Persuasive Technology for Learning and Teaching – The EuroPLOT Project

The concept of persuasive design has demonstrated its benefits by changing human behavior in certain situations, but in the area of education and learning, this approach has rarely been used. To change this and to study the feasibility of persuasive technology in teaching and learning, the EuroPLOT project (PLOT = Persuasive Learning Objects and Technologies) has been funded 2010-2013 by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) in the Life-long Learning (LLL) programme. In this program two tools have been developed (PLOTMaker and PLOTLearner) which allow to create learning objects with inherently persuasive concepts embedded. These tools and the learning objects have been evaluated in four case studies: language learning (Ancient Hebrew), museum learning (Kaj Munk Museum, Denmark), chemical handling, and academic Business Computing. These case studies cover a wide range of different learning styles and learning groups, and the results obtained through the evaluation of these case studies show the wide range of success of persuasive learning. They also indicate the limitations and areas where improvements are required

Demonstration of PLOTs from the EuroPLOT project

The EuroPLOT project (2010-2013) has been funded to explore the concept of persuasive design for learning and teaching. It has developed Persuasive Learn-ing Objects and Technologies (PLOTs), manifested in two tools and a set of learning objects that have been tested and evaluated in four different case studies. These PLOTs will be shown in this demonstration, and the participants can try them out and experience for themselves the impact of persuasive technology that is embedded in these PLOTs. This will be one authoring tool (PLOTMaker) and one delivery tool (PLOTLearner). Furthermore, there will be learning objects shown which have been developed for those four different case studies. All of these PLOTs have already been tested and evaluated during case studies with real learners

Fuel use and emissions for non road machinery in Denmark 1985- 2020

This paper explains the new Danish 1985-2020 emission inventory for non road machinery. Stock and operational data are from different statistical sources, research institutes, relevant professional bodies and machinery manufacturers. Updated fuel use and emission factors originate from various measurement programmes. Future factors are tailored to the current EU emission legislation. Beyond the basic calculation approach, the emission computations take into account the effects from engine deterioration, transient loads and gasoline evaporation. The major source of NOx and PM emissions are diesel engines. Most of the HC and CO emissions come from gasoline machinery. From 1985 to 2020, the total fuel use and the emissions of HC, NOx and PM decrease by 7, 43, 62 and 87%, respectively, whereas the CO emissions increase by 7%. In the forecast period from 2005-2020, the percentage NOx and PM emission reductions are almost the same as for road traffic. For HC, the reduction percentage is somewhat smaller, whereas for CO the emission development is so poor, that non road machinery ends up being the largest source of emissions by the end of the forecast period. The availability of new non road emission factors is very useful for other European countries, and work should be done to include these data in the European EMEP/CORINAIR guidebook

Fuel use and emissions for non road machinery in Denmark 1985- 2020

This paper explains the new Danish 1985-2020 emission inventory for non road machinery. Stock and operational data are from different statistical sources, research institutes, relevant professional bodies and machinery manufacturers. Updated fuel use and emission factors originate from various measurement programmes. Future factors are tailored to the current EU emission legislation. Beyond the basic calculation approach, the emission computations take into account the effects from engine deterioration, transient loads and gasoline evaporation. The major source of NOx and PM emissions are diesel engines. Most of the HC and CO emissions come from gasoline machinery. From 1985 to 2020, the total fuel use and the emissions of HC, NOx and PM decrease by 7, 43, 62 and 87%, respectively, whereas the CO emissions increase by 7%. In the forecast period from 2005-2020, the percentage NOx and PM emission reductions are almost the same as for road traffic. For HC, the reduction percentage is somewhat smaller, whereas for CO the emission development is so poor, that non road machinery ends up being the largest source of emissions by the end of the forecast period. The availability of new non road emission factors is very useful for other European countries, and work should be done to include these data in the European EMEP/CORINAIR guidebook