2010-04-14 Sem eMadrid Mariano Rico UAM EDUCON2010

1. Automatic guidance tools for enhancing the educative experience in non-Immersive Virtual Worlds Preliminary results from project V-LeaF Mariano.Rico@uam.es

2. The V-LeaF project Funding: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation EXPLORA Program Project Coordinator: EstrellaPulido Researchers David Camacho Xavier Alamán Gonzalo Martínez Site: http://this.ii.uam.es/vleaf

3. Target Spanish high-school students Agreement with 4 spanish high schools Enhance the students programming experience Not expertisement but subjective perception of technical subjects learning Simple for teachers They can contribute New tools Extend/Enhance existing tools

4. Better than reality (1/2) Virtual tools to enhance technical teaching and learning Previous studies J.N. Bailenson 2008 (immersive virtual reality environments) Teachers eye-gaze. The more the better. Students location. The closer the better The more in front the better Students interaction The less distractive students the better Steptoe 2009 (immersive Collaborative Virtual Environments, typically CAVEs) Eye-Gaze is very important H. Harris 2009 (Second Life) Behavior in virtual environments mimics real social behavior Immersive Non-Immersive

5. Better than reality (2/2) Virtual tools to enhance technical teaching and learning Benefits Cheaper than real hardware Easy to create (Linden Scripting Language) Our tools Students monitor Recommender system for students Experimental results Students are enthusiastic Teachers want more

6. V-LeaF Architecture V-LeaF Web Portal Data Bases Web Site documents(tutorials, guides) Teacher Web Server (Tomcat) Groupsinfo (teachers, students) Logs, computedinfo (teachers, students) Internet Student SecondLifeclient Virtual World (V-LeaF) VW objects (teachers, students) Scientist Other software Data mining, statistical software Access to V-LeaF data

7. V-LeaF monitoring RecommenderSystem LSL (1) OpenSimulator OpenSimViewer logs Internet (2) OperatingSystem Internet Monitor System Virtual World Server Client

8. V-LeaF Monitoring Tools (1/3) Interactive blackboard Logs teacher activity and students attention Teacher configures Slides content (images) Who can turn pages Teacher can point out positions in the blackboard (laser pointer)

9. V-LeaF Monitoring Tools (2/3) Students monitor Object attached to the teacher view Students must wear a bracelet

10. V-LeaF Monitoring Tools (3/3) Virtual recommendations for students and teachers

11. Futurework Tests tools with real users New tools based in results Questionnaires to check The quality of the teacher lecture The attention level of students Simple to create by teachers (web application) Improve recommender system We encourage you to participate!!

12. Thanksforyourattention http://this.ii.uam.es/vleaf http://this.ii.uam.es/vleaf