scholarly journals ScientIST: Biomedical Engineering Experiments Supported by Mobile Devices, Cloud and IoT

Signals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-120
Author(s):  
Joana F. Pinto ◽  
Hugo Plácido da Silva ◽  
Francisco Melo ◽  
Ana Fred
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Biomedical Engineering ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Student Community ◽  
Laboratory Activities ◽  
System Usability Scale ◽  
Effective Option ◽  
Ease Of Access ◽  
Data Acquisition And Processing

Currently, mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets are widespread within the student community. However, their potential to be used in classrooms is yet to be fully explored. Our work proposes an approach that benefits from the ease of access to mobile devices, and combines it with state-of-the-art software and hardware. This approach builds upon previous developments from our team on biosignal acquisition and analysis, and is designed towards the enrichment of the teaching experience for students, namely in what concerns laboratory activities in the field of biomedical engineering. The implementation of such methodology aims at involving students more actively in the learning process, using case studies and emerging educational approaches such as project-based, active and research-based learning. It also provides an effective option for remote teaching, as recently required by the COVID-19 outbreak. In our approach (ScientIST) we explore the use of the Arduino MKR WIFI 1010, a variant of the popular electronic platform, recently launched for prototyping Internet of Things (IoT) applications, and the Google Science Journal (GSJ), a digital notebook created by Google, to support laboratory activities using mobile devices. This approach has shown promising results in two case studies, namely, documenting a Histology laboratory class and a Photoplethysmography (PPG) data acquisition and processing experiment. The System Usability Scale (SUS) was used in the evaluation of the students’ experience, revealing an overall score of 78.68%.

scholarly journals Usability of an Affective Emotional Learning Tutoring System for Mobile Devices

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7890
Author(s):  
Tao-Hua Wang ◽  
Hao-Chiang Koong Lin ◽  
Hong-Ren Chen ◽  
Yueh-Min Huang ◽  
Wei-Ting Yeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
User Interaction ◽  
Feedback Mechanism ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Tutoring System ◽  
System Usability Scale

To echo the United Nations formulated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), SDG 4 is to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. Furthermore, high-quality education is the base on which human lives can be improved and sustainable development can be accomplished. Therefore, the affective emotional tutoring system established in this study enables learning via mobile devices, which are indispensable in daily life. The real-time interactive agent in the system guides learners to turn negative emotions into positive ones. We explored the usability of and user satisfaction with the affective emotional tutoring system. Sixty-two students participated in the study which used a quantitative research design to explore a learning situation. The overall usability of the system was evaluated with the System Usability Scale (SUS), and the Questionnaire for User Interaction Satisfaction (QUIS) was used to evaluate user satisfaction with the different elements of the system. The results showed that both the usability of and satisfaction with the affective emotional tutoring system were high. The emotional feedback mechanism of the system can help learners turn negative emotions into positive ones.

scholarly journals Learners’ Perceptions of the Use of Mobile Technology in a Task-Based Language Teaching Experience

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone L. Calabrich
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Web Search ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Language Schools

<p class="apa">This research explored perceptions of learners studying English in private language schools regarding the use of mobile technology to support language learning. Learners were first exposed to both a mobile assisted and a mobile unassisted language learning experience, and then asked to express their thoughts on the incorporation of mobile devices into the language classroom. The mobile assisted tasks involved learners posting a review online based on a real past experience, as well as using web-search engines to gather enough information to plan a hypothetical trip. Findings revealed overall positive attitudes amongst the students surveyed. Arguments in favour of the incorporation of mobile technology in the language classroom included: the possibility of having access to a range of materials superior in both quality and quantity when using mobile devices to access the Internet, among others. However, a significant amount of scepticism towards Mobile Assisted Language Learning emerged. Arguments against suggested that the format of presentation, rather than the type of task, seemed to constitute a motivational factor that played a psychologically significant role to some of the learners.</p>

Mobile Devices, a Complement to Television. Case Studies

2018 ◽  
pp. 3-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angel García-Crespo ◽  
Inés García-Encabo ◽  
Carlos A. Matheus-Chacin ◽  
María V. Diaz
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Mobile Devices

scholarly journals A Review of Mobile Learning Applications for Mathematics

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athanasios Drigas ◽  
Marios Pappas
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Important Case ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
The World ◽  
Wireless Mobile

