Challenges and Solutions in Smart Learning

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Main Conference Papers

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. A Gamified Approach to Automated Assessment of Programming Assignments

      • Giuseppina Polito, Marco Temperini

      Pages 3-12

   3. A Smart Learning Environment for Environmental Education

      • Ilkka Jormanainen, Tapani Toivonen, Ville Nivalainen

      Pages 13-16

   4. An interdisciplinary Framework for Designing Smart Learning Environments

      • Sirkka Freigang, Lars Schlenker, Thomas Köhler

      Pages 17-20

   5. Application Development on Tablet to Promote a Classroom Research Skills for SSRU’ Students

      • Chaiwat Waree

      Pages 21-24

   6. Constructing a Smart Chinese International Learning Environment Based on Learning Analytics Technology

      • Juan Xu, Yanlan Shi, Yongbin Zhou

      Pages 25-30

   7. Effects of Reciprocal Feedback on EFL Learners’ Communication Strategy Use and Oral Communicative Performance

      • Sie-Wai Chew, Wei-Chieh Fang, Chia-Ning Hsu, Nian-Shing Chen

      Pages 31-39

   8. Exploring General Morphological Analysis and Providing Personalized Recommendations to Stimulate Creativity with ReaderBench

      • Daniela Stamati, Maria-Dorinela Sirbu, Mihai Dascalu, Stefan Trausan-Matu

      Pages 41-50

   9. Higher Cognitive Items Generation Algorithms

      • Ebenezer Aggrey, Maiga Chang, Rita Kuo, Xiaokun Zhang

      Pages 51-60

   10. Innovative Maker Movement Platform for K-12 Education as a Smart Learning Environment

       • Tapani Toivonen, Ilkka Jormanainen, Calkin Suero Montero, Andrea Alessandrini

       Pages 61-66

   11. Smart Interactions for the Quantified Self

       • Erik Isaksson, Björn Hedin

       Pages 67-72

   12. Smart watches for making EFL learning effective, healthy, and happy

       • Rustam Shadiev, Wu-Yuin Hwang, Narzikul Shadiev, Mirzaali Fayziev, Tzu-Yu Liu, Lingjie Shen

       Pages 73-76

   13. StudentViz: A Tool for Visualizing Students’ Collaborations in a Social Learning Environment

       • Alex Becheru, Andreea Calota, Elvira Popescu

       Pages 77-86

   14. The Edutainment Platform: Interactive Storytelling Relying on Semantic Similarity

       • Irina Toma, Florentina Bacioiu, Mihai Dascalu, Stefan Trausan-Matu

       Pages 87-96

   15. The effects of student interaction with blog-based course content on learning performance

       • Benazir Quadir, Jie Chi Yang, Jun Zhang, Houli Gao

       Pages 97-106

   16. The Objective Ear: Assessing the Progress of a Music Task

       • Joel Burrows, Vivekanandan Kumar

       Pages 107-112

   17. Visualizing and Understanding Information literacy Research Based on the CiteSpaceV

       • Liqin Yu, Di Wu, Sha Zhu, Huan Li

       Pages 113-118

3. Tutorial: Is Educational Research a Matter of Digital Observations and Data Balancing?

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119

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   2. Open Research and Observational Study for 21st Century Learning

      • Vivekanandan S. Kumar, Shawn Fraser, David Boulanger

      Pages 121-126

This book focuses on the interplay between pedagogy and technology, and their fusion for the advancement of smart learning environments. It discusses various components of this interplay, including learning and assessment paradigms, social factors and policies, emerging technologies, innovative application of mature technologies, transformation of curriculum and teaching behavior, transformation of administration, best infusion practices, and piloting of new ideas.


The book provides an archival forum for researchers, academics, practitioners and industry professionals interested and/or engaged in reforming teaching and learning methods by promoting smart learning environments. It also facilitates discussions and constructive dialogue among various stakeholders on the limitations of existing learning environments, the need for reform, innovative uses of emerging pedagogical approaches and technologies, and sharing and promoting best practices, leading to the evolution, design and implementation of smart learning environments.

• Smart Learning
• Big Data in Education
• Artificial Intelligence in Education
• Cloud Computing in Education
• Virtual Reality in Education
• Augmented Reality in Education
• Mixed Realityin Education
• Learning Analytics
• Future Learning Environment
• Technology-Rich Classroom
• Online Learning
• learning and instruction

• Athabasca University , Edmonton, Canada

  Maiga Chang

• University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania

  Elvira Popescu

• College of Information, University of North Texas, Denton, USA

  Kinshuk

• National Sun Yat-sen University , Kaohsiung, Taiwan

  Nian-Shing Chen

• Computer Science & Educational Technolog, University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia

  Mohamed Jemni

• Smart Learning Institute, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

  Ronghuai Huang

• University of North Texas , Denton, USA

  J. Michael Spector

Dr. Maiga Chang is Associate Professor at the School of Computing Information and Systems at Athabasca University, Canada. His researches mainly focus on mobile learning and ubiquitous learning, museum e-learning, game-based learning, educational robots, learning behaviour analysis, data mining, intelligent agent technology, computational intelligence in e-learning, and mobile healthcare.


Elvira Popescu is Associate Professor at the Computers and Information Technology Department, University of Craiova, Romania. Her research interests include technology enhanced learning, adaptation and personalization in Web-based systems, learner modeling, Web 2.0 and social learning environments, learning analytics, intelligent and distributed computing.


Prof. Huang is now the Dean of Smart Learning Institute in Beijing Normal University, which aims to promote the education technology discipline and its related subjects. Prof. Huang has been engaged in the research on educational technology as well as knowledge engineering since 1997, and has published more than 160 academic papers and over 20 books in the domestic and overseas.


Dr. Kinshuk is the Dean of the College of Information at the University of North Texas. His work has been dedicated to advancing research on the innovative paradigms, architectures and implementations of online and distance learning systems for individualized and adaptive learning in increasingly global environments.


Nian-Shing Chen is the Chair Professor at the Department of Information Management at the National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan and chair of IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology. Prof Chen has published over 350 papers in the international referred journals, conferences and book chapters.


Mohamed Jemni is a Professor at the University of Tunis. He is the Head and the founder of the Research Laboratory of Technologies of Information and Communication & Electrical Engineering of the University of Tunis. His research projects during the last 24 years include Enhanced Learning Technologies, High Performance & Grid computing and Accessibility of ICT to People with Disabilities.


J. Michael Spector is a Professor of Learning Technologies at the University of North Texas. His research focuses on intelligent support for instructional design, assessing learning in complex domains, and technology integration in education. He is editor of Educational Technology Research & Development and serves on numerous other editorial boards.

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