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Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies 144
Vladimir L. Uskov
Robert J. Howlett
Lakhmi C. Jain Editors
Smart Education
and e-Learning
2019
123
Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
Volume 144
Series Editors
Robert J. Howlett, Bournemouth University and KES International,
Shoreham-by-sea, UK
Lakhmi C. Jain, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology,
Centre for Artificial Intelligence, University of Technology Sydney,
Sydney, NSW, Australia
The Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies book series encompasses the
topics of knowledge, intelligence, innovation and sustainability. The aim of the
series is to make available a platform for the publication of books on all aspects of
single and multi-disciplinary research on these themes in order to make the latest
results available in a readily-accessible form. Volumes on interdisciplinary research
combining two or more of these areas is particularly sought.
The series covers systems and paradigms that employ knowledge and intelligence
in a broad sense. Its scope is systems having embedded knowledge and intelligence,
which may be applied to the solution of world problems in industry, the environment
and the community. It also focusses on the knowledge-transfer methodologies and
innovation strategies employed to make this happen effectively. The combination of
intelligent systems tools and a broad range of applications introduces a need for a
synergy of disciplines from science, technology, business and the humanities. The
series will include conference proceedings, edited collections, monographs, hand-
books, reference books, and other relevant types of book in areas of science and
technology where smart systems and technologies can offer innovative solutions.
High quality content is an essential feature for all book proposals accepted for the
series. It is expected that editors of all accepted volumes will ensure that
contributions are subjected to an appropriate level of reviewing process and adhere
to KES quality principles.
** Indexing: The books of this series are submitted to ISI Proceedings,
EI-Compendex, SCOPUS, Google Scholar and Springerlink **
Lakhmi C. Jain
Editors
Smart Education
and e-Learning 2019
123
Editors
Vladimir L. Uskov Robert J. Howlett
Department of Computer Science Bournemouth University and KES
and Information Systems International Research
Bradley University Shoreham-by-sea, UK
Peoria, IL, USA
Lakhmi C. Jain
Faculty of Engineering and
Information Technology
Centre for Artificial Intelligence
University of Technology Sydney
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Liverpool Hope University
Liverpool, UK
KES International
Shoreham-by-sea, UK
University of Canberra
Canberra, Australia
This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721,
Singapore
Preface
Smart education, smart e-Learning, and smart universities are emerging and rapidly
growing areas. They have the potential to transform existing teaching strategies,
learning environments, and educational activities and technology in a classroom.
Smart education and e-Learning are focused at enabling instructors to develop new
ways of achieving excellence in teaching in highly technological smart classrooms
and smart universities, and providing students with new opportunities to maximize
their success and select the best options for their education, location, learning style,
and mode of learning content delivery.
From June 2014, the enthusiastic and visionary scholars, faculty, Ph.D. students,
administrators, and practitioners from all over the world have an excellent oppor-
tunity for a highly efficient and productive professional meeting—the annual
international conference on Smart Education and Smart e-Learning (SEEL).
The KES International professional association initiated SEEL conference as a
major international forum for the presentation of innovative ideas, approaches,
technologies, systems, findings, and outcomes of research and design and devel-
opment projects in the emerging areas of smart education, smart e-Learning, smart
pedagogy, smart analytics, applications of smart technology and smart systems in
education and e-Learning, smart classrooms, smart universities, and knowledge-
based smart society.
The inaugural international KES conference on Smart Technology-based
Education and Training (STET) was held at Chania, Crete, Greece, during June
18–20, 2014. The 2nd international KES conference on Smart Education and Smart
e-Learning took place in Sorrento, Italy, during June 17–19, 2015, the 3rd
KES SEEL conference—in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain, during June 15–17,
2016, the 4th KES SEEL conference—in Vilamoura, Portugal, during June 21–23,
2017, and the 5th KES SEEL conference—in Gold Coast, Australia, during June
20–22, 2018.
The main topics of the SEEL international conference are grouped into several
clusters and include but are not limited to:
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smart health care; smart wealth; smart lifelong learning; smart city; national and
international initiatives and projects; smart society.
