Adaptive hypertext and hypermedia : workshop : proceedings, 3rd, Sonthofen, Germany, July 14, 2001 and Aarhus, Denmark, August 15, 2001

This paper presents two empirical usability studies based on techniques from Human-Computer Interaction (HeI) and software engineering, which were used to elicit requirements for the design of a hypertext generation system. Here we will discuss the findings of these studies, which were used to motivate the choice of adaptivity techniques. The results showed dependencies between different ways to adapt the explanation content and the document length and formatting. Therefore, the system's architecture had to be modified to cope with this requirement. In addition, the system had to be made adaptable, in addition to being adaptive, in order to satisfy the elicited users' preferences

Adaptive hypertext and hypermedia : workshop : proceedings, 3rd, Sonthofen, Germany, July 14, 2001 and Aarhus, Denmark, August 15, 2001

This paper presents two empirical usability studies based on techniques from Human-Computer Interaction (HeI) and software engineering, which were used to elicit requirements for the design of a hypertext generation system. Here we will discuss the findings of these studies, which were used to motivate the choice of adaptivity techniques. The results showed dependencies between different ways to adapt the explanation content and the document length and formatting. Therefore, the system's architecture had to be modified to cope with this requirement. In addition, the system had to be made adaptable, in addition to being adaptive, in order to satisfy the elicited users' preferences

Adaptive Delivery as a Means to Increase Student Engagement and Learning Outcomes

The process of education involves at its core level the support of Learning, which leads to the acquiring of skills, knowledge, values, and habits. Technology has allowed educators and learners to move to a digital platform. These electronic learning platforms, previously classified as distance learning, have their advantages but also their pitfalls. The adaptive modification of learning systems can provide the student\u27s needs by educators even when the student is outside of the classroom. Community colleges are faced with a dilemma of funding and mission. To survey they to need act as agents to find their own solution. This research study provides an approach to identifying the learning style based on a Learning Style Scale (LSS) developed by Abdollahimohammad and Jaafar (2014). A sample group of 163 college students was selected for the study. This quantitative study was broken into multiple evaluation areas. First, the data from the validated instrument was used to cluster students into learning groups. Second, the experiment used learning style clusters to determine the Engagement effects of a lesson presented to those clusters in a sequenced order of their matched learning styles and unmatched style. The impact of this adaptive delivery provides a user interface and experience based on either Auditory or Visual styles in a feedback method. The feedback adaptation was validated using statistical analysis, and an assessment gauged fluctuations in baseline learning as an improvement and other matched treatment lessons as a higher improvement. Statistical analysis provided justification that a lesson/learner match did provide improved learning outcomes and refuted some criticisms connected to Learning Styles. Learning outcomes increased by 10 to 15 points by the comparison of pretest and posttest scores after the experimental treatment was matched. Unmatched learner/lectures actually decreased scores revealing a significant effect on Learning Outcomes

Enhancement and stylization of photographs

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2013.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-95).A photograph captured by a digital camera may be the final product for many casual photographers. However, for professional photographers, this photograph is only the beginning: experts often spend hours on enhancing and stylizing their photographs. These enhancements range from basic exposure and contrast adjustments to dramatic alterations. It is these enhancements - along with composition and timing - that distinguish the work of professionals and casual photographers. The goal of this thesis is to narrow the gap between casual and professional photographers. We aim to empower casual users with methods for making their photographs look better. Professional photographers could also benefit from our findings: our enhancement methods produce a better starting point for professional processing. We propose and evaluate three different methods for image enhancement and stylization. First method is based on photographic intuition and is fully automatic. The second method relies on expert's input for training; after the training this method can be used to automatically predict expert adjustments for previously unseen photographs. The third method uses a grammar-based representation to sample the space of image filter and relies on user input to select novel and interesting filters.by Vladimir Leonid Bychkovsky.Ph.D

The Artisan Teacher: A Field Guide to Skillful Teaching

A capstone submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the College of Education at Morehead State University by Michael A. Rutherford on March 26, 2013

Human-machine communication for educational systems design

This book contains the papers presented at the NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) on the Basics of man-machine communication for the design of educational systems, held August 16-26, 1993, in Eindhoven, The Netherland