTK and Autopsy are among tools applied for analysis of the evidences. Various artifacts are used as evidences of some made-up crime cases. The whole exercise is compiled as a learning package that can be a good exposure for beginners of Digital Evidence Forensics learners. We have tested the usage of this learning package with 120 students of a Digital Evidence Forensic class for 3 semesters. Majority of the students found that they enjoyed experiencing the hands-on to learn the proper procedure of acquiring and analyzing digital evidence, usage of several popular digital forensics tool and producing proper report. The made-up of real cases make the exercise interesting, appreciated by the students and enhance their understanding

PEMANFAATAN INTERNET DALAM PENGEMBANGAN KONSEP IPS DAN IMPLIKASINYA TERHADAP PEMBELAJARAN BERMAKNA

ABSTRACT Information Communication Technology has a significant impact on learning. ICT as a tool can be fully utilized in the concept of learning. Moreover, if the concept of learning in abstract form. The Internet can be a tool to develop concepts and create meaningful social studies learning. Learning resources are acquired and managed by advances in technology it is possible for students to learn the concepts of social science to be meaningful (meaningful), because with photographic images, documentary, animated or information presented to be more complete and detailed that it easily understood by students. Complex process can be simplified, faster process can be slowed, slow process can be accelerated without reducing substances subject matter. ICT can bring real experience into the classroom without having the students leave the classroom, so the real experience is in addition to creating meaningful learning will also develop social skills.Keywords: ICT, internet, social studies, meaningful learnin

Robomind Utilization to Improve Student Motivation and Concept in Learning Programming

Robomind is one of the PAT (programming assistance tool) software that used as a tool for programming learning and improving the understanding of programming concepts, as well as improving the ability of logical thinking and problem solving. The advantages of Robomind compared to the other PATs are a simple graphical display and attractive, it can be used for students ranging from primary schools, secondary schools and further education. Besides design and features, Robomind has also fulfilled the Robert Gagne’s instructional theory concept. Theaim of this study is how to utilize robomind as a tool to motivate students in learning computer programming and know the students' responses to its use in understanding the programming concepts. This research is motivated by the lack of student motivation in learning programming that caused by the initial perception that programming is difficult. In addition, some programming elusive concepts also make the lack of motivation to learn programming. This research was conducted at the Department of ICT Education FKIP UNS on Structured Programming course in first semester. Results showed, there were 90% of students feel motivated to learn programming although not previously been familiar with programming at all. In addition, it is also obtained from  the survey that 20% of students who previously had studied programming, 85% of whom could have better understanding concepts that were previously less understood

PENDAMPINGAN PENGEMBANGAN PERANGKAT PEMBELAJARAN MODEL INKUIRI TERBIMBING BERBASIS ICT BAGI GURU SMP DI LINGKUNGAN PONDOK PESANTREN SALAFIYAH SYAFI’IYAH IBRAHIMY SITUBONDO

The availability of ICT-based learning tools is one of the supports for the creation of classes that implement E-learning. The learning process can occur if there are at least two main elements, namely: (1) people who learn, and (2) learning resources. Learning resources include people (resource persons), tools (hardware), materials (software), environment (background, settings) and others. Learning tools are one type of learning resource and become an element that has a very important role in e-learning. There is no e-larning without the availability of learning tools, so the ability of teachers to develop ICT-based learning tools becomes very important. This learning device is often also called an internet-based learning device or online learning device. Three main characteristics of this learning tool include: (1) presenting multi media, (2) preparing, processing and presenting information, and (3) hyperlinks. The nature of this online learning tool has the advantage that it can be accessed anytime and anywhere as long as it has internet access, so that the teacher has the ability to develop ICT-based learning tools. These characteristics make the source of learning tools very rich, and the availability of appropriate ICT-based guided inquiry learning model tools is very much needed as a relevant learning resource

State of the art Topic Working with ICT

The research work “State-of-the-art Topic Working with ICT” deals with the use of technology in two secondary schools in Leones, Córdoba, Argentina, where teachers utilize ICT to teach English as a foreign language. The study aims to know how ICT can benefit students as well as the disadvantages to learn English by means of the strategies and activities applied. The results of this research show that the use of ICT in the English classes in these two schools is not considered as a very important tool for the teaching-learning process because only one of the interviewed teachers shows he uses technology in most of his classes

Validating informal and non-formal learning through lifepass

The need to recognise and validate informal and non-formal learning has been recognised as part of Europe's Lisbon Strategy. and again in the EU2020 Strategy. This is both for economic reasons and social reasons. On an economic level Europe needs to havee a skilled workforce. Documenting all skills and competences thus becomes relevant. On a social level, many limes it is those marginalised citizens or those at risk of poverty who often do not possess formal qualifications but learn through their life and work experiences. This paper describes and discusses the development of an innovative ICT tool, Lifepass, to be used for the validation of informal and nonformal learning. This tool provides new approaches to present evidence of individuals' knowledge, skills and competences which is much more powerful than the Europass CV and different to the traditional porifolio. The results of the piloting exercise of Lifepass across ten different sectors and in nine different countries will be presented. Although not finalised and some problems were identified with respect to Lifepass, the researchers felt that Lifepass is a powerful tool which, although still needing further developed for the validation of informal and non-formal learning, can be that tool which suprecedes the Europass CV at European level.peer-reviewe