In this paper, we present the architecture of a Webbased Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) for teaching high school teachers how to use new technologies. It offers course units covering the needs of users with different knowledge levels and characteristics. It tailors the presentation of the educational material to the users’ diverse needs by using AI techniques to specify each user’s model as ...

There is growing recognition among educators of the need for establishing practical pedagogical approaches that facilitate the development of literary understanding. "Literary understanding" is that form of thinking which is characteristically divergent and inward, focused on "personal meanings, understandings of human situations and the complex web of relationships embedded in them" (Langer, i...

It is manifest the growing interest in both personal health and environmental issues. The device described on this paper contemplates both aspects: generating environment-friendly electric power while keeping fit. A car alternator excited through a 12V battery is coupled to a mountain bicycle, and this arrangement enables the lighting of six halogen lamps, if a cyclist pedals fast enough. Such ...

In computer systems a control unit is separated from an operation unit, and a channel of communication connects between them. We argue that this concept of design may have a pedagogical advantage in studying dynamic systems in general. We describe a constructive model for designing and analyzing dynamic systems, in which students design digital control units to system models in various subject ...

Graphics processing units (GPUs) found in consumer hardware have emerged as first choice for computational-intensive image processing tasks, e.g., real-time computer tomography (CT) reconstruction. However, the GPU programming paradigm is rather intricate. To leverage the potential of GPUs for a broad audience, this paper is concerned with a self-contained, pedagogical implementation of the pro...

TENCompetence is an integrated project which will support individuals, groups and organisations in Europe in lifelong competence development by establishing the most appropriate technical and organizational infrastructure, using open-source, standards-based, sustainable and innovative technology. To achieve this, the project will conduct RTD activities to further develop and integrate models an...

Why are so few psychology students and professors interested in the study of learning? Part of the answer lies in the techniques we use for teaching behavioral psychology and communicating its relevance to numerous aspects of life. We add to this journal’s discussion of the teaching of learning by explaining the importance of using examples drawn from everyday life: Numerous familiar examples p...

We describe a theory of gravity in (1 + 1) dimensions that can be thought of as a toy model of general relativity. The theory should be a useful pedagogical tool, because it is mathematically much simpler than general relativity but shares much of the same conceptual structure; in particular, it gives a simple illustration of how gravity arises from spacetime curvature. We derive the theory fro...