Playfulness came into education at a later date. There are two main theoretical paradigms around play and both are relevant to a discussion around serious games for education. Modern theories aim to mainly describe the benefits of play, and classical theories tend to focus on the reasons for play. The classical theories include explanations for children needing play like ‘surplus energy’, [4] a...

This paper introduces seven genres of the digital media projects that can help the 21st century EFL learner develop intercultural communication capability (ICC) in English with creativity afforded by emerging digital media. It is based on a project by the author and a group of pre-service teachers during the Fall semester of 2012-2013. Guided by a list of suggested topics and the concept of lea...

Advances in ubiquitious and mobile technologies have facilitated learners to continue their learning outside their classrooms, when and where they desire. Learners are now able to access their learning resources and interact with their peers and teachers through technology. The design and creation of such learning spaces pose many challenges. The learner’s context defines the needs of the learn...

Abstract I We propose a new framework for surprise-driven learning that can be used for modeling how humans and animals learn in changing environments. It approximates optimal Bayesian learner, but with significantly reduced computational complexity. I This framework consists of two components: (i) a confidence-adjusted surprise measure to capture environmental statistics as well as subjective ...

This paper describes an approach to build a communicative language-teaching model, in which we observe and control the system-learner interactions. The focus of this research is on a mechanism for modeling the knowledge state of the student so that the system is able to tailor its feedback to suit individual strengths and weaknesses. The primary contribution of this research is that the new tea...

Instructional systems are computer programs that provide educational support to individual learners. One such system is the intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs). ITSs center on individualized learning and do not consider the situation where learners can learn beyond the teacherlearner relationship. Several learning companion systems (LCS) were implemented to create social learning environments. ...

Learner autonomy (LA) has always been a controversial issue among applied linguists. Several studies have been carried out to investigate the teachers' and learners' perceptions of learner autonomy as well as the feasibility of learner autonomy. Despite the importance of learner autonomy and the existence of several related studies, the challenges in promoting LA in Iranian institutes to the re...

Clinical rounds sessions and patient admissions are valued opportunities for teaching learning in veterinary hospitals. Although using the format to discuss inpatient or recent patients is common, a similar prior receiving cases can improve learner preparation, expand modeling opportunities, service efficiency. This article describes pre-receiving sessions, perceived benefits limitations, tips ...

this study attempts to examine the multilingualism in algeria, in other words, the phenomenon of linguistic diversity which characterizes the algerian reality and its relationship. for that matter the article visualizes the linguistic level of learners especially children, highlighting the characteristics of the multiplicity of its causes and manifestations. here, the descriptive methodology is...

One of the most praised qualities of computer assisted training (CAT) is its ability to deliver individualized training. In CAT, the pace of individual learning is not determined by the learning group’s average, or maximum, or minimum learning pace. It adapts to the individual’s capabilities. Even more, the content can be tailored to the individual’s background knowledge and personal training n...