Situated Action Perspective View of User “Information processing agent” Tool-using person acting, adapting and learning in concrete situations based on his or her experience as an individual and member of a group. User Qualities Fast, error-free and structured performance. Tool mastery. Creativity. Learning. Tool improvement. User Problems Deficient processing. Missing Knowledge. Wrong Knowledg...

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Educators have emphasized the importance of situating students in an authentic learning environment. By using such approach, teachers can encourage students to learn Chinese poems by browsing content resources and relevant online multimedia resources by using handheld devices. Nevertheless, students in heterogeneous network environments may have different requirements for the resource subject, ...

This paper proposes the application of a situated learning approach in designing integrated with a conventional CAD system. The approach is implemented in SLiDe (Situated Learning in Designing) and integrated as SLiDe-CAAD, to provide interactive support in designing exemplified within the composition of architectural shapes. SLiDe-CAAD is proposed to assist in exploring the design space for va...

Experiential learning is, as Michelson (1996) suggests, arguably one of the most significant areas for current research and practice in adult education. Sometimes called informal and incidental learning, experiential learning is related to many other concepts in adult learning: self-directed learning, lifelong learning, working knowledge, practical intelligence, and situated learning. The term ...

BACKGROUND The achievement of the millennium development goals may be facilitated by the use of information and communication technology in medical and health education. AIMS This study intended to explore the use and impact of educational technology in medical education in resource-constrained environments. METHODS A multiple case study was conducted in two Nepalese teaching hospitals. The...

In this paper, I discuss recent experiences of the implementation of what we label as Managed Networks of Practice (MNoPs). Using an in-practice perspective, I describe and discuss how initially positive identity as experienced employee, an `oldtimer` , are sometimes reconstructed into negative identities during learning situated in the context of a designed and formally arranged Network of Pra...

In practice, adaptive game AI in commercial computer games is seldom implemented, because machine learning techniques require numerous trials to learn effective behaviour. To allow fast adaptation in games, in this paper we describe a means of learning that is inspired by the human capability to solve problems by generalising over limited experiences with the problem domain. We compare three ap...

This study reports an adaptive digital learning project, scientific concept construction and reconstruction (SCCR), that was developed based on the theories of Dual Situated Learning Model (DSLM) and scientific reasoning. In addition, the authors investigated the effects of an SCCR related to a ‘‘combustion’’ topic for sixth grade students conceptual change and scientific reasoning. An experime...

Natural language generators are faced with a multitude of different decisions during their generation process. We address the joint optimisation of navigation strategies and referring expressions in a situated setting with respect to task success and human-likeness. To this end, we present a novel, comprehensive framework that combines supervised learning, Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning an...