scholarly journals A rapid auto-indexing technology for designing readable e-learning content

Author(s):  
Pao-Ta Yu ◽  
Yuan-Hsun Liao ◽  
Ming-Hsiang Su ◽  
Po-Jen Cheng ◽  
Chun-Hsuan Pai

A rapid scene indexing method is proposed to improve retrieval performance for students accessing instructional videos. This indexing method is applied to anchor suitable indices to the instructional video so that students can obtain several small lesson units to gain learning mastery. The method also regulates online course progress. These anchored points not only provide students with fast access to specific material but also can link to certain quizzes or problems to show the interactive e-learning content that course developers deposited in the learning management system, which enhances the learning process. This allows students to click on the anchored point to repeat their lesson, or work through the quizzes or problems until they reach formative assessment. Hence, their learning can be guided by the formative assessment results.

2007 ◽  
Vol 08 (04) ◽  
pp. 305-320
Author(s):  
WEN-CHIH CHANG ◽  
HUI-HUANG HSU ◽  
TIMOTHY K. SHIH ◽  
HSUAN-CHE YANG

SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model) is one of the international e-learning specifications, which provides sharable content, compatible run-time environment and learning profile. SCORM supports accessibility, adaptability, affordability, durability, interoperability and reusability. People can share their own learning content with each other and learn things on the Internet. SCORM learning content can run on the SCORM learning management system. However SCORM do not have a complete evaluation mechanism. The SP chart represents students and problems. It is a tool to analyze the relationship between students and their answers to test problems. In this paper, we integrate the SP chart into SCORM as a formative assessment and add course as the third dimension to strengthen SCORM assessment. The developed tool can be used for SCORM assessment in three perspectives: student-problem, course-problem, and student-problem. So any test problem set and the student performance can be thoroughly examined. The tool was applied to a class and the empirical results are presented in this paper.


Author(s):  
Adrian Meder ◽  
Miriam Ruesseler ◽  
Maria-Christina Stefanescu ◽  
Dennis Sakmen ◽  
Rene Verboket ◽  
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Abstract Introduction The focus of medical-didactic research is the improvement of clinical-practical training. One way to support practical skills training in a time- and resource-saving way is to provide instructional videos. Often the freely available instructional videos do not meet didactic or content requirements. Creating your own videos can therefore be a useful alternative for teachers. There are a variety of instructions on the Internet for shooting instruction videos. To date, this does not include any concrete instructions/assistance for the production of medical instructional videos. However, the presentation of medical learning content in particular can contain many hurdles. The aim of this work was to design a checklist for the creation of instructional videos, which can be used as a guide. Methods As a first step, a systematic literature search was carried out to identify works that deal with the creation and not the use of medical instructional videos. To date, corresponding publications do not exist. In a workshop, the participants, who already gained experience in creating this type of video, exchanged ideas. These were critically discussed and analyzed. As a result, a checklist was created. In a subsequent multi-step review process, the checklist was reviewed with regard to applicability, comprehensibility, completeness and quality of the items. Results Four phases in the creation of an instructional video could be differentiated: preliminary reflections, preparation, day of filming, post-production. The checklist is structured accordingly and should be actively processed phase by phase. The checklist is created in such a way that it can be used and edited without reading this text. Particular focus is placed on the patient and his needs. Conclusion The checklist created provides useful help in the creation of medical instructional videos and can for the first time serve as a guide especially for orthopedic and accident surgical instructional videos.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Holzmann-Littig ◽  
Nana Jedlicska ◽  
Marjo Wijnen-Meijer ◽  
Friederike Liesche-Starnecker ◽  
Karen Schmidt-Bäse ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Around the world, medical schools emergency-created countless e-learning offerings during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide instruction despite the pandemic. The question now is how to capitalize on this momentum of digitization and how to harness the medical e-learning content created for the future. We have analyzed the transition of a pathology course to show what needs to be considered during such a transition. Methods In the summer semester of 2020, the pathology course at the Technical University of Munich was completely converted to an asynchronous online course. This content was adapted in winter 2021 and incorporated into a flipped classroom concept in which research skills were trained at the same time. Results Screencasts and lecture recordings were the most popular asynchronous teaching formats. Students reported developing a higher interest in pathology and research through group work. The amount of content was very challenging for some students. Conclusion Flipped classroom formats are a viable option when using the pre-existing contents. We recommend checking the contents for technical and didactic quality and optimizing them if necessary. Content on research skills can be combined very well with clinical teaching content.