Mobile and online learning applications become more known year after year and are used today from millions of students and educators in all over the world. Wireless mobile devices like smartphones, PDAs and tablets, could be used to benefit students’ learning in or out of the classroom. In front of the idea of inclusion of mobile learning in educational process, we represent in this paper some important case studies which examine the consequence of using mobile tools and apps, as well as online applications in mathematics teaching, at all educational levels.

scholarly journals Smart Narratives for Smart Devices

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-107
Author(s):  
Ivan Valchanov
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Media Content ◽  
News Content ◽  
The World ◽  
Two Phases

The consumption of media content via mobile devices is growing fast and surpasses the typical until recently access to digital media via computer. This makes mobile devices the main technology used by the audience for receiving media content. The following text examines the tendencies and new practices for media narrative creation, meant to be used entirely via mobile devices. The research was conducted in two phases – analysis of the current situation regarding the use of mobile devices for accessing news content in Bulgarian and around the world; and case studies, describing new types of narrative that emerged because of the audience needs and the specifics of using smart devices for news.

scholarly journals Advancing the m-learning research agenda for active, experiential learning: Four case studies

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurel Evelyn Dyson ◽  
Andrew Litchfield ◽  
Elaine Lawrence ◽  
Ryszard Raban ◽  
Peter Leijdekkers
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Economic Sustainability ◽  
Student Body ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
Learning Research

<span>This article reports on an m-learning research agenda instituted at our university in order to explore how mobile technology can enhance active, experiential learning. Details of the implementation and results of four areas of m-learning are presented: mobile supported fieldwork, fostering interactivity in large lectures with mobile technology, using mobile devices to learn about mobile technology and, finally, podcasting. These directions are informed by a concern for achieving m-learning practices consistent with sound educational theory and the needs of the contemporary, technologically aware student body. All four implementations have been successfully embedded in mainstream subjects on a continuing basis. Therefore they represent a departure from the project based approach of much m-learning reported in the literature. This outcome was achieved through a focus on the economic sustainability and feasibility of each case. An evaluation focusing on how well each case assisted students' learning found that, with the exception of lecture podcasting, all supported high quality experiential learning.</span>

City Marketing Goes Mobile

2011 ◽  
pp. 86-107
Author(s):  
Juliane Chudalla ◽  
Key Pousttchi
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Services ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
City Marketing ◽  
Communication Techniques ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Way

Mobile services have great potentials in different fields, so it is interesting to have a closer look of them, and about the way they can be used sensiblebly in the present; in the future for city marketing too. This chapter provides basic knowledge on mobile services, the presentation of restrictions, and opportunities of mobile devices, applications, and communication techniques, to help to understand what advantages mobile services have and for what they could be used for. The desriptions of present and possible mobile services and the three case studies inform the readers of the design of such services and help practitioners to design and implement their own successful mobile services for city marketing purposes.

Seismic Soundoff: Exploring land seismic case studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 784-784
Author(s):  
Andrew Geary
Keyword(s):  
Data Acquisition ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Seismic Data ◽  
Surface Modeling ◽  
Subsurface Imaging ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Seismic Data Acquisition ◽  
Data Acquisition And Processing

In this episode, Öz Yilmaz discusses his latest book, Land Seismic Case Studies for Near-Surface Modeling and Subsurface Imaging. Written for practicing geophysicists, the book is the culmination of land seismic data acquisition and processing projects conducted by Yilmaz over the last two decades. His expertise and experience are highlighted in detail in this revealing and essential conversation. Hear the full episode at https://seg.org/podcast/post/12564 .

Teaching Experience in Recall of Typical and Atypical Protocols

1986 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 723-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. O. Michayluk ◽  
Dennis Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Significant Interaction ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Experienced Teachers ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Atypical Case ◽  
Main Effect

First- ( n = 11) and fourth-year education students ( n = 6) and experienced teachers ( n = 6) were asked to read and recall typical and atypical case studies (protocols) to investigate the hypothesis that experienced teachers, because they have superior ability to pattern the information, would recall more of the typical cases than inexperienced subjects. Analysis of variance indicated that there was a significant main effect and a significant interaction, although these effects were not as hypothesized. The results are discussed with reference to previous research on information processing.

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