Enhancing student support with a virtual assistant
Conference paper
Harvey, P., Currie, E., Daryanani, P. and Augusto, J. 2016. Enhancing student support with a virtual assistant. Vincenti, G., Bucciero, A. and Vaz de Carvalho, C. (ed.) eLEOT 2015: 2nd EAI International Conference on e-Learning e-Education and Online Training. Novedrate, Italy 16 - 18 Sep 2015 Springer. pp. 101-109 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28883-3_13
Type | Conference paper |
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Title | Enhancing student support with a virtual assistant |
Authors | Harvey, P., Currie, E., Daryanani, P. and Augusto, J. |
Abstract | Effective student support can be seen as a key element in enhancing students’ learning experience and has the potential to improve retention, progression and student achievement. The purpose of this research was to investigate student responses to the idea of using an avatar-based virtual support system and to develop such a system for piloting in a specific university service. A survey was conducted to establish the perceived need for such a system. A prototype system was then implemented in a limited domain, namely student employability and a further survey was conducted to obtain feedback from potential users as to its efficacy. This was generally positive and our intention is now to roll out the system across other university services. |
Research Group | Research Group on Development of Intelligent Environments |
Conference | eLEOT 2015: 2nd EAI International Conference on e-Learning e-Education and Online Training |
Page range | 101-109 |
Editors | Vincenti, G., Bucciero, A. and Vaz de Carvalho, C. |
ISSN | 1867-8211 |
Electronic | 1867-822X |
ISBN | |
Hardcover | 9783319288826 |
Electronic | 9783319288833 |
Publisher | Springer |
Publication dates | |
26 Jan 2016 | |
Online | 14 Jan 2016 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 13 Oct 2015 |
Accepted | 15 Jun 2015 |
Output status | Published |
Additional information | Paper published as a chapter in: E-Learning, E-Education, and Online Training, Volume 160 of the series Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, 2016, pp 101-109 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28883-3_13 |
Language | English |
Book title | E-Learning, E-Education, and Online Training: Second International Conference, eLEOT 2015, Novedrate, Italy, September 16-18, 2015, Revised Selected Papers |
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