Abstract
As necessary for creating a learner-centered environment, nowadays teachers are expected to be more mindful about their proximity distribution: how to spend time in different locations of the classroom with individual learners. However feedback on this is only given to teachers by experts after classroom observation. In this paper we present the design and evaluation of ClassBeacons, a novel ambient information system that visualizes teachers' physical proximity through tangible devices distributed over the classroom. An expert review and a field evaluation with eight secondary school teachers were conducted to explore potential values of such a system and gather user experiences. Results revealed rich insights into how the system could influence teaching and learning, as well as how a distributed display can be seamlessly integrated into teachers' routines.
| Language | English |
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| Title of host publication | TEI 2018 - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery, Inc |
| Pages | 357-367 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Volume | 2018-January |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450355681 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4503-5568-1 |
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| State | Published - 18 Mar 2018 |
| Event | 12th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI 2018) - Stockholm, Sweden Duration: 18 Mar 2018 → 21 Mar 2018 Conference number: 12 https://tei.acm.org/2018/ |
Conference
| Conference | 12th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI 2018) |
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| Abbreviated title | TEI 2018 |
| Country | Sweden |
| City | Stockholm |
| Period | 18/03/18 → 21/03/18 |
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Keywords
- Ambient information system
- Classroom
- Distributed display
- Learner-centered education
- Teacher proximity
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ClassBeacons : Designing distributed visualization of teachers' physical proximity in the classroom. / An, Pengcheng; Bakker, Saskia; Ordanovski, Sara; Taconis, Ruurd; Eggen, Berry.
TEI 2018 - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction. Vol. 2018-January New York : Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2018. p. 357-367.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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