Search results for author:"Nikolaos Avouris"
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Support for the Teacher in Technology-Enhanced Collaborative Classroom
Eleni Voyiatzaki; Nikolaos Avouris
Education and Information Technologies Vol. 19, No. 1 (March 2014) pp. 129–154
This paper presents a study on the role of the teacher in computer-supported class group activities. We discuss various teacher tools that support this role. In the reported studies the students are engaged in group activities through networked...
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Towards the Real-Time Evaluation of Collaborative Activities: Integration of an Automatic Rater of Collaboration Quality in the Classroom from the Teacher's Perspective
Irene-Angelica Chounta; Nikolaos Avouris
Education and Information Technologies Vol. 21, No. 4 (2016) pp. 815–835
This paper presents the integration of a real time evaluation method of collaboration quality in a monitoring application that supports teachers in class orchestration. The method is implemented as an automatic rater of collaboration quality and...
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The effect of group size in synchronous collaborative problem solving activities
Nikolaos Avouris; Meletis Margaritis; Vassilis Komis
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 4303–4308
In reported studies of synchronous collaborative problem solving activities, so far, there are usually groups of two partners involved. In this paper, we focus on groups of larger sizes and study through an authentic educational activity the effect...
Topics: Interaction, Collaboration
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Enhancing User Support in Open Problem Solving Environments through Bayesian Network Inference Techniques
Nikolaos Tselios; Adrian Stoica; Manolis Maragoudakis; Nikolaos Avouris; Vassilis Komis
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 9, No. 4 (2006) pp. 150–165
During the last years, development of open learning environments that support effectively their users has been a challenge for the research community of educational technologies. The open interactive nature of these environments results in users...
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Learning outcome, presence and satisfaction from a science activity in Second Life
Ioannis Vrellis; Nikolaos Avouris; Tassos Mikropoulos
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 32, No. 1 (Mar 23, 2016)
Although problem-based learning (PBL) has many advantages, it often fails to connect to the real world outside the classroom. The integration with the laboratory setting and the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been...
Language: English
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Evaluation of Distance-Learning Environments: Impact of Usability on Student Performance
Nikolaos M. Avouris; Angelique Dimitracopoulou; Sophia Daskalaki; Nikolaos K. Tselios
International Journal of Educational Telecommunications Vol. 7, No. 4 (2001) pp. 355–378
Experimental results of usability evaluation of a distance learning system are presented in this article. An experiment is described that took place in the frame of a University course. The main goal of the experiment was to evaluate the usability...
Topics: Software, Evaluation
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Beyond Logging of Fingertip Actions: Analysis of Collaborative Learning Using Multiple Sources of Data
Nikolaos Avouris; Georgios Fiotakis; Georgios Kahrimanis; Meletis Margaritis; Vassilis Komis
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 18, No. 2 (April 2007) pp. 231–250
In this article, we discuss key requirements for collecting behavioural data concerning technology-supported collaborative learning activities. It is argued that the common practice of analysis of computer generated log files of user interactions...
Topics: Databases, Behavior, Information Communication Technologies, Learning Management Systems, Software
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ModellingSpace: A tool for synchronous collaborative problem solving
Nikolaos Avouris; Vassilis Komis; Meletis Margaritis; Christos Fidas
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 381–386
ModellingSpace is a new learning environment, that allows collaboration of partners, collocated or at a distance in various educational settings. This paper describes the main features of the architecture of the ModellingSpace environment and in...
Topics: Distance Education
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Synchronous Support and Monitoring in Web-Based Educational Systems
Christos Fidas; Vasilios Kapsalis; Christos Tranoris; Nikolaos Avouris
Campus-Wide Information Systems Vol. 23, No. 3 (2006) pp. 138–148
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present the design of a context-aware service for synchronous support in web-based educational systems. Design/methodology/approach: The proposed service supports synchronous interaction among tutors and...
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Teaching Algorithms in Secondary Education: : A Collaborative Approach
Eleni Voyiatzaki; Christos Christakoudis; Meletis Margaritis; Nikolaos Avouris
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 2781–2789
The Algorithm is a fundamental concept for teaching Computer Science in Secondary Education. There are verbal (pseudocode) and graphic (flowchart) representations of algorithms that can be used in the process. A collaborative approach in teaching...
Topics: Computers, Collaboration, Learning Objects, Secondary Education, Computer Sciences
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Heterogeneity of learning material in synchronous computer-supported collaborative modelling
Christos Fidas; Vassilis Komis; Spyros Tzanavaris; Nikolaos Avouris
Computers & Education Vol. 44, No. 2 (February 2005) pp. 135–154
This paper examines the effect of heterogeneous resources, available to students, during computer-supported collaborative problem solving. A study of collaborative modeling has been conducted in the frame of an authentic educational activity in a...
Language: English