A novel textbook reading environment integrated with online resource by using Anoto functionality

Chih-Kai Chang; Gwo-Dong Chen

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2010 (Oct 18, 2010) pp. 1635–1638

Students often search information on Internet while reading textbook. Sometimes, they use the information to comprehend glossary; sometimes, authors of the textbook indicate the Internet resource for learning. Learners waste their time on...

Using a Humanoid Robot to develop a Dialogue-based Interactive Learning Environment for Elementary Foreign Language Classrooms

Chih-Wei Chang; Gwo-Dong Chen

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 21, No. 2 (April 2010) pp. 215–235

Elementary school is the critical stage during which the development of listening comprehension and oral abilities in language acquisition occur, especially with a foreign language. However, the current foreign language instructors often adopt one...

Topics: English Language Arts, Classrooms, Languages, Robotics, Elementary Education, Interaction

Student modeling for performance assessment using Bayesian network on web portfolios

Chen-Chung Liu; Gwo-Dong Chen; Chin-Yeh Wang; Ching-Fen Pai

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 1145–1150

Web based curriculum development allows students to develop their learning portfolio and interact with peers on a web learning system. This system contains web portfolios that record in detail students' learning activities, peer interaction, and...

Topics: Teachers, Interaction, Students, Portfolios

Online assessment decision supports in electronic portfolio systems using data mining technologies

Gwo-Dong Chen; chen-Chung Liu; Kuo-Liang Ou; Ching-Fen Pai; Baw-Jhiune Liu

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 272–273

A teacher can use student portfolios to evaluate learning performance and promote learning outcomes. The portfolios can also be used as a communication channel among students and teachers as students implement them on the web. However, it is...

Topics: Portfolios, Learning Outcomes, Students, Instructional Design, Evaluation

Design a Stage-based Environment with Robots for Storytelling Activities in English Class

Chi-hung Chen; Tuan Le; Chih-Wei Chang; Gwo-Dong Chen

Global Learn 2010 (May 17, 2010) pp. 3303–3311

In recent few years, English learning became an important course in school in Taiwan. There have been many methods be proposed in language learning in class. Storytelling is one of the methods to help improving the capability of language. There also ...

The preferred situational context scenario type for drama based learning experience in digital theater.

Mahesh Udayanga Liyanawatta; Yu-fang Liu; Yu-Tzu Liu; Yen-Hua Chen; Gwo-dong Chen

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 875–885

This research proposed a drama-based learning approach called Mini-Play which is based on Digital Interactive Learning Theater (DILT) system to help elementary school students to perform dramatically and improve their English as a foreign language ...

Topics: Augmented Reality

A web site system for instructors to manage collaborative learning

Gwo-Dong Chen; Kuo-Liang Ou; Baw-Jhiune Liu; Chih-Kai Chang; Chen-Chung Liu

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 1999 (1999) pp. 1819–1825

As the World Wide Web (the Web) become popular, increasing number of distance learning systems are built on the Web. Yet, Instructors must onerously write complex programs to manage students' learning behavior in a web based collaborative learning...

Topics: Collaboration

Students' Trust-Aware Learning Material Recommendation System

Chih-Wei Chang; Chen-Chung Liu; Jorng-Tzong Horng; Gwo-Dong Chen

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4580–4585

Trust is one of the important factors in communication. In the learning environment, if the relationship between teachers and students lacks trust to each other, the learning performance will turn to low. And the learning recommended system which...

Topics: Information Sciences, Students, Computer Sciences

A Mentor finder based on student preference and learning status for webbased learning systems

Gwo-Dong Chen; Chin-Yeh Wang; Chen-Chung Liu; Chih-Kai Chang

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 274–279

Because students can not interact face to face with each other in an asynchronous learning situation, they are difficult to know who is able to help them. Thus, teachers or teaching assistants should put many efforts in solving students' questions....

Topics: Mentoring, Students

An Audience Involved Digital Learning Theater in The Classroom to Improve Learning Achievement

Chia-Ying Lee; Su-Hang Yang; Yu-Tzu Liu; Sung-En Chen; Gwo-Dong Chen

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 1461–1470

The drama based learning in the classroom is that the teacher or students perform knowledge-related events in which actors live and perform in the scenario to the audience who are their classmates. They may perform in groups with different scripts....

Topics: Virtual reality learning environments, Participatory learning and media

Stereoscopic in Coordination with Mixed Reality System in Classroom, 3D-edu Project Interface

Nguyen Thi Huyen; Chin-Yeh Wang; Shih-Ching Yeh; Gwo-Dong Chen; Liu Chen-Chung

Global Learn 2010 (May 17, 2010) pp. 25–34

One of the most intriguing recent trends is the return of stereoscopic technology. While 3D technology is more commonly used in movies, lots of good opportunities seem to have emerged from education. It would be helpful to apply it in classroom...

A digital theater for drama based learning in the classroom

Sung-en Chen; Yuan-Fu Lou; Wei-Yi Wu; Yu-Fang Liu; Gwo-dong Chen

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 869–874

We introduce a new style of learning environment Digital Theater by using simple AR, VR and body motion capturing technologies. The Digital Theater enable teachers apply drama based learning in a conventional classroom. The students learn by...

