This paper presents Bigger Bits, an interactive multimedia learning environment that teaches students about VLSI within the context of computer electronics. The system was built with COSMOS (Content Oriented Semantic Modelling Overlay Scheme), which is a modelling scheme that we developed for enabling the semantic content of multimedia to be used within interactive systems.

This paper reports the tactile learning experience with simulated 3D learning environments in an English Department at a Hong Kong university. With the belief that multimedia instruction and multimedia learning help the learner’s construction of knowledge (Mayer 2005, p.2), sections of Second Life were embedded into three separately taught English subjects. Various student activities were caref...

We propose to develop a domain-independent framework to automatically generate guidance for students in an exploratory scientific learning environment, where this guidance takes the form of interactive narrative. Our hypothesis is that this form of guidance yields statistically significant improvements in learning effectiveness and efficiency over unguided exploratory learning or direct pedagogy.

In complex robot applications, such as human−robot interaction and machining, robots should interact with an unknown environment. To learn the interactive skill, a model-based actor−critic learning algorithm safety-learning strategy are proposed in this article to find optimal impedance control, which process is safe fully automatic does not know system parameter. algorithm, critic defined quad...

This paper reports an effort to make distance education in developing countries inclusive by introducing interactivity in an easily accessible manner. A Learning Management System used with communication enabled by mobiles has been developed. This is used in combination with video and innovative pedagogy to create a large-scale accessible interactive learning environment for students. The issue...

This article provides a review of past research on K-12 interactive television (ITV) programs in the United States. While the number of web-based distance learning courses is increasing, ITV is still widely used for K-12 learners. ITV allows students to communicate with remote teachers and classmates in real time and to create a learning environment that is similar to face-to-face instruction. ...

Traditional education system for preschool children is not updated in Bangladesh. Generally, parents and teachers are tried to teach children by introducing first alphabet and numbers in the form of text books. Sometimes it is quite difficult for teachers to teach play group about their first learning when they are not interested with it. The pedagogy of teaching and learning is changed with th...

Interaction is a necessary condition for second language (L2) learning (Long, 1980, 1996). Research in computer-mediated communication has shown that interaction opportunities make learners pay attention to form in a variety of ways that promote L2 learning. This research has mostly investigated text-based rather than voice-based interaction. The present study applied “form-focusing information...