Networking and Internet Computing Laboratory (NICLAB) Computer Science Department UBC Commonwealth of Learning (COL) 1 Learning Through Mobile Technologies

Networking and Internet Computing Laboratory (NICLAB)Computer Science Department

UBC

Commonwealth of Learning (COL)

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Learning Through Mobile Technologies

http://lives.cs.ubc.ca

PLEASE TURN ON YOUR MOBILE PHONES

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Dr. Son T. Vuong

Jonatan SchroederShahed AlamYong ChungAndrew TjiaAlbert Chen

In partnership with : Commonwealth of Learning

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LIVES Research Team


LIVESThe goal of LIVES is to provide illiterate people in

developing countries with An asynchronous learning tool based on auditory cues utilizing the

existing telephony/mobile infrastructure Easy-to-use Learning Management System & Learning Content

Management System

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Overview of The System

The features and functions of the LIVES system

What is it?

What can it do for us?


Figure 1: The LIVES system calls registered students5

•Students can register with LIVES with

•mobile number•preferred time range to receive calls•preferred language

•LIVES detects newly uploaded lectures/quizzes and calls the students at their preferred time



Figure 2: A user picks up (or does not pick up) the call from LIVES6

•A student does not/cannot pick up the call

•will be called again within the preferred time range•(or) will be called the following day, if the preferred time range is exceeded

•A student picks up the call•will listen to lectures•answer quizzes•(or) will indicate unavailability



Figure 3: A user hangs up during the call7

•A student hangs up during the call (or indicate unavailability)

•Heard lectures are saved•will be called again•will be provided with unheard lectures again•will be provided with unanswered quizzes again



Figure 4: User leaves a feedback using numeric input8

•A student answers questions using a numeric input

•LIVES asks a student to answer multiple choice questions by pushing the number key•LIVES stores student’s answers in the user-profile database•Each user’s profile can be retrieved later



Figure 5: LIVES responds to the user’s answer9

•LIVES responds to the user’s answer

•For a correct answer•Informs the answer is correct•Provides an explanation to why the answer is correct (optional)

•For an incorrect answer•Informs the answer is incorrect•Asks again for a correct answer



Figure 6: User progress tracking by user-profile-database10

•The user progress tracking by user-profile database

•general user information•preferred time range•list of received lectures•list of received quizzes•student’s answers to quizzes•overall GPA•And so on..



Technologies behind LIVES

LIVES is a set of optimized computers equipped with specially designed software and hardware to deliver educational material over the phone Provides pre-recorded learning material to specific groups of people at specific times in

specific ways. This specificity is programmable –you define it! Asynchronous : students can learn at their preferred time Bidirectional: students can answer to the questions and system can respond instantly Does not require students to purchase special equipments Tracks down user’s progress


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LIVES main server:

•An ASTERISK server•Connected to the Internet•Makes calls to student over VOIP

LIVES main server:

•An ASTERISK server•Connected to the Internet•Makes calls to student over VOIP


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•A call from LIVES travels through the Internet as digital voice packets and is converted to analogue sound by the VOIP Gateway

•User simply receives a regular phone call

•A call from LIVES travels through the Internet as digital voice packets and is converted to analogue sound by the VOIP Gateway

•User simply receives a regular phone call


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Call Manager Server•Deals with the actual interaction with students

•selects voice clips to be played•stores and updates user profile•prompt user with options•records a user ‘s feedback

Call Manager Server•Deals with the actual interaction with students

•selects voice clips to be played•stores and updates user profile•prompt user with options•records a user ‘s feedback


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Technologies behind LIVESUser Profile & Voice Database(MySQL)

•User Profile Data•general user information•preferred time range•list of received lectures•list of received quizzes•student’s answers to quizzes•overall GPA•And so on…

•Voice Database•Keeps modularized lesson /quiz voice clips

User Profile & Voice Database(MySQL)

•User Profile Data•general user information•preferred time range•list of received lectures•list of received quizzes•student’s answers to quizzes•overall GPA•And so on…

•Voice Database•Keeps modularized lesson /quiz voice clips


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Call Originator Software•Continuously searches for students (in user-profile-database) with unheard lectures and unanswered questions (in voice database)•Makes calls to student at appropriate times via LIVES main server

Call Originator Software•Continuously searches for students (in user-profile-database) with unheard lectures and unanswered questions (in voice database)•Makes calls to student at appropriate times via LIVES main server


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Learning Through Mobile Technologies

QUESTIONS & DEMO

Thank you and your questions are encouraged


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Networking and Internet Computing Laboratory (NICLAB) Computer Science Department UBC Commonwealth of Learning (COL) 1 Learning Through Mobile Technologies