Reflect: An Interactive Table for Regulating Face-to-Face Collaborative Learning

Authors:
Khaled Bachour;Frédéric Kaplan;Pierre Dillenbourg
Affiliations:
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology CRAFT, Lausanne, Switzerland 1015;Swiss Federal Institute of Technology CRAFT, Lausanne, Switzerland 1015;Swiss Federal Institute of Technology CRAFT, Lausanne, Switzerland 1015
Venue:
EC-TEL '08 Proceedings of the 3rd European conference on Technology Enhanced Learning: Times of Convergence: Technologies Across Learning Contexts
Year:
2008

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Abstract

In face-to-face collaborative learning, unbalanced participation often leads to the undersirable result of some participants experiencing lower learning outcomes than others. Providing feedback to the participants on the level of their participation could have a positive effect on their ability to self-regulate, leading to a more balanced collaboration. We propose a new approach for providing this feedback that takes the shape of a meeting table with a reactive visualization displayed on its surface. The meeting table monitors the collaborative interaction taking place around it using embedded microphones and displays a real-time feedback to the participants on an array of LEDs, inviting them to balance their collaboration. We report on an ongoing study that currently shows a positive effect our table has on group regulation.