Teaching and learning queueing theory concepts using tangible user interfaces
Conference paper
De Raffaele, C., Smith, S. and Gemikonakli, O. 2016. Teaching and learning queueing theory concepts using tangible user interfaces. 2016 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE 2016). Bangkok, Thailand 07 - 09 Dec 2016 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). pp. 194-201 https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2016.7851794
Type | Conference paper |
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Title | Teaching and learning queueing theory concepts using tangible user interfaces |
Authors | De Raffaele, C., Smith, S. and Gemikonakli, O. |
Abstract | Tangible User Interfaces (TUI) have emerged in the past years as effective computing platforms that intertwine digital information and visualization with physical interactivity. Whilst successfully capitalizing on these properties within primary education to engage and educate children in an entertaining manner, TUI systems have seen limited deployment in more complex scenarios. To this end, this paper investigates the aptness and effectiveness of implementing TUI systems to enhance teaching and learning within higher educational institutes in order to aid the understanding of complex and abstract concepts. The proposal augments mere simulation processes by developing a table-top architecture to allow the real-time interaction and visualization of queuing theory concepts. The paper describes the deployment of the TUI framework within an undergraduate computer networks degree whereby the quantitative effectiveness of this system is assessed from a teaching and learning perspective within an engineering pedagogy. |
Keywords | Computer Aided Instruction; Higher Education; Tangible User Interface ; Queueing Theory |
Language | English |
Conference | 2016 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE 2016) |
Page range | 194-201 |
ISSN | 2470-6698 |
ISBN | |
Hardcover | 9781509055982 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
Publication dates | |
07 Dec 2016 | |
Online | 17 Feb 2017 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 22 Nov 2016 |
Accepted | 24 Oct 2016 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Copyright Statement | © 2016 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works. |
Additional information | Presented with the "Best Paper Award" |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2016.7851794 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:000400475400034 |
Book title | 2016 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) |
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