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SMALLab: a mixed-reality environment for embodied and mediated learning

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Mina Johnson-Glenberg,

Christopher Martinez,

Sibel UysalAuthors Info & Claims

MM '09: Proceedings of the 17th ACM international conference on Multimedia

Pages 1029 - 1032

https://doi.org/10.1145/1631272.1631504

Published: 19 October 2009 Publication History

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In this video presentation, we introduce the Situated Multimedia Arts Learning Lab [SMALLab], a mixed-reality learning environment that supports interactive engagement through full body 3D movements and gestures within a collaborative, computationally mediated space. The video begins by describing the holistic approach to embodied and mediated learning developed by our transdisciplinary research team, grounded in understandings derived from research in the learning sciences, digital media and human computer interaction. We then outline the three core tenets of effective learning exemplified by our research -- embodiment, multimodality and collaboration. The video next demonstrates the design and functionality of the physical and digital components of SMALLab. We conclude by illustrating our partner collaborations with K12 teachers and students with four scenarios depicting Geography, Physics, Language Arts and Chemistry learning modules.

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SMALLab: a mixed-reality environment for embodied and mediated learning
1. Applied computing
  1. Education
    1. Collaborative learning
    2. Computer-assisted instruction

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MM '09: Proceedings of the 17th ACM international conference on Multimedia

October 2009

1202 pages

ISBN:9781605586083

DOI:10.1145/1631272

General Chairs:
Wen Gao
Peking University, China
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Yong Rui
Microsoft, China
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Alan Hanjalic
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
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Changsheng Xu
Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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Eckehard Steinbach
Technical University of Munich, Germany
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Abdulmotaleb El Saddik
University of Ottawa, Canada
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Michelle Zhou
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA

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Published: 19 October 2009

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Hemmert FJoost GBakker SHummels CUllmer BGeurts LHengeveld BSaakes DBroekhuijsen M(2016)On the Other HandProceedings of the TEI '16: Tenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction10.1145/2839462.2839470(211-217)Online publication date: 14-Feb-2016
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