• “Smart University as a Hub for Students” Engagement into Virtual
Business and Entrepreneurship (SmB cluster): entrepreneurship and inno-
vation at university: student role and engagement; student engagement with
virtual businesses and virtual companies; virtual teams and virtual team working
(technology, models, ethics); university curricula for entrepreneurship and
innovation (core and supplemental courses); new student goal—start his/her
own business (instead of getting a job in a company); students and start-up
companies (approaches, models, best practices, and case studies).
One of the advantages of the SEEL conference is that it is organized in conjunction
with several other Smart Digital Futures (SDF) high-quality conferences, including
Agents and Multi-agent Systems—Technologies and Applications (AMSTA),
Intelligent Decision Technologies (IDT), Intelligent Interactive Multimedia
Systems and Services (IIMSS), Innovation in Medicine and Healthcare (IMH), and
Smart Transportation Systems (STS). This provides the SEEL conference partici-
pants with unique opportunities to attend also AMSTA, IDT, IIMSS, IMH, and STS
conferences’ presentations, meet, and collaborate with subject matter experts in
those “smart” areas—fields that are conceptually close to smart education.
This book contains the contributions to be presented at the 6th international KES
conference on Smart Education and e-Learning (SEEL-2019), which will take place
at St. Julian’s, Malta, during June 17–19, 2019. It contains 55 high-quality
peer-reviewed papers that are grouped into several interconnected parts: Part I—
Smart Education, Part II—Smart e-Learning, Part III—Smart Pedagogy, Part IV—
Smart Education: Systems and Technology, Part V—Smart Education: Case
Studies and Research, Part VI—Students with Disabilities and Smart
Education/University, and Part VII—Mathematical Modelling of Smart Education
and Economics of Smart University.
We would like to thank many scholars—members of the SEEL-2019
International Program Committee—who dedicated many efforts and time to make
the SEEL international conference a great success, namely Prof. Kyota Aoki
(Utsunomiya University, Japan), Prof. Luis Anido-Rifon (University of Vigo,
Spain), Dr. Farshad Badie (Aalborg University, Denmark), Prof. Jeffrey P. Bakken
(Bradley University, USA), Dr. Elena Barbera (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya,
Spain), Prof. Madhumita Bhattacharya (New Paradigm Solutions Ltd., New
Zealand), Prof. Claudio Brito (Science and Education Research Council, Portugal),
Prof. Dumitru Burdescu (University of Craiova, Romania), Prof. Nunzio Casalino
(Guglielmo Marconi University and LUISS Business School, Italy), Prof. Michele
Cole (Robert Morris University, USA), Prof. Steven Coombs (Hamden Bin
Mohammed Smart University, UAE), Prof. Robertas Damasevicius (Kaunas
University of Technology, Lithuania), Dr. Yousef Daradkeh (Prince Sattam Bin
Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia), Dr. Jean-Pierre Gerval (ISEN, France), Dr.
Foteini Grivokostopoulou (University of Patras, Greece), Dr. Karsten Henke
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Prof. Dr. Lakhmi C. Jain is currently serving at the Faculty of Engineering and
Information Technology, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, University
of Canberra, Australia and Liverpool Hope University, UK. A Fellow of the
Institution of Engineers, Australia, Professor Jain founded KES International in
order to provide the professional community with enhanced opportunities for
publication, knowledge exchange, cooperation and teambuilding. Bringing together
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over 5,000 researchers from universities and companies worldwide, KES facilitates
international cooperation and generates synergies in teaching and research. Further,
it regularly provides networking opportunities for the professional community
through one of the largest conferences of its kind. Professor Jain’s main interests lie
in artificial intelligence paradigms and their applications to complex systems,
security, e-education, e-healthcare, unmanned aerial vehicles and intelligent agents.
e-mail: jainlakhmi@gmail.com
Part I
Smart Education
Chapter 1
Smart University: A Validation
of “Smartness Features—Main
Components” Matrix by Real-World
Examples and Best Practices
from Universities Worldwide
1.1 Introduction
The smart university (SmU) concept and several related concepts, such as smart
education, smart e-learning, smart campus, smart classroom (SmC), and smart ped-
agogy have been introduced just several years ago; currently they are in a permanent
and active evolution, design, development, testing, and improvement [1–5]. Leading
academic intuitions all over the world are actively investigating ways to transform a
traditional university into a smart university with a goal to adapt to changing soci-
ety and economy, optimize its main business functions, structure, resources, and
minimize risks.
