Since 2007, the PATCH workshop series (https://patchworkshopseries.wordpress.com/) have been gath... more Since 2007, the PATCH workshop series (https://patchworkshopseries.wordpress.com/) have been gathering successfully researchers and professionals from various countries and institutions to discuss the topics of digital access to cultural heritage and specifically the personalization aspects in this process. Due to this rich history, the reach of the PATCH workshop in various research communities is extensive.
One claim of Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) is to support and exploit benefits from distance ... more One claim of Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) is to support and exploit benefits from distance learning and remote collaboration. On the other hand, several approaches to learning emphasize the importance of handson experience. Unfortunately, these two goals don't go well together with traditional learning techniques. Even though TEL technologies can alleviate this problem, it is not sufficiently solved yet-remote collaboration usually comes at the cost of losing direct hands-on access. The ARiSE project aimed at bringing Augmented Reality (AR) to School Environments, a technology that can potentially bridge the gap between the two goals mentioned. The project has designed, implemented and evaluated a pedagogical reference scenario where students worked hands-on together over large distances. This paper describes the AR learning approach we followed and discusses its implementation and its future potential. It shows a simple and successful distributed AR learning approach and suggests features for improvement.
Considering placement and content design as key factors determining attention and engagement with... more Considering placement and content design as key factors determining attention and engagement with interactive public displays, this paper reports on an empirical study investigating attention and engagement with social object labels as a particular instance of that display class in a museum context. It describes a field trial in a live gallery environment evaluating a range of display placements and designs. The study suggests that (i) placement has a major impact on attention and engagement; (ii) the attention potential of display placements can be quantified to predict attention and engagement rates; (iii) interaction-and information design only have a minor impact on some engagement metrics. The findings help to better understand how placement and design influence attention and engagement with public displays and underline the need for further research exploring these aspects in other contexts.
Design, User Experience, and Usability. Design for Contemporary Interactive Environments, 2020
This paper examines how designers can be supported in creating a new generation of interactive ma... more This paper examines how designers can be supported in creating a new generation of interactive machine learning (ML) applications that run locally on consumer-level hardware and can be trained and customized by end-users for their specific context and use case. It delineates the proposed applications against research into Interactive Machine Learning and Machine Teaching, examines the challenges designers face in these contexts and their relevance for designing the proposed new applications, and reports on the findings of a survey exploring designers' interest in ML, their understanding of ML capabilities and concepts, and their preferences for learning about ML. Based on findings from the literature and the survey, the paper identifies three overlapping research challenges in supporting designers to ideate, design and prototype the proposed ML applications.
The main aim of this paper is to share our experiences and lessons learned from a MALL project, t... more The main aim of this paper is to share our experiences and lessons learned from a MALL project, the EU LLP Project SIMOLA. The SIMOLA project focused on user generated or crowd-sourced language content to support mobile, situated and collaborative learning [Petersen et al., 14] via an Android-based app called LingoBee. This paper will analyse key elements for successful mobile language learning by considering two different but complementary fields of investigation: the neuroscience of learning and mobile language learning. Furthermore it will propose an integrated framework to evaluate mobile language learning tools, which could potentially be used by learning designers and teachers. To demonstrate the evaluation framework, it will be applied to the SIMOLA app, LingoBee, to see if and how it meets the identified criteria.
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications, 2019
This paper reports findings from expert interviews discussing in-gallery commenting systems with ... more This paper reports findings from expert interviews discussing in-gallery commenting systems with museum professionals. Its main contribution is an exploration of museum perspectives on critical aspects of commenting platforms including content moderation, comment metadata, access and openness, ownership and reuse of comments, backend requirements, deployment and maintenance. The paper relates findings to system requirements and flags up a number of design tensions between visitors' attention to exhibits and their engagement with interpretive resources; visitors' communication behaviours and their contemplative needs; museums' requirements for content moderation and visitors' user experience when submitting comments. The findings will be useful to researchers and practitioners developing in-gallery commenting systems and other platforms collecting and displaying visitor comments in museums.
Commenting in museums is a well-established way to give visitors a voice and encourage engagement... more Commenting in museums is a well-established way to give visitors a voice and encourage engagement with exhibition themes and with the institution. Despite its many benefits, we know little about the visitor perspective on commenting as current literature focuses mainly on museum and technology perspectives. This paper reports on a survey exploring visitors' mental models, expectations and preferences when submitting comments to a museum. It briefly discusses related literature, describes the survey methodology and presents findings structured into six themes, including visitors' (i) preferences for different commenting and feedback mechanisms, (ii) interest in personal information about comment authors, (iii) expectations on who reads submitted comments, (iv) assumptions about comment moderation, (v) views on the conservation of comments and (vi) opinions on ownership and potential reuse of comments. The paper concludes with a discussion of limitations and suggestions on how findings might inform policies and practices around commenting in museums.
