• DocumentCode
    240735
  • Title

    VLSS -- Virtual Learning and Social Stories for Children with Autism

  • Author

    Volioti, Christina ; Tsiatsos, T. ; Mavropoulou, Sophia ; Karagiannidis, Charalampos

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf., Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    7-10 July 2014
  • Firstpage
    606
  • Lastpage
    610
  • Abstract
    This paper presents the design, implementation and educational use of a virtual learning environment which supports children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) to learn to solve social problems presented in the format of Social Stories. The pilot evaluation revealed that the environment has the potential to be a beneficial and easy-to-use educational tool for teaching social problem solving to children with ASD.
  • Keywords
    computer aided instruction; handicapped aids; teaching; virtual reality; ASD; VLSS; autism spectrum disorders; educational tool; social problem teaching; virtual learning and social stories; virtual reality; Autism; Avatars; Educational institutions; Problem-solving; Variable speed drives; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Social Problem Solving; Social Stories; Virtual Learning Environments;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Athens
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICALT.2014.177
  • Filename
    6901553