In general, SmU may have numerous components of a traditional university. How-
ever, it must have multiple additional “smart” components in order to implement and
actively use “smartness” features such as adaptation, sensing, inferring, self-learning,
anticipation, and self-optimization [6–10].
The main distinctive components of SmU include but are not limited to [7–10]:
(1) smart software systems, for example, audio/video systems to record all in-
classroom activities and communications in SmC, smart learning analytics sys-
tems, Web-lecturing systems, collaborative Web-based audio/video one-to-one
and many-to-many communication systems, systems to replay automatically
recorded in-classroom activities and lectures for post-class review (by both local
and remote students), text-to-voice synthesis systems, speech/voice recognition
systems, intelligent cyberphysical systems (for safety and security), various
smart software agents, power/light/HVAC consumption monitoring system(s),
automatic translation systems, and other software systems;
(2) smart hardware systems and equipment, including SMART boards and/or
interactive whiteboards, smart pointing devices, panoramic video cameras,
controlled and self-activated microphones and speakers, smart card readers,
biometric-based access control devices, robotic controllers and actuators, and
other devices;
(3) smart technologies, such as Internet-of-Things technology, cloud computing
technology, Web-lecturing technology, smart agents technology, augmented and
virtual reality technology, smart data visualization technology, wireless (mobile)
sensor networking technology, radio frequency identification (RFID) technol-
ogy, location awareness technologies (indoor and outdoor), sensor technology
(motion, temperature, light, humidity, etc.), ambient intelligence technology,
and other technologies;
(4) smart pedagogy, including learning-by-doing (or, active learning, or expe-
riential learning), collaborative learning, learning analytics-based learning,
crowdsourcing-based learning (or, student-generated learning content based
learning), flipped classroom, serious games and gamification-based learning,
project-based learning, smart robots based learning, and other types of innova-
tive teaching strategies and learning approaches; and
1 Smart University: A Validation of “Smartness Features … 5
Our vision of SmU is based on the idea that SmU—as a smart system—should
implement and demonstrate significant maturity at various distinctive smart fea-
tures, including (1) adaptation, (2) sensing, (3) inferring (logical reasoning), (4)
self-learning (self-description, self-analysis), (5) anticipation (awareness), and (6)
self-organization, and self-optimization [6–10].
SmU “adaptation” smartness feature, deals with SmU’s ability to automati-
cally modify its teaching/learning strategies, administrative, safety, technological,
and other characteristics, infrastructure, network, systems, etc. to better operate and
perform its main business functions such as teaching, training, e-learning, safety,
management, maintenance, control, etc. For example, SmU smart features should
provide an easy adaptation to (a) innovative pedagogies such as learning-by-doing,
flipped classrooms, analytics-based learning, crowdsourcing-based learning, etc., (b)
various types of learning content delivery such as face-to-face, online, blended, flex-
ible, etc., and c) different types of courses such as traditional face-to-face courses,
totally (or, 100%) online courses, massive open online courses (MOOC), small pri-
vate online courses (SPOC), blended courses (with both face-to-face and online
learning components), open courses for lifelong learners, semester-long and short
courses, and other types of courses.
SmU “sensing” smartness feature, deals with SmU’s ability to automatically
use various sensors and monitoring/control devices (robots) to identify, recognize,
understand and/or become aware of various events, processes, objects, phenomenon,
etc. that may have impact (positive or negative) on SmU’s operation, infrastructure,
or well-being of its components—students, faculty, staff, software and hardware sys-
tems, computer network, etc. For example, biometrics readers at SmU should unmis-
takably identify SmU’s registered students, faculty and professional staff before they
enter SmCs or labs.
