Social robots and virtual agents as lecturers for video instruction

Li, Jamy; Kizilcec, René F.; Bailenson, Jeremy N.; Ju, Wendy

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2015.04.005

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“…Autonomous agents provide many benefits for virtual training courses, such as: being viable alternative to lecturers (Li et al, 2015), collaborating and sharing knowledge between each other, replacing missing team members (Lopez et al, 2014), acting as pedagogical assistants, interacting with trainees to facilitate training (Bouras et al, 2000).…”

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An overview of self-adaptive technologies within virtual reality training

Vaughan

Gabrys

Dubey

2016

Computer Science Review

117

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This overview presents the current state-of-the-art of self-adaptive technologies within virtual reality (VR) training. Virtual reality training and assessment is increasingly used for five key areas: medical, industrial & commercial training, serious games, rehabilitation and remote training such as Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Adaptation can be applied to five core technologies of VR including haptic devices, stereo graphics, adaptive content, assessment and autonomous agents. Automation of VR training can contribute to automation of actual procedures including remote and robotic assisted surgery which reduces injury and improves accuracy of the procedure. Automated haptic interaction can enable tele-presence and virtual artefact tactile interaction from either remote or simulated environments. Automation, machine learning and data driven features play an important role in providing trainee-specific individual adaptive training content. Data from trainee assessment can form an input to autonomous systems for customised training and automated difficulty levels to match individual requirements. Self-adaptive technology has been developed previously within individual technologies of VR training. One of the conclusions of this research is that while it does not exist, an enhanced portable framework is needed and it would be beneficial to combine automation of core technologies, producing a reusable automation framework for VR training.

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“…Autonomous agents can provide a viable alternative to lecturers in online training courses (Li et al, 2015). Autonomous agents can collaborate and share knowledge to replace missing team members in collaborative virtual environment for training (CVET) (Lopez et al, 2014).…”

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An overview of self-adaptive technologies within virtual reality training

Vaughan

Gabrys

Dubey

2016

Computer Science Review

117

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“…Often, these terms go hand in hand with the use of instructional videos. At first, they were used by institutions as a rich medium of communication which helps them overcome the limitations in traditional face-to-face education in the classroom [10], [11]. However, over the past few years, several high-profile massive open online course (MOOC) platforms, such as, EdX, Udacity, and Coursera partnered up with prestigious universities and institutions from around the world and brought instructional videos, in the form of MOOCs, into the mainstream by offering a range of free and paid courses [12].…”

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“…All of these might be reasons for why the popularity of instructional videos in the education sector is rapidly increasing [9]. For years, instructional videos have been used by many institutions as a rich medium of communication that helps them overcome the limitations in traditional face-to-face education in the classroom [10], [11]. However, partnerships between several prestigious universities and massive open online course (MOOC) platforms, such as, EdX and Coursera have pushed the use of instructional videos in education into the mainstream during the past couple of years [12].…”

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Perceptions of Instructional Video Clips: Effects of the Presence or Absence of a Model in Instructional Video Clips on the Perception of the Model

Bandara¹

2018

IJCA

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Instructional videos are increasingly being used for educational purposes in academia. Distant learning is showing a massive growth in recent years and instructional videos are the key element of distance learning. The internet is filled with thousands of instructional video clips. However, characteristics such as the presence of a model in the video tend to differ across videos. This study aims to explore the effects of the presence or absence of a model in instructional video clips on the learners' perception of the model, selfefficacy beliefs and perceived learning. A total of 78 Sri Lankan information technology undergraduate students participated in the study. Two instructional video clips on professional writing were used for the study; one where the viewers can see the model (video alternates between the model and the slides), and another one where they can only hear the voice of the model. Two video clips were randomly assigned to each participant and data was collected on their perception of the model, self-efficacy beliefs and perceived learning. The results showed that the presence or absence of the model does not have a significant effect on learners' perception of the model, self-efficacy beliefs or perceived learning. However, both instructional video clips had a positive effect on learners' self-efficacy.

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“…However, it is possible that at least one form of AI, namely intelligent assistants, can be used in such a way that they complement and perhaps enhance what human teachers are uniquely able to do. Intelligent (or 'smart') assistants are already encountered on smartphones, wearables such as watches and glasses, and smart home devices, and they are starting to appear in humanoid form as social robots (Li, Kizilcec, Bailenson, & Ju, 2016). As advanced societies begin to adopt a growing array of intelligent assistants, it is important to ask how less economically advantaged learners and less developed societies will be included.…”

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Mobile assistance for personal learning on a massive scale

Kukulska‐Hulme¹

2018

Flipping the Blend Through MOOCs, MALL and OIL – New Directions in CALL

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will encroach on the territory of the teacher. However, it is possible that intelligent assistants can be designed and used in such a way that they complement and enhance what human teachers are uniquely able to do. It is important to ask how less developed societies will be included in these advancements. The answer can emerge from greater clarity around the nature and capabilities of mobile and intelligent assistance.

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Social robots and virtual agents as lecturers for video instruction

Cited by 129 publications

References 52 publications

An overview of self-adaptive technologies within virtual reality training

An overview of self-adaptive technologies within virtual reality training

Perceptions of Instructional Video Clips: Effects of the Presence or Absence of a Model in Instructional Video Clips on the Perception of the Model

Mobile assistance for personal learning on a massive scale

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