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
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