2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Bai ◽  
Michael B. Smith

Educational technology is developing rapidly, making education more accessible, affordable, adaptable, and equitable. Students now have the option to choose a campus that can provide excellent blended learning curriculum with minimal geographical restraints. We proactively explore ways to maximize the power of educational technologies to increase enrollment, reduce failure rates, improve teaching efficiency, and cut costs without sacrificing high quality or placing extra burden on faculty. This mission is accomplished through open source learning content design and development. We developed scalable, shareable, and sustainable e-learning modules as book chapters that can be distributed through both computers and mobile devices. The resulting e-learning building blocks can automate the assessment processes, provide just-in-time feedback, and adjust the teaching material dynamically based upon each student’s strengths and weaknesses. Once built, these self-contained learning modules can be easily maintained, shared, and re-purposed, thus cutting costs in the long run. This will encourage faculty from different disciplines to share their best teaching practices online. The end result of the project is a sustainable knowledge base that can grow over time, benefit all the discipline, and promote learning.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todorka Terzieva ◽  
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Asen Rahnev ◽  
Anatoli Karabov ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (20) ◽  
pp. 4303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaroslav Melesko ◽  
Vitalij Novickij

There is strong support for formative assessment inclusion in learning processes, with the main emphasis on corrective feedback for students. However, traditional testing and Computer Adaptive Testing can be problematic to implement in the classroom. Paper based tests are logistically inconvenient and are hard to personalize, and thus must be longer to accurately assess every student in the classroom. Computer Adaptive Testing can mitigate these problems by making use of Multi-Dimensional Item Response Theory at cost of introducing several new problems, most problematic of which are the greater test creation complexity, because of the necessity of question pool calibration, and the debatable premise that different questions measure one common latent trait. In this paper a new approach of modelling formative assessment as a Multi-Armed bandit problem is proposed and solved using Upper-Confidence Bound algorithm. The method in combination with e-learning paradigm has the potential to mitigate such problems as question item calibration and lengthy tests, while providing accurate formative assessment feedback for students. A number of simulation and empirical data experiments (with 104 students) are carried out to explore and measure the potential of this application with positive results.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.C.M. de S Sirisuriya ◽  
L. Ranathunge ◽  
S.P. Karunanayake ◽  
N. A. Abdullah

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Zsolt Námesztovszki ◽  
Dorottya Balázs P. ◽  
Cintia Kovács ◽  
Lenke Major ◽  
Dijana Karuović

Manapság egyre több szó esik az időtől és helytől független tanulásról, amely elektronikus eszközök segítségével valósul meg. Ezen eszközök szervezett és összefogott megjelenítését biztosítják a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) típusú kurzusok. Ezek a kurzusok egyre nagyobb népszerűségnek örvendenek az oktatók és a tanulók körében is, és egyre több ilyen struktúrájú képzés jelenik meg. Az utóbbi években magyar nyelvű képzések is egyre gyakrabban érhetők el, azonban ezek működése (az empirikus adatok tükrében) már kevésbé ismert. Ezt a kört bővíti ez a tanulmány, amely a tanulói aktivitás intenzitását vizsgálja a videómegtekintések, a fórumaktivitások és a tesztek kitöltésének ideje alapján három, saját készítésű MOOC felületén. --- Tracing learners' activity patterns in 3 MOOC trainings Nowadays, more and more researchers and teachers are talking about e-learning, which makes education independent of time and place. The MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) provides the organized and coordinated look of these e-learning tools. These courses are becoming more and more popular among instructors and students alike, and there are a number of these sorts of structured courses. In recent years there have also been a great number of courses available in Hungarian too, but their working process is less well-known (in light of empirical data). This study examines the intensity of the student activities during the video-material, the forum activities and the time of completion of the tests, on the basis of three self-made MOOCs.


Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (23) ◽  
pp. 8042
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Kremser ◽  
Stefan Kranzinger ◽  
Severin Bernhart

In gesture-aided learning (GAL), learners perform specific body gestures while rehearsing the associated learning content. Although this form of embodiment has been shown to benefit learning outcomes, it has not yet been incorporated into e-learning. This work presents a generic system design for an online GAL platform. It is comprised of five modules for planning, administering, and monitoring remote GAL lessons. To validate the proposed design, a reference implementation for word learning was demonstrated in a field test. 19 participants independently took a predefined online GAL lesson and rated their experience on the System Usability Scale and a supplemental questionnaire. To monitor the correct gesture execution, the reference implementation recorded the participants’ webcam feeds and uploaded them to the instructor for review. The results from the field test show that the reference implementation is capable of delivering an e-learning experience with GAL elements. Designers of e-learning platforms may use the proposed design to include GAL in their applications. Beyond its original purpose in education, the platform is also useful to collect and annotate gesture data.


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