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A learning strategy analysis was performed on the Emotive Virtual Patient System, an augmented reality platform that teaches medical students doctor-patient communication skills. The Emotive Virtual Patient System is a complex mixed reality platform that includes both virtual and human peers/instructors who use natural language processing to provide feedback and dialog modeling as a means to improve patient communication learning outcomes. The learning strategy analysis (i.e., system learning strategy/component review, literature review, and heuristic evaluation of best practices) was conducted on the early system plans to determine its potential in supporting student learning and to provide shortand-long-term design considerations. The analysis identified three major categories for potential consideration: verbal interactions, user groups/system objective monitoring, and security. Specific recommendations were given for each of these areas, as supported by the literature.
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Not-so-secret watchers: What students can tell us about teaching
Projects to improve teaching as a means to improve learning need good tools to measure shifts in the use of effective research-based instructional strategies. We describe a survey tool to assess active and collaborative learning practices in college STEM by asking students to report what practices are used commonly in their course. Student reports correlate with their experience of the learning environment, and with their self-reported learning outcomes. Student means by section are corroborated by instructor-reported use of these practices and external observations.
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- PAR ID:
- 10638116
- Editor(s):
- Cook, S; Katz, B P; Melhuish, K
- Publisher / Repository:
- Proceedings of 27th Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education
- ISSN:
- 2474-9346
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 598-607
- Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
- teaching professional development survey measures research-based instructional strategies (RBIS)
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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