Deliverable 4.4 - INSEAD CALT

AtGentive IST-4-027529-STP - Attentive Agents for Collaborative Learners2.2.3 Scenario N3 – Notification of eventsThe purpose of this scenario is to assist students to identify the most useful, relevant andurgent documents to attend to.When the students logs in, (s)he is notified about documents based on their socialnetwork,interests, etc. The notification criteria are controlled by the tutor.2.2.4 ImplementationUnlike AtGentSchool, the agent is used only to deliver specific help information.Implementation of the scenarios in AtGentNet is based upon support for the learner’sperception, via entries in a number of additional “portlets” – small window-style displayareas within the main display area – that may be repositioned by the user (see Figure 9).In addition, AtGentNet incorporates changes in the software to enhance perception, asthis is an attention-related factor identified by the Conceptual Framework. The additionalportlets made available to AtGentNet users are:• “Watch” portlet – allows the user to select specific postings for which changes /access details are displayed in the Watch portlet on the Home page• The Watch tab – calls up an expansion of the Watch portlet, listing a greaternumber of watched items and allowing statistical details to be displayed via the“analyser agent”. Scenario N2 – Notify tutor of user (in)activity – is implementedhere, in that the user (in this case a tutor) may select a posting to watch and thenobtain a list of users who have read that posting• “Agent On / Off” portlet – allows the user to request a number of general“interventions”, such as help in using the platform. These are delivered by theembodied agent. Scenario N1 – (Initial) learning guidance – is implementedhere, in that the user may request the agent to “walk around” the platform anddescribe the most important elements, their use and usefulness.• “Agent”, Pending interventions portlet – the main initial communication pointbetween agent (not embodied agent) and user, detailing “interventions” (i.e.suggestions, such as specific postings the user may benefit from reading). Thisportlet is shown on the Home page. Scenario N3 – Notification of events – isimplemented here, in that the user is shown a list of the most important postingsfor them to read• The Agent tab – calls up an expansion of the Agent portlet, listing a greaternumber of “interventions” and allowing details to be displayed of a selectedintervention• “Knowledge” portlet – lists the recent most popular postings• The “Knowledge” tab – calls up an expansion of the Knowledge portlet, listing agreater number of popular items, along with statistical details of popularity overthe last seven and 30 days• “Community” portlet – lists details of recent visitors to the platform• The “Community” tab – calls up an expansion of the Community portlet, showingmore lists, such as “Most prolific authors”, along with statistical details of platformuse over the last seven and 30 daysDel 4.4: AtGentive Final Evaluation Report page 17