A generalized, rapid authoring tool for intelligent tutoring systems

Bradley Herbert; Mark Billinghurst; Amali Weerasinghe; Barret Ens; Grant Wigley

doi:10.1145/3292147.3292202

A generalized, rapid authoring tool for intelligent tutoring systems

Bradley Herbert, Mark Billinghurst, Amali Weerasinghe, Barret Ens, Grant Wigley

Department of Human Centred Computing

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Abstract

As computer-based training systems become increasingly integrated into real-world training, tools which rapidly author courses for such systems are emerging. However, inconsistent user interface design and limited support for a variety of domains makes them time consuming and difficult to use. We present a Generalized, Rapid Authoring Tool (GRAT), which simplifies creation of Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs) using a unified web-based wizard-style graphical user interface and programming-by-demonstration approaches to reduce technical knowledge needed to author ITS logic. We implemented a prototype, which authors courses for two kinds of tasks: A network cabling task and a console device configuration task to demonstrate the tool's potential. We describe the limitations of our prototype and present opportunities for evaluating the tool's usability and perceived effectiveness.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 30th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (OzCHI 2018)
Subtitle of host publication	Melbourne 4 – 7 December 2018
Editors	Dana McKay, Jenny Waycott, Ann Morrison, Jaz Hee-Jeong Choi, Artur Lugmayr, Mark Billinghurst, Ryan Kelly, George Buchanan, Duncan Stevenson
Place of Publication	New York NY USA
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	368-373
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450361880
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3292147.3292202
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	Australian Computer Human Interaction Conference 2018 - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 4 Dec 2018 → 7 Dec 2018 Conference number: 30th http://www.ozchi.org/2018/ https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3292147 (Proceedings)

Conference

Conference	Australian Computer Human Interaction Conference 2018
Abbreviated title	OZCHI 2018
Country	Australia
City	Melbourne
Period	4/12/18 → 7/12/18
Internet address	http://www.ozchi.org/2018/ https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3292147 (Proceedings)

Keywords

Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Programming-By-Demonstration
Rapid Authoring Tools
Unified user interface

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10.1145/3292147.3292202

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Herbert, B., Billinghurst, M., Weerasinghe, A., Ens, B., & Wigley, G. (2018). A generalized, rapid authoring tool for intelligent tutoring systems. In D. McKay, J. Waycott, A. Morrison, J. Hee-Jeong Choi, A. Lugmayr, M. Billinghurst, R. Kelly, G. Buchanan, & D. Stevenson (Eds.), Proceedings of the 30th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (OzCHI 2018): Melbourne 4 – 7 December 2018 (pp. 368-373). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/3292147.3292202

Herbert, Bradley ; Billinghurst, Mark ; Weerasinghe, Amali ; Ens, Barret ; Wigley, Grant. / A generalized, rapid authoring tool for intelligent tutoring systems. Proceedings of the 30th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (OzCHI 2018): Melbourne 4 – 7 December 2018. editor / Dana McKay ; Jenny Waycott ; Ann Morrison ; Jaz Hee-Jeong Choi ; Artur Lugmayr ; Mark Billinghurst ; Ryan Kelly ; George Buchanan ; Duncan Stevenson. New York NY USA : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2018. pp. 368-373

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Herbert, B, Billinghurst, M, Weerasinghe, A, Ens, B & Wigley, G 2018, A generalized, rapid authoring tool for intelligent tutoring systems. in D McKay, J Waycott, A Morrison, J Hee-Jeong Choi, A Lugmayr, M Billinghurst, R Kelly, G Buchanan & D Stevenson (eds), Proceedings of the 30th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (OzCHI 2018): Melbourne 4 – 7 December 2018. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York NY USA, pp. 368-373, Australian Computer Human Interaction Conference 2018, Melbourne, Australia, 4/12/18. https://doi.org/10.1145/3292147.3292202

A generalized, rapid authoring tool for intelligent tutoring systems. / Herbert, Bradley; Billinghurst, Mark; Weerasinghe, Amali; Ens, Barret; Wigley, Grant.

Proceedings of the 30th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (OzCHI 2018): Melbourne 4 – 7 December 2018. ed. / Dana McKay; Jenny Waycott; Ann Morrison; Jaz Hee-Jeong Choi; Artur Lugmayr; Mark Billinghurst; Ryan Kelly; George Buchanan; Duncan Stevenson. New York NY USA : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2018. p. 368-373.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research

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Herbert B, Billinghurst M, Weerasinghe A, Ens B, Wigley G. A generalized, rapid authoring tool for intelligent tutoring systems. In McKay D, Waycott J, Morrison A, Hee-Jeong Choi J, Lugmayr A, Billinghurst M, Kelly R, Buchanan G, Stevenson D, editors, Proceedings of the 30th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (OzCHI 2018): Melbourne 4 – 7 December 2018. New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). 2018. p. 368-373 https://doi.org/10.1145/3292147.3292202