Proceedings of the 2013 ACM conference on Pervasive and ubiquitous computing adjunct publication, 2013
This paper offers an HCI perspective on ubiquitous annotation with a focus on social object annot... more This paper offers an HCI perspective on ubiquitous annotation with a focus on social object annotation. It suggests that user experience issues with staticdisplay visual markers and radio frequency tags are due to a lack of up-to-date information about the related object or service. To provide that information it proposes small situated displays that can encourage engagement and support interaction with dynamic user-generated content services. The paper describes a platform for research into small pervasive displays in the context of social object annotation and briefly discusses the relevance of the research for the wider field.
International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2011
Recent research has identified excessive device focus as a serious problem in collaborative mobil... more Recent research has identified excessive device focus as a serious problem in collaborative mobile learning as it undermines key ideas of learners engaging with their co-learners in context-rich authentic settings. Various recommendations have been formulated to address device focus in the design of mobile learning technology and pedagogy and foster students’ engagement with both their peers and their environment. This paper describes how some of these recommendations have been implemented and extended in the design of Invisible Buildings, a mobile collaborative game-based activity for schoolchildren. It reports the results of an empirical evaluation of the learning experience with primary school children, focusing on students’ engagement with their social and physical context during learning activities, and providing insights into their behaviour and strategies with respect to device sharing. Findings broadly confirm the effectiveness of the implemented measures and show good stude...
The rapid transformation of mobile phones from voice-based communication devices to networked min... more The rapid transformation of mobile phones from voice-based communication devices to networked mini computers with advanced sensing and multimedia capabilities affords new ways of m-learning. This paper describes the development of collaborative mobile knowledge sharing system for language learners (CloudBank) that combines the characteristics of personal use, contextual use, informal learning, Web 2.0 ideas of user-generated content, content syndication and social networks, to build a mobileand web-based crowed-source information system to help international students further their knowledge and understanding of local UK language and culture. An overview of the application design using the scenario based design approach is given and technical architecture and implementation of the system is discussed. The paper concludes with a discussion of future research issues that arise in the context of crowed source information system for ubiquitous language learning.
Digital Systems for Open Access to Formal and Informal Learning, 2014
This chapter presents language learners as social networkers and describes and discusses the type... more This chapter presents language learners as social networkers and describes and discusses the types of users that can be identified by analysing the content created by them using a situated mobile language learning app, LingoBee, based on the idea of crowd sourcing. Borrowing ideas from other studies conducted on social network users, we can identify that language learners use LingoBee as a social network and they behave as social networkers by creating content, acting as Conversationalists, Critics and displaying other behaviours shown by social networkers. In addition to this, from our user studies, it can be seen that language learners are stimulated by the contributions of other users as well as welcoming competition among users. LingoBee users as social networkers were analysed and discussed based on Luckin's idea of the Zone of Proximal Assistance and the Zone of Available Assistance (Luckin, 2010).
2014 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communication Workshops (PERCOM WORKSHOPS), 2014
This position paper introduces and discusses Social Object Labels, small pervasive displays for u... more This position paper introduces and discusses Social Object Labels, small pervasive displays for ubiquitous social object annotation. Taking an HCI perspective, it relates user experience problems with ubiquitous annotation described in the literature to a lack of dynamic information available to users and argues that small pervasive displays can address these problems by providing dynamic situated information that supports users before, during and after interaction. The paper describes three potential application domains for ubiquitous social object annotation and presents related scenarios to illustrate possible uses and interactions in concrete terms. It defines the design space for Social Object Labels with reference to related display concepts such as ambient displays and interactive public displays, and structures the defined space by discussing salient design aspects. The paper concludes with a summary and outlook on future research.
Proceedings of The International Symposium on Pervasive Displays - PerDis '14, 2014
This paper presents Social Object Labels (SOLs) as a ubiquitous annotation platform and highlight... more This paper presents Social Object Labels (SOLs) as a ubiquitous annotation platform and highlights the specific aspect of ad-hoc registration and configuration. It argues that this quality reduces costs and risks for organisations trialling and adopting the system, as it allows deployment in the target environment without custom development, workflow changes or technical assistance. The paper discusses functionality related to ad-hoc deployment and registration and their implementation in a current SOL prototype.
