Whizz is currently in discussions with other iTalk2Learn partners around the possible integration of Fractions Lab into Maths-Whizz’s set of Teachers’ Resources. Why integrate Fractions Lab with Maths-Whizz? This effort would serve two purposes: Support further research and development of Fractions Lab for the benefit of iTalk2Learn Explore the viability of Fractions Lab as a…
The iTalk2Learn consortium have been working hard to develop the platform… So what’s new? A new language has been added, as well as new usability features iTalk2Learn is constantly supporting new features as part of the efforts to enhance the platform. In trying to be more open to the world, especially to users/students, the internationalisation…
What is the mobile revolution and what is its impact upon iTalk2Learn? The recent advances in mobile technology are changing the main rationale of mobile devices from making or receiving calls to retrieving the latest information on any subject. New mobile technology, such as hand-held based devices, is playing a large role in redefining how we…
In this post, RUB outline findings from tests on the latest version of iTalk2Learn! One of the challenges in learning fractions is that you need to have both a good grasp of the concepts behind fractions, and the skills to calculate with fractions. What challenges are we trying to overcome? One concept that may be…
iTalk2Learn partner, the University of Hildesheim, research perceived task-difficulty recognition by means of features extracted from students’ speech input An important aspect of the iTalk2Learn platform is not only the integration of speech (i.e. using a speech production engine), but also its ability to recognise and record students interacting with the system. Whilst the speech production…