Virtual Agents in Teaching: A Study of Human Aspects

Jha, M; Richards, D; Porte, M; Atif, A

Virtual Agents in Teaching: A Study of Human Aspects

Jha, M Richards, D Porte, M Atif, A

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Citation:: 2020, pp. 259-262
Issue Date:: 2020-06-24

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dc.contributor.author	Jha, M
dc.contributor.author	Richards, D
dc.contributor.author	Porte, M
dc.contributor.author	Atif, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0381-0343
dc.contributor.editor	Economou, D
dc.contributor.editor	Klippel, A
dc.contributor.editor	Dodds, H
dc.contributor.editor	Peña-Rios, A
dc.contributor.editor	Lee, M
dc.contributor.editor	Beck, D
dc.contributor.editor	Pirker, J
dc.contributor.editor	Dengel, A
dc.contributor.editor	T, P
dc.contributor.editor	Jonathan, R
dc.date	2020-06-21
dc.date.accessioned	2020-06-30T08:52:53Z
dc.date.available	2020-05-21
dc.date.available	2020-06-30T08:52:53Z
dc.date.issued	2020-06-24
dc.identifier.citation	2020, pp. 259-262
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-7348995-0-4
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/141701
dc.description.abstract	Students require human intelligence and social interaction in the form of academic assistance at different times of their study period. Their desire to get and find academic assistance varies and is dependent on many factors such as attendance mode, personal situation, semester timetables, and assessment due dates. Providing students with access to this expertise when it is needed and to large numbers of students is problematic. Virtual Agents (VAs) seek to provide a technology-enabled social element to encourage and provide timely support to aid students’ learning. We have implemented 4 unit-specific VIRtual Teaching Assistants (VIRTAs) across 2 universities to provide support to answer student’s questions about various aspects of the unit. In this paper, we present the usage patterns of students to show how many questions were asked by students and at what point of time in the semester the questions were asked addressing the desire to find assistance when required from VIRTA.
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dc.title	Virtual Agents in Teaching: A Study of Human Aspects
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
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Abstract:

Students require human intelligence and social interaction in the form of academic assistance at different times of their study period. Their desire to get and find academic assistance varies and is dependent on many factors such as attendance mode, personal situation, semester timetables, and assessment due dates. Providing students with access to this expertise when it is needed and to large numbers of students is problematic. Virtual Agents (VAs) seek to provide a technology-enabled social element to encourage and provide timely support to aid students’ learning. We have implemented 4 unit-specific VIRtual Teaching Assistants (VIRTAs) across 2 universities to provide support to answer student’s questions about various aspects of the unit. In this paper, we present the usage patterns of students to show how many questions were asked by students and at what point of time in the semester the questions were asked addressing the desire to find assistance when required from VIRTA.

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