TY - GEN
T1 - User-centered design of a teachable robot
AU - Walker, Erin
AU - Burleson, Winslow
PY - 2012/6/22
Y1 - 2012/6/22
N2 - Robotic learning environments may benefit if combined with intelligent tutoring technologies, but it is unclear how best to integrate the two types of systems. We explore this integration using a tangible teachable agent paradigm, where students teach a robot about geometry concepts. To identify potential design directions, we employ a user-centered method called Speed Dating, involving construction of several scenarios probing student needs, and then orchestration of user enactments of the scenarios. We found that students seek activities that provide them with an appropriate level of challenge, feelings of discovery, opportunity for physicality, and a sense of responsibility for the robot. We discuss the implications of these findings with respect to building a tangible teachable robot. By employing HCI methods underutilized in learning, we gain traction on an important research challenge in education technology.
AB - Robotic learning environments may benefit if combined with intelligent tutoring technologies, but it is unclear how best to integrate the two types of systems. We explore this integration using a tangible teachable agent paradigm, where students teach a robot about geometry concepts. To identify potential design directions, we employ a user-centered method called Speed Dating, involving construction of several scenarios probing student needs, and then orchestration of user enactments of the scenarios. We found that students seek activities that provide them with an appropriate level of challenge, feelings of discovery, opportunity for physicality, and a sense of responsibility for the robot. We discuss the implications of these findings with respect to building a tangible teachable robot. By employing HCI methods underutilized in learning, we gain traction on an important research challenge in education technology.
KW - intelligent tutoring systems
KW - robotic learning environments
KW - tangible learning environments
KW - teachable agents
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-30950-2_30
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-30950-2_30
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84862504680
SN - 9783642309496
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 243
EP - 249
BT - Intelligent Tutoring Systems - 11th International Conference, ITS 2012, Proceedings
T2 - 11th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems, ITS 2012
Y2 - 14 June 2012 through 18 June 2012
ER -