One claim of Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) is to support and exploit benefits from distance ... more One claim of Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) is to support and exploit benefits from distance learning and remote collaboration. On the other hand, several approaches to learning emphasize the importance of handson experience. Unfortunately, these two goals don't go well together with traditional learning techniques. Even though TEL technologies can alleviate this problem, it is not sufficiently solved yet -remote collaboration usually comes at the cost of losing direct hands-on access. The ARiSE project aimed at bringing Augmented Reality (AR) to School Environments, a technology that can potentially bridge the gap between the two goals mentioned. The project has designed, implemented and evaluated a pedagogical reference scenario where students worked hands-on together over large distances. This paper describes the AR learning approach we followed and discusses its implementation and its future potential. It shows a simple and successful distributed AR learning approach and suggests features for improvement.
Crowdsourcing is becoming increasingly popular in the cultural heritage sector as a way to improv... more Crowdsourcing is becoming increasingly popular in the cultural heritage sector as a way to improve, complement and extend digital collections while at the same time engaging new audiences. A key problem, particularly in crowdsourcing efforts that ask participants to contribute complex information, is how that information can feed into the collection metadata without the risk of compromising professional standards. This paper discusses how the problem was addressed in the 10 Most Wanted project and linked to the recognition and attribution of volunteer contributions. It presents Case Notes as a mechanism for curators to credit contributors and validate contributions in an integrated process that results in a persistent evidence trail for newly discovered facts about collection items. The concept proved controversial in a small-scale formative evaluation, indicating that more research is needed on the aspect of integrating crowdsourced information with professionally curated collection metadata.
This paper presents Social Object Labels as an in-gallery commenting platform and reports on a fo... more This paper presents Social Object Labels as an in-gallery commenting platform and reports on a formative evaluation of the concept focusing on visitors' awareness and mental models of the developed prototype. Findings confirm many design assumptions underlying the evaluated prototype but also flag up serious problems resulting in low engagement levels. They suggest a need to de-emphasise optical markers in the user interface, to provide visitors with a clear idea about the potential rewards of engagement and to align the interaction design with users' expectations shaped by the wider interaction environment. The paper concludes with an tentative outlook on future design directions.
Mobile and ubiquitous learning technologies provide the opportunity for students of foreign langu... more Mobile and ubiquitous learning technologies provide the opportunity for students of foreign languages living in a target language country to bridge the gap between classroom teaching and experience of using language in context. These technologies can be used in the contexts in which the language learner needs to apply his/her language skills for producing or interpreting language. The SIMOLA (Situated Mobile Language Learning) project, funded by the EU Lifelong Learning Programme, is developing a mobile phone application that enables students to collect, annotate, and tag interesting or puzzling language-and culture-related content found in everyday life, including text, images, and other media, and to upload these content items to a repository. From the repository, the information can be syndicated, e.g. via RSS feeds/widgets integrated into websites, blogs and profile pages, and alerts to subscribing mobile phones. The mobile application is complemented by a Web interface more app...
Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Computer supported collaborative learning - CSCL'09, 2009
Abstract: Augmented Reality as an interactive real-time technology combining real and virtual obj... more Abstract: Augmented Reality as an interactive real-time technology combining real and virtual objects in a real 3D space carries enormous educational potential. We describe a project (ARISE: Augmented Reality in School Environments) that aims to realise this potential by ...
Mobile and ubiquitous learning technologies hold out great promise for students of foreign langua... more Mobile and ubiquitous learning technologies hold out great promise for students of foreign languages who are resident in a target language country, since they can be used in the contexts in which the language learner needs to use his/her language skills for deploying or interpreting language. The CloudBank project aims to integrate a user created content paradigm with mobile learning technologies so that language learners can upload, share and comment on interesting language items they encounter in everyday life in the target ...
Journal of the Research Centre for Educational Technology (RCET), 2010
The CloudBank project aims to build a mobile-and web-based crowd-sourced information system to he... more The CloudBank project aims to build a mobile-and web-based crowd-sourced information system to help international students further their knowledge and understanding of local UK language and culture. The system enables students to collect, annotate, and tag interesting or puzzling language-and culture-related content found in everyday life, including text, images, and other media, and to upload these content items to a repository. From the repository, the information can be syndicated, eg via RSS feeds/widgets integrated into ...
