Hierarchical Temporal Multi-Instance Learning for Video-based Student Learning Engagement Assessment

Video-based automatic assessment of a student's learning engagement on the fly can provide immense values for delivering personalized instructional services, a vehicle particularly important for massive online education. To train such an assessor, a major challenge lies in the collection of sufficient labels at the appropriate temporal granularity since a learner's engagement status may continuously change throughout a study session. Supplying labels at either frame or clip level incurs a high annotation cost. To overcome such a challenge, this paper proposes a novel hierarchical multiple instance learning (MIL) solution, which only requires labels anchored on full-length videos to learn to assess student engagement at an arbitrary temporal granularity and for an arbitrary duration in a study session. The hierarchical model mainly comprises a bottom module and a top module, respectively dedicated to learning the latent relationship between a clip and its constituent frames and that between a video and its constituent clips, with the constraints on the training stage that the average engagements of local clips is that of the video label. To verify the effectiveness of our method, we compare the performance of the proposed approach with that of several state-of-the-art peer solutions through extensive experiments.

Desain Laboratorium Pendidikan Berbasis Keterampilan Literasi Digital

Digital literacy skills in learning services are needed during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The application of digital literacy in learning requires the support of long-term support unit stability. Many researchers have applied computers and information to improve learning, but research on supporting components and laboratory correlations as a support for the long-term stability of digital literacy is still scarce. The laboratory as a supporting unit has a strategic role in the development of digital literacy-based instructional services. This paper aims to conceptualize an Education Laboratory based on digital literacy skills in Indonesia. The concept of an educational laboratory is constructed using qualitative research methods through exploration involving the components of Lecturers, Schools, Students, and Pranata Lab, Department, and Faculties. The integrative framework for digital literacy at the micro and macro laboratory levels is the core of the discussion. The two basic strategies in this paper are the first strategy of the corelasional framework. The second strategy is regarding the conceptualization of the laboratory which is reduced to the function and scope of the laboratory. The findings of this paper are the Conceptualization of Educational Laboratories as academic support, research facilities, and public facilities. Abstrak: Keterampilan literasi digital dalam layanan pembelajaran sangat dibutuhkan pada masa Pandemi COVID-19. Penerapan literasi digital pada pembelajaran membutuhkan dukungan stabilitas unit pendukung jangka panjang. Banyak peneliti telah mengaplikasikan komputer dan informasi dalam perbaikan pembelajaran, Namun penelitian komponen pendukung dan korelasi laboratorium sebagai pendukung stabilitas jangka panjang literasi digital masih langka. Laboratorium sebagai unit penunjang memiliki peran strategis dalam perkembangan layanan instruksional berbasis literasi digital. Makalah ini bertujuan mengonseptualisasi Laboratorium Pendidikan berbasis keterampilan literasi digital Perguruan Tinggi dan sekolah/madrasah. Konsep laboratorium pendidikan dikonstruk melalui metode penelitian mix method melalui penelitian korelasional dan eksplorasi melibatkan Dosen, Sekolah, Mahasiswa dan Pranata Laboratorium, Program studi dan Fakultas. Kerangka kerja integratif tingkatan mikro dan makro menjadi inti pembahasannya. Dua strategi dasar makalah ini adalah pertama korelasional. kedua konseptualisasi laboratorium yang direduksi menjadi fungsi dan ruang lingkup laboratorium. Temuan makalah ini adalah konsep laboratorium pendidikan sebagai pendukung akademik, fasilitas penelitian, dan layanan publik.

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ACRL candidates for 2021: A look at who’s running

Emily Daly is the head of assessment and user experience at Duke University Libraries, a position she has held since 2013. Prior to this, Daly served at Duke University Libraries as interim head of instruction and outreach (2012) and coordinator of upper-level instruction (2006–12). She also served as media coordinator at Southern High School in Durham, North Carolina (2005–06).Erin L. Ellis is the associate dean of research and learning services at Indiana University, a position she has held since 2018. Prior to this, Ellis held various positions at the University of Kansas, including associate dean of research and learning (2013–18), head of instructional services (2009–13), and social sciences librarian (2005–09).

Doing the work: Crafting and implementing liaison competencies

Recently at Joyner Library, the main library for West Campus at East Carolina University (ECU), three heads of service completed a project to revise the library’s liaison competencies. The head of collection development, the head of research and instructional services, and the scholarly communication librarian took the competencies from a task-oriented document and turned them into one that allows liaisons to choose what and how they want to learn. The new document is built around learning statements, is goal-oriented, and serves liaison librarians much better than the previous document. This article will cover the creation and use of the new liaison competencies document.

Home as the Least Restrictive Environment for Students with Medical Disabilities

School leaders have a prominent role on Individual Education Program (IEP) teams and often face very challenging obstacles when determining substantive educational services and placement in the least restrictive environment (LRE) for students with medical disabilities. In absence of federal statutory and regulatory policy, standard legal research methodology was used to determine whether explicit and implicit recommendations existed for school leaders elsewhere in the law for the use of homebound placements for students with medical disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Homebound instructional services can be an LRE because educational services are provided to students who would be unable to attend school programs and activities.

Reflective assessment: opportunities and challenges

Purpose – Librarians engage in assessment for several purposes, such as to improve teaching and learning, or to report institutional value. In turn, these assessments shape our perspectives and priorities. How can we participate critically in the assessment of information literacy instruction and library programming while broadening our view and making room for questions about what we do? This paper aims to explore self-reflection as a method for building on existing assessment practices with a critical consciousness. Design/methodology/approach – In tracing the trajectory of assessment and reflective practice in library literature, the authors conducted a selective literature review and analyzed the potential impact of incorporating librarian self-reflection into assessment practices, particularly for instructional services. The authors’ experiences with strategies informed by these conversations were also described. Findings – Self-reflection has typically been used to improve teaching or as a method of assessing student learning. However, it can also be used to develop a critical awareness of what one accomplishes through the act of assessing. The authors develop and present self-reflective strategies and discuss their benefits and limitations. Practical implications – An extensive list of strategies was developed to illustrate practical examples of a reflective approach to assessment. Originality/value – Although librarians have used reflection as a type of assessment strategy, self-reflection has not been viewed as a method for evaluating other assessment techniques. Librarians interested in exploring reflective practice and thinking critically about assessment will find strategies and suggestions for doing so.