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Agent-Based Architecture for Intelligence and Collaboration in Virtual Learning Environments
Punyanuch Borwarnginn5 August 2013
Outline
•Virtual Learning Environments•Problems•Baseline capturing (Survey results)• Proposed solution• Intelligent Learning Environment•Evaluation•Plan
Virtual Learning Environments▫Web-based learning environments▫Support classroom learning▫Self-learning
•Examples▫Blackboard WebCT▫Moodle
Problems
VLEs usually• lack of assistive feedbacks.• lack of providing personalisation and
adaptivity. • lack of supporting collaborative tasks.• itself is not an automated system.
How do we improve VLEs to support these issues?
Baseline CapturingSurvey Results
Purposes
•To understand a students' behaviour and a classroom style.
•To capture current uses of an online learning environments that students use in their learning.
•To evaluate the satisfaction of the current use in an online learning environments.
•To be able to use these data as orientation data for establishing issues and requirements of the project.
Data collection
•Questionnaire •Faculty of Information and Communication
Technology, Mahidol University, Thailand▫11 Lecturers (44%)▫283 1st-3rd Undergraduates
valid answers : 277 (40.67%)
What kind of learning could best describe the students’ learning behavior?
50%49%
1%
Individual LearningCollaborative LearningMixed
18%
64%
18%
Students LecturersN= 272 ,No answer = 5
Which style of classroom could describe your class? 9%
18%
73%
51%45%
4%
Student-centeredTeacher-centeredMixed
Students Lecturers
N= 274 ,No answer = 3
Have you experienced any issues or problems according to this learning behavior and classroom styles?
0102030405060708090
53.68
32.35
54.7859.93
1.84
72.73
45.45
81.82
27.27
54.55
StudentsLecturers
%
More detailsLecturers 'views• Not all students were interested in the activities.• Students pay no attention.Students’ views• The attention span of students is in general quite short• Sometimes students want to know why we should learn this
subject and If we study well in this subject what can we use benefit (useful) from this.
• Students did not participate with teacher as it should be.• Lack of resources for teaching.• Some subjects have many lessons and very board then we
want some activities for making we active to learn. • Some subjects are difficult to explain in lectures. Other
learning activities could make them easier.• Students have different backgrounds, profiles, learning
styles and knowledge about their subjects.
Have you ever used learning management systems (LMS), virtual learning environments (VLE), e-learning systems or course websites?
•Lectures▫100% Yes
•Students▫89% Yes (247)▫11% No (30)
Frequency of use in different features (Students)
Downl
oad
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Check
cour
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ent
Subm
it as
sign
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Take
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Chat r
oom
Wik
i
Quest
ionn
aire
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
43.03
28.28
49.59
18.41
3.78 4.5514.88
8.33
43.03
36.48
25
13.81
9.24 6.2
15.719.58
1.64
4.92
9.02
20.92
18.4915.29
9.525.42
11.89
27.46
12.3
23.01
26.89
9.5
23.97
28.33
0.41 2.87 4.1
23.85
41.6
64.46
35.95
18.33
NeverSeldomOccasionallyFrequentlyAlways
Frequency of use in different features (Lecturers)
Upload course mate-
rials
Create course announce-ment
Setup as-signments
Setup quizzes Discussion Forum
Chat room Wiki Ques-tionnaire
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
90.91
18.18
36.36
0 0 0 0 0
9.09
27.27
0
0 0 0 0 0
0
27.27
36.36
36.36
27.27
0
9.09
27.27
0
18.18 18.18
0
0
0
0
18.18
0
9.09 9.09
63.64
72.73
100
90.91
54.55
Never
Seldom
Occa-sionally
Frequently
Always
Features RankingLectures1. Upload course materials2. Setup assignment 3. Create course
announcement 4. Questionnaire5. Setup quizzes 6. Discussion Forum7. Wiki 8. Chat room
Students1. Download course
materials2. Submit assignment 3. Check course
announcement 4. Questionnaire 5. Take quiz 6. Wiki 7. Discussion Forum 8. Chat room
I am satisfied with the current system that I am using.
Agree Neutral Disagree0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
36.67
60.42
2.920
72.73
27.27
StudentsLecturers
%
Suggested ImprovementsLecturers’ views• Interactive lesson that allows teachers to
incorporate formative assessments into course materials.
• Dynamic web modules for observing student assignments, performances, and easing up grading processes.
• More interactive features • Better User Interface • Pool of videos (may be imported from Youtube)
categorized by its subjects with a search 'feature' • Multiple templates of Quiz and Scoring systems
Suggested ImprovementsStudents’ views• More functions for supporting collaborative
tasks such as group projects. • Video Lectures • More social network integrations • Search engine • More contents and activities in Wiki and Forum
Proposed Solution
HypothesisIntegrating well-designed agent-based systems can enrich the intelligence responses (adaptivity, personalisation and task monitoring) during the learning process in the virtual learning environment that lead to the better learning experience.
Proposed Solution
OutcomeAgent-Based Architecture for Intelligence and Collaboration in Virtual Learning Environments called “Intelligent Learning Environment” (I-LE)
Intelligent Learning Environment
Objective
•To introduce an agent-based system into a Virtual Learning Environment
•To personalise and adapt learning materials and activities based on students’ profiles and preferences.
•To observe students’ assignments, group progresses and their performances.
•To assist teachers when it needs their attention.
Intelligent Learning Environment
Aims
Agents• Profile Agent▫ Collect and Update student data ▫ IMS Learner Information Package
• Student Agent▫ Recommend a student to perform activities ▫ Suggest students to learning resources
• Activity Monitor Agent▫ Monitor student activities by using state changes
Student A has created a report B hasCreated(StudentA, ReportB) Report B is reviewed by student C isReviewed(ReportB, StudentC)
• Teacher Agent▫ Notify teachers about students progress▫ Notify teachers when to review and mark assignment
Overview of I-LE
Experimental Design
•Phase I: Baseline capturing •Phase II: Pre-experiment •Phase III: Post-experiment
Evaluation
•Deploy in a real learning environment▫Comparing their learning experience with
the current virtual learning environment▫Undergraduates in Thailand ▫Interview and survey
Plan
Thank you
Questions
•How to deal with evaluation using a real environment?
•Are there any suggestions on a student model?
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