Since 2007, the PATCH workshop series (https://patchworkshopseries.wordpress.com/) have been gath... more Since 2007, the PATCH workshop series (https://patchworkshopseries.wordpress.com/) have been gathering successfully researchers and professionals from various countries and institutions to discuss the topics of digital access to cultural heritage and specifically the personalization aspects in this process. Due to this rich history, the reach of the PATCH workshop in various research communities is extensive.
One claim of Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) is to support and exploit benefits from distance ... more One claim of Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) is to support and exploit benefits from distance learning and remote collaboration. On the other hand, several approaches to learning emphasize the importance of handson experience. Unfortunately, these two goals don't go well together with traditional learning techniques. Even though TEL technologies can alleviate this problem, it is not sufficiently solved yet-remote collaboration usually comes at the cost of losing direct hands-on access. The ARiSE project aimed at bringing Augmented Reality (AR) to School Environments, a technology that can potentially bridge the gap between the two goals mentioned. The project has designed, implemented and evaluated a pedagogical reference scenario where students worked hands-on together over large distances. This paper describes the AR learning approach we followed and discusses its implementation and its future potential. It shows a simple and successful distributed AR learning approach and suggests features for improvement.
Considering placement and content design as key factors determining attention and engagement with... more Considering placement and content design as key factors determining attention and engagement with interactive public displays, this paper reports on an empirical study investigating attention and engagement with social object labels as a particular instance of that display class in a museum context. It describes a field trial in a live gallery environment evaluating a range of display placements and designs. The study suggests that (i) placement has a major impact on attention and engagement; (ii) the attention potential of display placements can be quantified to predict attention and engagement rates; (iii) interaction-and information design only have a minor impact on some engagement metrics. The findings help to better understand how placement and design influence attention and engagement with public displays and underline the need for further research exploring these aspects in other contexts.
Design, User Experience, and Usability. Design for Contemporary Interactive Environments, 2020
This paper examines how designers can be supported in creating a new generation of interactive ma... more This paper examines how designers can be supported in creating a new generation of interactive machine learning (ML) applications that run locally on consumer-level hardware and can be trained and customized by end-users for their specific context and use case. It delineates the proposed applications against research into Interactive Machine Learning and Machine Teaching, examines the challenges designers face in these contexts and their relevance for designing the proposed new applications, and reports on the findings of a survey exploring designers' interest in ML, their understanding of ML capabilities and concepts, and their preferences for learning about ML. Based on findings from the literature and the survey, the paper identifies three overlapping research challenges in supporting designers to ideate, design and prototype the proposed ML applications.
The main aim of this paper is to share our experiences and lessons learned from a MALL project, t... more The main aim of this paper is to share our experiences and lessons learned from a MALL project, the EU LLP Project SIMOLA. The SIMOLA project focused on user generated or crowd-sourced language content to support mobile, situated and collaborative learning [Petersen et al., 14] via an Android-based app called LingoBee. This paper will analyse key elements for successful mobile language learning by considering two different but complementary fields of investigation: the neuroscience of learning and mobile language learning. Furthermore it will propose an integrated framework to evaluate mobile language learning tools, which could potentially be used by learning designers and teachers. To demonstrate the evaluation framework, it will be applied to the SIMOLA app, LingoBee, to see if and how it meets the identified criteria.
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications, 2019
This paper reports findings from expert interviews discussing in-gallery commenting systems with ... more This paper reports findings from expert interviews discussing in-gallery commenting systems with museum professionals. Its main contribution is an exploration of museum perspectives on critical aspects of commenting platforms including content moderation, comment metadata, access and openness, ownership and reuse of comments, backend requirements, deployment and maintenance. The paper relates findings to system requirements and flags up a number of design tensions between visitors' attention to exhibits and their engagement with interpretive resources; visitors' communication behaviours and their contemplative needs; museums' requirements for content moderation and visitors' user experience when submitting comments. The findings will be useful to researchers and practitioners developing in-gallery commenting systems and other platforms collecting and displaying visitor comments in museums.
Commenting in museums is a well-established way to give visitors a voice and encourage engagement... more Commenting in museums is a well-established way to give visitors a voice and encourage engagement with exhibition themes and with the institution. Despite its many benefits, we know little about the visitor perspective on commenting as current literature focuses mainly on museum and technology perspectives. This paper reports on a survey exploring visitors' mental models, expectations and preferences when submitting comments to a museum. It briefly discusses related literature, describes the survey methodology and presents findings structured into six themes, including visitors' (i) preferences for different commenting and feedback mechanisms, (ii) interest in personal information about comment authors, (iii) expectations on who reads submitted comments, (iv) assumptions about comment moderation, (v) views on the conservation of comments and (vi) opinions on ownership and potential reuse of comments. The paper concludes with a discussion of limitations and suggestions on how findings might inform policies and practices around commenting in museums.
