Assisted Learning Virtual Support (ALVS) for postgraduate students, through the Graduate Virtual Research Environment (GVRE)

Author

Costello, Robert ; Shaw, Nigel

Author_Institution

Grad. Sch., Univ. of Hull, Kingston upon Hull, UK

fYear

2013

fDate

9-12 Dec. 2013

Firstpage

407

Lastpage

410

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a new virtual support to assist postgraduates through the Graduate Virtual Research Environment (GVRE). The virtual support will provide a 24 hour answering servicing for postgraduate students relating to their PhD journeys, for example, advice needed regarding "what is needed for your first 6 month Upgrade report". The assisted learning mechanism found within the GVRE will use a rule base to retrieve not just text based answers but it will also search through a repository of videos (280) and relate them to the frequently asked question. This approach of blending videos to the student questions should enhance and accelerate the process of skill acquisition through critical thinking through guidance, hints and feedback.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; ALVS; GYRE; PhD journeys; assisted learning virtual support; blending videos; critical thinking; graduate virtual research environment; postgraduate students; skill acquisition; Human computer interaction; Information filters; Navigation; Videos; Assisted Learning; Graduate Virtual Research Environment (GVRE); e-learning; personalisation; personalised learning; rule-base;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST), 2013 8th International Conference for

Conference_Location

London

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICITST.2013.6750232

Filename

6750232