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Title- The Social Networks and the Quality of Life: the elderlies in digital age

Abstract- the use of ICT can help the elderlies to enjoy and include themselves in the knowledge society, mostly by the Digital Social Networks where they can relate with family and friends. The Digital Social Network (DSN) is a means that allow changes in social relationships. This paper intended to investigate the DSN influence in the quality of life of the elderlies. For this purpose, we applied two investigation instruments to collect the data, including WHOQOL-bref of the World Health Organization in a sample of 19 elderlies that participate of a digital inclusion course. As result we found an active audience that participates in the web, and they use the DSN mainly for communication and exchange information as a form to maintain the exist relations and obtain new ones. This shown to us that the use of DSN can aid the quality of life for elderlies.

Index Terms- Professional Communication, Social Network Services, Computer Mediated Communication, Facebook

Title- An Animated Pedagogical Agent to Support Problem- Based Learning

Abstract- The problem-based learning (PBL) is a learning theory that emphasizes collaboration and teamwork to solve a problem. However, a problem that occurs frequently in the implementation of PBL is the presence of passive students who are usually students who have difficulty working in teams or who are unmotivated during the process of teaching and learning. An aspect that can positively influence the implementation process of the PBL is the recommendation of context-sensitive Learning Objects (LOs). Thus, this paper presents an approach based on an animated pedagogical agent and three other agents for the detection of passive students and for recommendation of LOs in accordance to student context in order to improve the learning process of PBL.

Index Terms- Animated Pedagogical Agent, Learning Object, Problem-Based Learning, Software Agent

Title- Learning Content Development with Social Tools. Learning Generated Content in Engineering

Abstract- The activities associated to the Learner Generated Content, LGC, are supposed to enhance the learning process, facilitating the construction of knowledge. In this paper, the description of the process of creation of learning content is addressed. A group of student of the first course of an engineering degree constructs collaboratively a blog that covers the real life applications of the physical concepts studied. We identify the characteristics that define meaningful learning during the development of the task and analyze the advantages and problems related to the use of web 2.0 applications and internet as learning tools.

Index Terms- Active learning, Engineering education, web 2.0 learning tools

Title- The use of Moodle as a tool of collaborative learning: a study in focused

Abstract- This study had intention to evaluate the Wiki tool, of the Moodle in accordance with the performance of the pupils. A research with pupils was carried through who used the Virtual Environment of Learning, in which they had engaged in the construction of a collaborative text, showing the importance/consequences of the use of Information Technology and Communication in small and medium and midsize Sant'Ana do Livramento. The Wiki provides a collaborative learning, building concepts, leading to a final result with the author and co-authors, leading to dialogue and problem-solving interaction.

Index Terms- Virtual Environment collaborative text, Wiki, interaction

Title- Increasing flexibility of an adaptive e-learning system through the responsive webdesign approach

Abstract- Nowadays Web is accessed by different people and devices, and this variety has hindered the development of flexible systems that are adjusted according to the resolution and the device used by the user. Since the need to adapt the interface according user interaction with mobile devices, this paper proposes the use of responsive web design techniques in anadaptive e-learning system in order to make it more flexible and adapted to current technologies, facilitatingits use. Thus, this paper presents the application of these techniques in an e-learning system in use in some Brazilian’s universities.

Index Terms- Context awareness, Distance learning, Human computer interaction, Web design

Title- Special seccion Virtual Campuses

Abstract- This invited editorial introduces a special section of the IEEE-RITA journal devoted to the Campus Virtuales'2012 , the Third International Conference on Virtual Campuses held in Oviedo, Spain, in January 2012. This section includes the revised and extended version of one paper selected in the III International Conference of Campus Virtuales. The editorial summarizes the subjects and interest topics about the e-learning in Higher Education and introduces the work selected.

Index Terms- Educational technology, Electronic learning, Computer aided instruction, Courseware, e-learning, LMS

Title- E-learning and intelligent planning: improving content personalisation.

Abstract- Combining learning objects is a challenging topic because of its direct application to curriculum generation, tailored to the students' profiles and preferences. Intelligent planning allows us to adapt learning routes (i.e. sequences of learning objects), thus highly improving the personalization of contents, the pedagogical requirements and specific necessities of each student. This paper presents a general and effective approach integrated in Moodle to extract metadata information from the e-learning contents, a form of reusable learning objects, to generate a planning domain in a simple, automated way. Such a domain is used by an intelligent planner that provides an integrated recommendation system, which adapts, stores and reuses the best learning routes according to the students' profiles and course objectives. If any inconsistency happens during the route execution, e.g. the student fails to pass an assessment test which prevents him/her from continuing the natural course of the route, the system adapts and/or repairs it to meet the new objectives.

Index Terms- Educational technology, Electronic learning, Computer aided instruction, Courseware

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Title- A PBL Experience in an Electronic Engineering Introductory Course

Abstract- The adaptation of the traditional Engineering degrees to the European Higher Education Area creates many challenges in the implementation of recent educational paradigms. This is the case of the Engineering Degree in Industrial Technologies at the University of Seville, Spain, which has been teaching since 1964, and has been adapted to be started in the 2010/2011 academic year. This new degree includes a second year one-semester introductory course in electronic engineering, which has been taught for the first time in the 2011/2012 academic year with 400 enrolled students. Most of these students will not continue studying electronic technology, and an important effort has been done to improve the student’s progress, attitude and perception of the course. This paper presents the new course teaching approach, where an up-bottom methodology has been designed and a PBL teaching/learning experience has been included. The obtained results and students’ feedback are also detailed.

Index Terms- I Industrial electronics education, introductory course, problem-based learning (PBL), teaching/learning strategies.

Title- Practical Course of Embedded Systems based on XUPV2P Development Boards

Abstract- This paper describes a lab course about embedded systems on FPGA. The proposed practices cover the main features of the design process, which includes the hardware architecture design, and the embedded operating system configuration, adaptation and implementation.

Index Terms- Embedded systems, embedded Linux, FPGA, laboratories

Title- Low cost robotic platform based on the Player/Stage software architecture and La Fonera hardware

Abstract- This paper presents a low-cost proposal for the development of a remote laboratory, offering the possibility of providing learning in the field of robotics for users with no need to be physically in the laboratory, or simply not having to take the robotic platform to reprogram it, also giving the option of working with the same platform to a group of users to test their algorithms by turns. The system is based on a Wi-Fi router updated with a Linux firmware, connected to a control board that manages the hardware of a mobile robot. The microprocessor has been also loaded with the Player Server environment, widely used in commercial robotic platforms for research.

Index Terms- La Fonera, low cost, Player/Stage ,remote laboratory, robot