Grant: Engage Grants Program
University of Northern British Columbia
$24,996.00
Design and development of a multi-platform Graphical User Interface for R2M active learning software suite
FY 2014-15
Summary
We propose to develop a multi-platform Graphical User Interface (GUI) framework for active learning ofelementary mathematics, and demonstrate its use through a prototype implementation. The motivation for thisproject comes from the timely importance of the resulting product and its potential success. According to theJournal of Instructional Research, ""educators across the country struggle to create engaging, motivatinglearning environments for their Net Gen students. These learners expect instant gratification that traditionallectures do not provide."" Our learning tool is being designed to meet the needs of the Net Gen students. Notonly are we constantly analysing, personalizing and calculating the next best step to move student learningforward, but we are also planning to develop an innovative GUI that speaks to the Net Gen learners. Whilemost software based learning systems force users to adjust to the software, our learning software suite will havethe competitive edge as it will adapt, engage, motivate, and tailor itself to the learning needs of each user.
Program
Engage Grants Program
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
472213-2014
Name nom
Aravind, AlexAlagarsamy
Department département
Computer Science
Organization id
3
Institution établissement
University of Northern British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2014
Competition year année de concours
2014
Award amount
24996
Program id
EGP
Program name en
Engage Grants Program
Program name fr
Programme de subventions d'engagement partenariat
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1554
Committee name en
Pacific Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour le Pacifique
Area of application code
802
Area of application group en
Information and communication services
Area of application group fr
Services d'information et de télécommunications
Area of application en
Information systems and technology
Area of application fr
Systèmes d'information et technologie de l'information
Research subject code
2705
Research subject group en
Information technology
Research subject group fr
Technologie de l'information
Research subject en
Software and development
Research subject fr
Logiciels et développement
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Design and development of a multi-platform Graphical User Interface for R2M active learning software suite
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
We propose to develop a multi-platform Graphical User Interface (GUI) framework for active learning ofelementary mathematics, and demonstrate its use through a prototype implementation. The motivation for thisproject comes from the timely importance of the resulting product and its potential success. According to theJournal of Instructional Research, ""educators across the country struggle to create engaging, motivatinglearning environments for their Net Gen students. These learners expect instant gratification that traditionallectures do not provide."" Our learning tool is being designed to meet the needs of the Net Gen students. Notonly are we constantly analysing, personalizing and calculating the next best step to move student learningforward, but we are also planning to develop an innovative GUI that speaks to the Net Gen learners. Whilemost software based learning systems force users to adjust to the software, our learning software suite will havethe competitive edge as it will adapt, engage, motivate, and tailor itself to the learning needs of each user.
