Automated Mentor Assignment in Blended Learning Environments

In this paper we discuss the addition of automatic assignment of mentors during inclass lab work to an existing online platform for programing practice. SingPath is an web based tool for users to practice programming in several software languages. The platform started as a tool to provide students w...

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Main Authors: BOESCH, Chris, STEPPE, Kevin
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spelling sg-smu-ink.sis_research-30452016-02-18T02:39:10Z Automated Mentor Assignment in Blended Learning Environments BOESCH, Chris STEPPE, Kevin In this paper we discuss the addition of automatic assignment of mentors during inclass lab work to an existing online platform for programing practice. SingPath is an web based tool for users to practice programming in several software languages. The platform started as a tool to provide students with online feedback on solutions to programming problems and expanded over time to support different of blended learning needs for a variety of classes and classroom settings. The SingPath platform supports traditional self-directed learning mechanisms such as badges and completion metrics as well as features for use in classrooms, such as tournaments. We evaluate the addition of the mentor assignment feature during two short workshops designed to introduce students to the Python and JavaScript programming languages. The introduction of the mentor assignment features provided a more collaborative and engaging experience compared with previous courses. 2014-04-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/2046 info:doi/10.1109/CSEET.2014.6816786 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/3045/viewcontent/C_Boesch_K_Steppe__Automated_Mentor_Assignment_in_Blended_Learning_Environments__CSEET_2014.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Game-based learning personalized learning blended learning software education Computer Sciences Higher Education Software Engineering
institution Singapore Management University
building SMU Libraries
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country Singapore
Singapore
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topic Game-based learning
personalized learning
blended learning
software education
Computer Sciences
Higher Education
Software Engineering
spellingShingle Game-based learning
personalized learning
blended learning
software education
Computer Sciences
Higher Education
Software Engineering
BOESCH, Chris
STEPPE, Kevin
Automated Mentor Assignment in Blended Learning Environments
description In this paper we discuss the addition of automatic assignment of mentors during inclass lab work to an existing online platform for programing practice. SingPath is an web based tool for users to practice programming in several software languages. The platform started as a tool to provide students with online feedback on solutions to programming problems and expanded over time to support different of blended learning needs for a variety of classes and classroom settings. The SingPath platform supports traditional self-directed learning mechanisms such as badges and completion metrics as well as features for use in classrooms, such as tournaments. We evaluate the addition of the mentor assignment feature during two short workshops designed to introduce students to the Python and JavaScript programming languages. The introduction of the mentor assignment features provided a more collaborative and engaging experience compared with previous courses.
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author BOESCH, Chris
STEPPE, Kevin
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title Automated Mentor Assignment in Blended Learning Environments
title_short Automated Mentor Assignment in Blended Learning Environments
title_full Automated Mentor Assignment in Blended Learning Environments
title_fullStr Automated Mentor Assignment in Blended Learning Environments
title_full_unstemmed Automated Mentor Assignment in Blended Learning Environments
title_sort automated mentor assignment in blended learning environments
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2014
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/2046
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/3045/viewcontent/C_Boesch_K_Steppe__Automated_Mentor_Assignment_in_Blended_Learning_Environments__CSEET_2014.pdf
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