Proceedings of the 2013 ACM conference on Pervasive and ubiquitous computing adjunct publication, 2013
This paper offers an HCI perspective on ubiquitous annotation with a focus on social object annot... more This paper offers an HCI perspective on ubiquitous annotation with a focus on social object annotation. It suggests that user experience issues with staticdisplay visual markers and radio frequency tags are due to a lack of up-to-date information about the related object or service. To provide that information it proposes small situated displays that can encourage engagement and support interaction with dynamic user-generated content services. The paper describes a platform for research into small pervasive displays in the context of social object annotation and briefly discusses the relevance of the research for the wider field.
International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2011
Recent research has identified excessive device focus as a serious problem in collaborative mobil... more Recent research has identified excessive device focus as a serious problem in collaborative mobile learning as it undermines key ideas of learners engaging with their co-learners in context-rich authentic settings. Various recommendations have been formulated to address device focus in the design of mobile learning technology and pedagogy and foster students’ engagement with both their peers and their environment. This paper describes how some of these recommendations have been implemented and extended in the design of Invisible Buildings, a mobile collaborative game-based activity for schoolchildren. It reports the results of an empirical evaluation of the learning experience with primary school children, focusing on students’ engagement with their social and physical context during learning activities, and providing insights into their behaviour and strategies with respect to device sharing. Findings broadly confirm the effectiveness of the implemented measures and show good stude...
The rapid transformation of mobile phones from voice-based communication devices to networked min... more The rapid transformation of mobile phones from voice-based communication devices to networked mini computers with advanced sensing and multimedia capabilities affords new ways of m-learning. This paper describes the development of collaborative mobile knowledge sharing system for language learners (CloudBank) that combines the characteristics of personal use, contextual use, informal learning, Web 2.0 ideas of user-generated content, content syndication and social networks, to build a mobileand web-based crowed-source information system to help international students further their knowledge and understanding of local UK language and culture. An overview of the application design using the scenario based design approach is given and technical architecture and implementation of the system is discussed. The paper concludes with a discussion of future research issues that arise in the context of crowed source information system for ubiquitous language learning.
Digital Systems for Open Access to Formal and Informal Learning, 2014
This chapter presents language learners as social networkers and describes and discusses the type... more This chapter presents language learners as social networkers and describes and discusses the types of users that can be identified by analysing the content created by them using a situated mobile language learning app, LingoBee, based on the idea of crowd sourcing. Borrowing ideas from other studies conducted on social network users, we can identify that language learners use LingoBee as a social network and they behave as social networkers by creating content, acting as Conversationalists, Critics and displaying other behaviours shown by social networkers. In addition to this, from our user studies, it can be seen that language learners are stimulated by the contributions of other users as well as welcoming competition among users. LingoBee users as social networkers were analysed and discussed based on Luckin's idea of the Zone of Proximal Assistance and the Zone of Available Assistance (Luckin, 2010).
2014 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communication Workshops (PERCOM WORKSHOPS), 2014
This position paper introduces and discusses Social Object Labels, small pervasive displays for u... more This position paper introduces and discusses Social Object Labels, small pervasive displays for ubiquitous social object annotation. Taking an HCI perspective, it relates user experience problems with ubiquitous annotation described in the literature to a lack of dynamic information available to users and argues that small pervasive displays can address these problems by providing dynamic situated information that supports users before, during and after interaction. The paper describes three potential application domains for ubiquitous social object annotation and presents related scenarios to illustrate possible uses and interactions in concrete terms. It defines the design space for Social Object Labels with reference to related display concepts such as ambient displays and interactive public displays, and structures the defined space by discussing salient design aspects. The paper concludes with a summary and outlook on future research.
Proceedings of The International Symposium on Pervasive Displays - PerDis '14, 2014
This paper presents Social Object Labels (SOLs) as a ubiquitous annotation platform and highlight... more This paper presents Social Object Labels (SOLs) as a ubiquitous annotation platform and highlights the specific aspect of ad-hoc registration and configuration. It argues that this quality reduces costs and risks for organisations trialling and adopting the system, as it allows deployment in the target environment without custom development, workflow changes or technical assistance. The paper discusses functionality related to ad-hoc deployment and registration and their implementation in a current SOL prototype.
