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Interface Challenges for Mobile Tutoring Systems

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Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS 2008)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNPSE,volume 5091))

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Mobile devices used in education have the potential to provide learners with access to tutoring systems outside of the classroom or computer laboratory setting. To effectively deliver tutors on mobile devices, developers must consider the interface constraints imposed by the devices. The primary restriction is the small display available to users and the large amount of text and diagrams integral to desktop tutors. This paper describes two approaches to creating a mobile tutor interface and discusses the tradeoffs of each approach.

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  1. Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

    Quincy Brown, Frank J. Lee & Dario D. Salvucci

  2. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA

    Vincent Aleven

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Beverley P. Woolf Esma Aïmeur Roger Nkambou Susanne Lajoie

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Brown, Q., Lee, F.J., Salvucci, D.D., Aleven, V. (2008). Interface Challenges for Mobile Tutoring Systems. In: Woolf, B.P., Aïmeur, E., Nkambou, R., Lajoie, S. (eds) Intelligent Tutoring Systems. ITS 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5091. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69132-7_80

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