TeLearn - DigiCult

Learning and teaching science and maths

Particularly for learning and teaching mathematics and science, intelligent virtual learning environments are under development. They present distinct and innovative features such as advanced personalisation, intelligent feedback and tutorial dialogues, and interactivity to support active and exploratory learning in the classroom, at the university or for self-learning.

CONNECT - Designing the classroom of Tomorrow by using advanced technologies to connect formal and informal environments

CONNECT set out to exploit the potential of wireless communications and virtual and augmented reality to develop a new learning environment. Pedagogically, the focus was on supporting the integration of everyday 'free-choice' activities with the formal science curriculum map.

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DynaLearn – Engaging and informed tools for learning conceptual system knowledge

DynaLearn will build engaging tools for acquiring conceptual knowledge, with the potential to increase students' interest in science studies.

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LeActiveMath - Language-Enhanced, User Adaptive, Interactive eLearning for Mathematics

LeActiveMath has developed a third generation learning system for mathematics that adapts to the learner and learning context. Features of the system are advanced personalisation, intelligent feedback and tutorial dialogues, open student modelling and interactivity to support active and exploratory learning.

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Metafora - Learning to learn together: A visual language for social orchestration of educational activities

This project will explore the potential of social learning for science and math. The aim is to support online groups in designing their own learning together, in integrating shared reflection through dialogue and in cumulatively building conceptual understanding. The researchers will implement a platform combining state of the art argumentation and visual language tools with exploratory environments. An adaptive diagnostic system using artificial intelligence techniques will be developed to support students and teachers during the collaboration and 'learning to learn' process. Besides, the project team will design appropriate pedagogical strategies and new forms of assessment of individual and collaborative learning while exploiting the platform.

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MIROR - Musical Interaction Relying On Reflexion

This project focuses on musical education for young children, aged 3-5 years. The platform to be developed will act as advanced cognitive tutor, designed to promote specific cognitive abilities in music improvisation, both in formal and informal learning contexts. The system will be based on reflexive interaction, i.e. on the idea of letting users manipulate virtual copies of themselves. By definition, such systems are able to learn and configure themselves according to their understanding of learner's behaviour. In MIROR, this paradigm will be enhanced with the analysis and synthesis of multisensory expressive gesture. The project will integrate both psychological case-study experiments and validation studies in concrete educational settings.

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ReMath - Representing Mathematics with Digital Media

In response to the wide-ranging dissatisfaction with the state of mathematics education in Europe and with the weak impact of R&D work on using ICT for its improvement, this project planned to further develop the theory of human cognition by studying mathematical learning through a representations-centred approach. It created an integrated theoretical framework for learning and a digital learning space. The research was conducted through a cyclical process of a) developing new state-of-the-art dynamic digital artefacts for representing mathematics, b) developing scenarios for the use of these artefacts for educational added value and c) carrying out empirical research involving cross-experimentation in realistic educational contexts.

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SCY - Science Created by You

This project will deliver a system for constructive and productive learning of science and technology, based on a flexible and adaptive pedagogical approach to learning and on learning objects created by learners.

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