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Yanhong Li, Beat Rossmy, Heinrich Hussmann
Supporting Learning Interaction in a Distributed Learning Environment with Tangible User Interfaces International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) |
Tangible User Interface (TUI) brings an embodied learning experience and provides a good solution for collaborative learning in the distributed learning environment, such as the Interconnected Smart Classrooms (ISC) in this study. In the ISC, multiple classes are interconnected with a single teacher in one classroom and teaching assistants in the distributed classrooms. Students sat and studied in groups. However, ISC had the problems for learning interaction (1) between students, teaching assistants, and the teacher; (2) within group and between groups; (3) within classroom and between classrooms. Our study will: (1) analyze the requirements of learning interaction in the ISC; (2) design and implement four TUI prototypes to support above interactions; (3) discuss how to design TUIs for collaborative learning in a distributed learning environment. |