One claim of Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) is to support and exploit benefits from distance ... more One claim of Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) is to support and exploit benefits from distance learning and remote collaboration. On the other hand, several approaches to learning emphasize the importance of handson experience. Unfortunately, these two goals don't go well together with traditional learning techniques. Even though TEL technologies can alleviate this problem, it is not sufficiently solved yet -remote collaboration usually comes at the cost of losing direct hands-on access. The ARiSE project aimed at bringing Augmented Reality (AR) to School Environments, a technology that can potentially bridge the gap between the two goals mentioned. The project has designed, implemented and evaluated a pedagogical reference scenario where students worked hands-on together over large distances. This paper describes the AR learning approach we followed and discusses its implementation and its future potential. It shows a simple and successful distributed AR learning approach and suggests features for improvement.
Crowdsourcing is becoming increasingly popular in the cultural heritage sector as a way to improv... more Crowdsourcing is becoming increasingly popular in the cultural heritage sector as a way to improve, complement and extend digital collections while at the same time engaging new audiences. A key problem, particularly in crowdsourcing efforts that ask participants to contribute complex information, is how that information can feed into the collection metadata without the risk of compromising professional standards. This paper discusses how the problem was addressed in the 10 Most Wanted project and linked to the recognition and attribution of volunteer contributions. It presents Case Notes as a mechanism for curators to credit contributors and validate contributions in an integrated process that results in a persistent evidence trail for newly discovered facts about collection items. The concept proved controversial in a small-scale formative evaluation, indicating that more research is needed on the aspect of integrating crowdsourced information with professionally curated collection metadata.
This paper presents Social Object Labels as an in-gallery commenting platform and reports on a fo... more This paper presents Social Object Labels as an in-gallery commenting platform and reports on a formative evaluation of the concept focusing on visitors' awareness and mental models of the developed prototype. Findings confirm many design assumptions underlying the evaluated prototype but also flag up serious problems resulting in low engagement levels. They suggest a need to de-emphasise optical markers in the user interface, to provide visitors with a clear idea about the potential rewards of engagement and to align the interaction design with users' expectations shaped by the wider interaction environment. The paper concludes with an tentative outlook on future design directions.
Mobile and ubiquitous learning technologies provide the opportunity for students of foreign langu... more Mobile and ubiquitous learning technologies provide the opportunity for students of foreign languages living in a target language country to bridge the gap between classroom teaching and experience of using language in context. These technologies can be used in the contexts in which the language learner needs to apply his/her language skills for producing or interpreting language. The SIMOLA (Situated Mobile Language Learning) project, funded by the EU Lifelong Learning Programme, is developing a mobile phone application that enables students to collect, annotate, and tag interesting or puzzling language-and culture-related content found in everyday life, including text, images, and other media, and to upload these content items to a repository. From the repository, the information can be syndicated, e.g. via RSS feeds/widgets integrated into websites, blogs and profile pages, and alerts to subscribing mobile phones. The mobile application is complemented by a Web interface more app...
Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Computer supported collaborative learning - CSCL'09, 2009
Abstract: Augmented Reality as an interactive real-time technology combining real and virtual obj... more Abstract: Augmented Reality as an interactive real-time technology combining real and virtual objects in a real 3D space carries enormous educational potential. We describe a project (ARISE: Augmented Reality in School Environments) that aims to realise this potential by ...
Mobile and ubiquitous learning technologies hold out great promise for students of foreign langua... more Mobile and ubiquitous learning technologies hold out great promise for students of foreign languages who are resident in a target language country, since they can be used in the contexts in which the language learner needs to use his/her language skills for deploying or interpreting language. The CloudBank project aims to integrate a user created content paradigm with mobile learning technologies so that language learners can upload, share and comment on interesting language items they encounter in everyday life in the target ...
Journal of the Research Centre for Educational Technology (RCET), 2010
The CloudBank project aims to build a mobile-and web-based crowd-sourced information system to he... more The CloudBank project aims to build a mobile-and web-based crowd-sourced information system to help international students further their knowledge and understanding of local UK language and culture. The system enables students to collect, annotate, and tag interesting or puzzling language-and culture-related content found in everyday life, including text, images, and other media, and to upload these content items to a repository. From the repository, the information can be syndicated, eg via RSS feeds/widgets integrated into ...
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