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CHI
2009
ACM
15 years 10 months ago
WIIS: multimodal simulation for exploring the world beyond visual sense
This paper describes a pilot study of a computer simulation called WIIS, which is designed to extend students' learning experience of the sizes of the objects beyond human vi...
Minyoung Song, Chris Quintana
TIP
2010
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14 years 4 months ago
Trajectory Classification Using Switched Dynamical Hidden Markov Models
This paper proposes an approach for recognizing human activities (more specifically, pedestrian trajectories) in video sequences, in a surveillance context. A system for automatic ...
Jacinto C. Nascimento, Mário A. T. Figueire...
CHI
2011
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Utilizing multimedia capabilities of mobile phones to support teaching in schools in rural panama
Providing good education is one of the major challenges for humanity. In many developing regions in the world improving educational standards is seen as a central building block f...
Elba del Carmen Valderrama Bahamóndez, Chri...
WWW
2004
ACM
15 years 10 months ago
Online feedback by tests and reporting for elearning and certification programs
The evaluation of eLearning success is an indispensable business requirement of education programs: the easy registration of `visits' to eLearning websites is, however, not s...
Dirk Bade, Georg Nüssel, Gerd Wilts
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
94views Education» more  SIGCSE 2009»
15 years 10 months ago
CS1 students speak: advice for students by students
We collected advice on how to succeed at learning to program from 164 CS1 students at 3 institutions during a "saying is believing"intervention designed to encourage a g...
Beth Simon, Brian Hanks, Carol Zander, Laurie Murp...