Deliverable 4.4 - INSEAD CALT

AtGentive IST-4-027529-STP - Attentive Agents for Collaborative Learners6. Strategic EvaluationThe AtGentive project has already made a significant contribution outside of the projectthrough publication and other dissemination activities (see deliverable D6.4 –“Assessment and Consolidation report in the perspective of further exploitation and finalexploitation plan” – for a full list of publications). In addition, a number of specific postproject activities are planned which will further exploit the knowledge and assets created(see also D6.4).The purpose of the strategic evaluation is to document and evaluate the potential of theAtGentive outputs to make ongoing contributions in the outside world after completion ofthe AtGentive project. Three stages of strategic evaluation have been identified:• Project Objectives – the project’s goals and desired objectives, withreference to the original Description of Work• Project Outputs – the tangible results generated by the project – concepts,knowledge and artefacts – as identified by the individual responsibleproject partner(s)• Project Impacts – potential value and effects of the project outputs. This willbe assessed using Key Assessors, as described in section 6.36.1 Project ObjectivesThe project’s original goals and desired objectives are described in the original AtGentiveDescription of Work, an extract of which is reproduced here:Objectives:Better understand the role of attention in the effectiveness in Learning (motivation,how to be organized, etc.)Help users (student & educators) to learn to better manage their attention (supportfor users with attention deficit disorder, procrastination, how to organize the time for alearner, etc.)Reduce the cognitive load and direct focus.Better understand the use and effectiveness of artificial characters in a learningcontext.Increase motivation, and reduce attrition and dropout in open-to-use digital learningplatforms and digital collaborative environments.Increase the social activity (social attention)In particular we address the following problems:The difficulty for young children to concentrate for a long time (it is importanttherefore to identify when they have detached)The difficulty for knowledge workers to organize their work and interaction with other(given the deadlines, the interruptions, etc.)Technical objective:To design an agent-enhanced collaborative learning infrastructure, informed aboutthe learner attentional mental state, able to provide more effective interaction (lessdisruptive), and supporting the learner to manage his/her attention.To design mechanisms integrating eye feedback to artificial characters technologies.To design an attentional facet to the "brain" of an artificial agent.Del 4.4: AtGentive Final Evaluation Report page 79