Topics: Authentic, contextualized, and real-world learning, Virtual reality learning environments, Augmented Reality

Ubiquitous Discussion Forum: Introducing Mobile Phones and Voice Discussion Into a Web Discussion Forum

Fu-Hsiang Wei; Gwo-Dong Chen; Chin-Yeh Wang; Liang-Yi Li

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 16, No. 2 (April 2007) pp. 125–140

** Invited as a paper from ED-MEDIA 2005. Grammatical and writing style errors in the original version have been corrected by our colleague who is a native English speaker. ** Abstract: Web-based discussion forums enable users to share knowledge...

Topics: eLearning, Human Computer Interaction, Databases, Information Communication Technologies, Distance Education, Community, Multimedia, Internet, Educational Technology

Application of E-Learning to Pilot Training at TransAsia Airways in Taiwan

Chi-Kuo Chuang; Maiga Chang; Chin-Yeh Wang; Wen-Cheng Chung; Gwo-Dong Chen

International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 7, No. 1 (January 2008) pp. 23–39

TransAsia Airway is one of the four domestic airlines in Taiwan. Taiwan has 13 domestic airports with the longest distance between two airports being about 400 kilometers. The domestic airline market is highly competitive. TransAsia decided to apply ...

Topics: Administrators, Administration, Adults, Business, Government, Educational Technology, Change, eLearning, Competencies

Organizing and sharing web information in personal information space to promote knowledge exchange

Liang-Yi Li; Baw-Jhiune Liu; Jorng-Tzong Horng; Gwo-Dong Chen

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 4290–4297

Web information has been used as a resource for teaching and learning. However the availability of quantities of web information have been growing rapidly, it makes students information overload. To solve the problem, managing the found web...

Topics: Science, Computers, Information Sciences, Computer Sciences, Engineering

A ubiquitous discussion forum: Introducing mobile phones and voice discussion into a web discussion forum

Fu-Hsiang Wei; Gwo-Dong Chen; Po-Yao Chao; Chih-Wei Chang

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 867–874

Abstract: Online discussion forums are available for users to share knowledge in simple and popular platforms. However, there are several problems existed in web discussion forums that could interfere with the educational process, such as lack of...

Topics: Information Sciences, Computer Sciences

Does Remixing Mechanism Improve Learning Effectiveness and Engagement in Drama-Based Learning

Yu-Ling Huang; Su-Hang Yang; Ping-Yu Chiang; Gwo-Dong Chen

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 1173–1181

In the design consideration of MIT Scratch, Resnick proposed REMIX idea and mechanism for inspiring innovation and to improve learning performance of computer programming. At the same time, learning through script writing and drama performing has...

Topics: Personalized learning environments, Learner-centered, and self-directed learning

Extending E-Book with Contextual Knowledge Recommender for Reading Support on a Web-Based Learning System

Gwo-Dong Chen; Fu-Hsiang Wei; Chin-Yeh Wang; Jih-Hsien Lee

International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 6, No. 4 (October 2007) pp. 605–622

Reading content of the Web is increasingly popular. When students read the same material, each student has a unique comprehension of the text and requires individual support from appropriate references. Most references in typical web learning...

Topics: Databases, eLearning, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Internet

Digital Mechanisms for Making Network Discussion Forum Toward Altruistic Forum

Jui-Yi Wang; Shu-Han Yang; Sung-Yu Hsu; Chun-Hsien Lee; Gwo-Dong Chen

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 294–301

By using online discussion platform, people can share and learn from each other, but it may have network bullying and low participation. To achieve benefit of using network discussion, the platform must become altruistic, that is, high participation,...

Topics: Collaborative technologies, social networks

A Situational Comic Play Drama Learning System to Enhance Students’ Learning Motivation

Ping-Yu Chiang; Chun-Hsien Lee; Szu-Hua Lin; Cheng-Yu Fan; Yen-Hua Chen; Gwo-Dong Chen

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 1269–1274

In situational learning, students use a situation as a clue for their thinking; thus, they can experience and learn knowledge in the situation. However, it is very difficult to establish diverse situations for students to experience in a common...

Topics: Learner-centered, and self-directed learning, Participatory learning and media, Augmented Reality

Creating a mixed reality educational game by LED tracking technology

Kien Tran; Gwo-Dong Chen; Shil-Ching Yeh; Chin-Yeh Wang; Baw-Jhiune Liu; Shin-Chen Yang

Global Learn 2010 (May 17, 2010) pp. 1839–1844

Nature-like interaction with robots in mixed reality learning environment can stimulate students’ participation in learning activities more effectively. This paper aims to introduce a mixed reality game with LED tracking interfaces and sensor...

A Strategy to Promote e-Learning Industry in Taiwan: Network Science Park

Chi-Kuo Chuang; Gwo-Dong Chen; Jinn-Bao Lee; Li-Chieh Lin; Chin-Yeh Wang; Maiga Chang

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 1816–1829

Since January 2003, a 5-year e-learning national program was launched to assist the development of e-learning industry in Taiwan. One part of the program is to promote the development of e-learning industry by establishing the e-learning network...

Using the Crossing Chasm Theory to Design a Promotional Model for Application Service Center in e-Learning Park

Maiga Chang; Chi-Kuo Chuang; Chin-Yeh Wang; Gwo-Dong Chen; Jinn-Bao Lee; Li-Chieh Lin

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 1808–1815

Taiwan government started to initiate a five-years (2003-2007) program, that is National Science and Technology Program for e-Learning (ELNP for short), since 2002. In order to achieve the four major goals of ELNP, including "increase the national...