Introducing Robotics to an English for Academic Purposes Curriculum in Higher Education: The Student Experience

Ververi, Christina; Koufou, Theodora; Moutzouris, Alexandros; Andreou, Lefkothea-Vasiliki

doi:10.1109/educon45650.2020.9125290

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“…The present micro-scenario proposes an interdisciplinary approach (Osman, Hiong, & Vebrianto, 2013) aiming at informing students about mental illnesses and increasing empathy by highlighting the social stigma. Furthermore, STREAM (Science Technology Reading Engineering Arts Mathematics) approaches such as the present intervention are deemed effective (Ververi, Koufou, Moutzouris, & Andreou, 2020) at boosting science, technology and art literacy by means of active learning and involvement (Wood, 2009).…”

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Co-Constructing a Learning Experience to Approach Mental Illness in the Classroom: A Teaching Micro-Scenario

Karamolegkou¹,

Diamantopoulou²,

Koutentaki³

et al. 2021

Education and New Developments 2021

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Social distancing, isolation, stress, and fear in the times of the COVID-19 pandemic are factors that trigger or exacerbate mental health conditions. Further to this, mental health literacy is particularly relevant to secondary education as puberty is a common age of onset of mental disorders. Nevertheless, the topic is somewhat overlooked due to teaching challenges that involve potential emotional triggers, the complex and sensitive nature of the issue, as well as a limited pool of educational resources. Here, we propose a teaching micro-scenario that addresses the topic of mental health literacy via an interdisciplinary approach that promotes active learning. First, students are introduced to the neurobiology of mental disorders by means of engaging with interactive audiovisual materials and a 3D brain simulation. Then, students work on their statistics skills by calculating estimates on affected populations including the school community. Finally, art and creativity are employed to explore healing and public health. The evaluation of the proposed learning intervention is achieved in the form of plenary discussion.

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Co-Constructing a Learning Experience to Approach Mental Illness in the Classroom: A Teaching Micro-Scenario

Karamolegkou¹,

Diamantopoulou²,

Koutentaki³

et al. 2021

Education and New Developments 2021

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“…With the use of robotics in education-a learning technique that enhances the learning process via the use of robots-affective computing can tailor the entire learning experience to the specific needs of each student. According to studies, such learning techniques produce better results than traditional face-to-face teaching across all educational stages [8][9][10][11].…”

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Emotion Recognition in Human–Robot Interaction Using the NAO Robot

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Affective computing can be implemented across many fields in order to provide a unique experience by tailoring services and products according to each person’s needs and interests. More specifically, digital learning and robotics in education can benefit from affective computing with a redesign of the curriculum’s contents based on students’ emotions during teaching. This key feature is observed during traditional learning methods, and robot tutors are adapting to it gradually. Following this trend, this work focused on creating a game that aims to raise environmental awareness by using the social robot NAO as a conversation agent. This quiz-like game supports emotion recognition with DeepFace, allowing users to review their answers if a negative emotion is detected. A version of this game was tested during real-life circumstances and produced favorable results, both for emotion analysis and overall user enjoyment.

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Integrating Robot-Based Resources to Foster Computational Thinking and Communication Skills in EFL Education: A Path Towards Sustainable Development

Muthmainnah,

Al Yakin,

Seraj

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Communications in Computer and Information Science

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Introducing Robotics to an English for Academic Purposes Curriculum in Higher Education: The Student Experience

Cited by 10 publications

References 7 publications

Co-Constructing a Learning Experience to Approach Mental Illness in the Classroom: A Teaching Micro-Scenario

Co-Constructing a Learning Experience to Approach Mental Illness in the Classroom: A Teaching Micro-Scenario

Emotion Recognition in Human–Robot Interaction Using the NAO Robot

Integrating Robot-Based Resources to Foster Computational Thinking and Communication Skills in EFL Education: A Path Towards Sustainable Development

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