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Publications by Leonel Morgado

2019

Multimodal narratives as a tool for in-service teachers in an online professional development course

Authors
Pedrosa, D; Cruz, G; Morgado, L;

Publication
Multimodal Narratives in Research and Teaching Practices

Abstract
This chapter presents how multimodal narratives were employed as a self-reflection tool within an online professional development program for in-service teacher training at Universidade Aberta, Portugal during two editions of a pedagogic practice course. The chapter includes the aspects that raised issues and those that trainees performed correctly. This is done in three stages: beforehand, upon initial contact with multimodal narratives, and after providing feedback to trainees. The most relevant issues were in aspects directly required to enrich the narrative. Aspects related to multimodal narrative structure and features were completed successfully. It is recommended that future attempts to employ multimodal narratives in this context adapt learning resources and pedagogic support practices by employing formative feedback and continual support during the trainees' process of exploring and exploiting multimodal narratives. © 2019, IGI Global.

2018

Co-regulated Learning in Computer Programming: Students Co-reflection About Learning Strategies Adopted During an Assignment

Authors
Pedrosa, D; Cravino, J; Morgado, L; Barreira, C;

Publication
Technology and Innovation in Learning, Teaching and Education - First International Conference, TECH-EDU 2018, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 20-22, 2018, Revised Selected Papers

Abstract
Higher education students exhibit difficulties in learning computer programming, particularly transitioning from initial programming to advanced programming, so it’s necessary to develop effective teaching strategies. We developed the SimProgramming approach to help students overcome learning difficulties transitioning from entry-level to advanced computer programming, by developing appropriate learning strategies. The students perform a specific set of tasks in a learning environment that simulates business operations, developing a problem-based learning assignment. One of those tasks is filling biweekly individual self-reflection and co-reflection forms. This approach was implemented at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Portugal), in a 4th semester course of two bachelor programmes: Informatics Engineering and ICT. The students provided 37 biweekly forms, on which we conducted thematic analysis to identify their strategies for co-regulation of learning during the assignment. Students are adopting different strategies in each phase of the approach. Early phases are devoted to organization, planning, and transformation of information, and later phases focus on applying theoretical knowledge and hands-on programming. We recommend including this type of pedagogical task (biwekly self-reflection and co-reflection forms) in educational practices, in view of their contribution to improving self- and co-regulation learning strategies. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019.

2019

Immersive Learning Research Network

Authors
Beck, D; Peña-Rios, A; Ogle, T; Economou, D; Mentzelopoulos, M; Morgado, L; Eckhardt, C; Pirker, J; Koitz-Hristov, R; Richter, J; Gütl, C; Gardner, M;

Publication
Communications in Computer and Information Science

Abstract

2020

Research priorities in immersive learning technology: the perspectives of the iLRN community

Authors
Gaspar, H; Morgado, L; Mamede, H; Oliveira, T; Manjon, B; Gutl, C;

Publication
VIRTUAL REALITY

Abstract
This paper presents the perspectives of the immersive learning research network community on the relevance of various challenges to the adoption of immersive learning technology, along three dimensions: access, content production, and deployment. Using a previously validated questionnaire, we surveyed this community of 622 researchers and practitioners during the summer of 2018, attaining 54 responses. By ranking the challenges individually and within each dimension, the results point towards higher relevance being placed on aspects that link immersive environments with learning management systems and pedagogical tasks, alongside aspects that empower non-technical users (educational actors) to produce interactive stories, objects, and characters.

2019

Preserving story choreographies across multiple platforms: An approach to platform-independent reuse of characters' behaviors for games, simulations, animations and interactive videos

Authors
Lacet, D; Penicheiro, F; Morgado, L; Coelho, A;

Publication
ARTECH 2019: 9th International Conference on Digital and Interactive Arts, Braga, Portugal, October 23-25, 2019

Abstract
The main goal of the conference is to promote the interest in the current digital culture and its intersection with art and technology as an important research field, and also to create a common space for discussion and exchange of new experiences. It seeks to foster greater understanding about digital arts and culture across a wide spectrum of cultural, disciplinary, and professional practices. To this end, many scholars, teachers, researchers, artists, comput-er professionals, and others who are working within the broadly defined areas of digital arts, culture and education across the world, submitted their innovative work to the conference. © 2019 ACM.

2020

Authoring Game-Based Learning Activities that are Manageable by Teachers

Authors
Cardoso, P; Morgado, L; Coelho, A;

Publication
ERCIM NEWS

Abstract
The great ambition of using games as the cornerstone of education is hindered by its associated teaching workload. The BEACONING project developed a framework based on an authoring tool for gamified lesson paths, which has been rolled-out in large scale across Europe. It includes stages for planning game-based educational activities, plus their deployment, monitoring, and assessment.

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