SmU “inferring” (or, logical reasoning) smartness feature, deals with SmU’s
ability to automatically make logical conclusion(s) on the basis of raw data, processed
information, observations, evidence, assumptions, and/or established/implemented
rules. For example, Local Action Services (LAS) smart campus-wide systems should
be able to analyze raw data from multiple sensors and make corresponding logical
conclusions such as activate actuators or close/lock doors in all campus buildings
and/or labs due to time of the day or any unexpected events on campus, turn off
6 V. L. Uskov et al.
lights, send warning SMS and/or email to SmU stakeholders, and activate/use high
volume speakers on campus and in university buildings for audio messages.
SmU “self-learning (self-exploration, self-assessment, self-analysis, self-
discovery, self-description)” smartness feature, deals with SmU’s ability to auto-
matically obtain, acquire or formulate new or modify existing knowledge, experience,
or behavior to improve its operation, business functions, performance, effectiveness,
etc. For example, SmU administration should be able to self-learn from outcomes
(or, obtained experience) (a) anonymous Opinion Mining Systems (OMS) used by
students, faculty and professional staff to inform administration about their concerns
or issues on campus and proposals for possible improvements, (b) different types
of innovative classes and programs of study—flexible, blended, online, MOOCs,
SPOCs, (c) active use of innovative software/hardware systems—smart boards, smart
pens, Web-lecturing systems, class activities’ recording and replay systems, smart
video cameras, smart agents, etc.
SmU “anticipation (awareness)” smartness feature, deals with SmU’s intel-
ligence and predictive analytics software systems’ ability to automatically collect
raw data, process it in real time and predict what is going to happen, and how to
address a specific event. For example, the SmU safety system should be able to
anticipate, recognize, send a warning message to SmU stakeholders about identified
event/phenomenon, and act accordingly in case of various unexpected events such
as snow days, electricity outage, or safety-related emergency.
SmU “self-organization (self-optimization, reconfiguration, restructuring,
and self-recovery)” smartness feature, deals with SmU’s ability to automatically
change its internal structure (components), self-regenerate and self-sustain in a pur-
poseful (nonrandom) manner under appropriate conditions but without an external
agent/entity. (A note: Self-protection, self-matchmaking, and self-healing are a part
of self-organization). For example, SmC’s control system should be able to auto-
matically reconfigure SmC’s software and hardware systems, equipment, devices,
sensors, actuators, light, and tune SmC’s main functions, and performance parame-
ters in accordance with a profile of current faculty in that SmC.
not provide readers with specific real-world examples and best practices from uni-
versities worldwide for each component of proposed Matrix.
The goal of the ongoing multi-aspect research project at the InterLabs Research Insti-
tute, Bradley University (Peoria, IL, U.S.A.) is to validate the proposed “Smartness
Features—Main Components” matrix of SmU by identification of specific working
real-world examples and best practices from various universities and colleges world-
wide. The premise is that if we are able to identify corresponding examples for all
cells in that Matrix, then this is a clear validation that the proposed Matrix is correct.
Our research team identified and systematically analyzed more than 300 real-world
relevant examples and best practices from universities worldwide validate the pro-
posed Matrix. 36 selected examples (or, only about 12% of identified examples)
are briefly described below. (A note: Due to limited space of this paper, we present
research outcomes with only one example per each cell in the validated Matrix
(Table 1.1); however, the additional identified examples are available upon written
request).
Table 1.1 Smart university: “Smartness Features—Main Components” matrix with examples
SmU main Adaptation Sensing Inferring Self- Anticipation Self-
components learning optimization
Smart [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
software
systems
Smart [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]
hardware
systems
Smart [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]
technology
Smart [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34]
classrooms
Smart [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40]
pedagogy
Stakeholders [41–43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48]
(students,
faculty,
administra-
tors)
Rio Salado College (U.S.A.) implemented a subject progress tracking system for
students—the Rio Progress and Course Engagement [13].
Assessment of learning materials, teaching, and learning. Griffith University
(Australia) developed and uses an online mobile polling solution—jPoll—for staff
and students. It is similar to other Students Response Systems (like Clickers) but
uses the students’ own web-enabled device, typically a mobile phone. jPoll allows
instructors to pose questions in class and get immediate responses from students in
order to assess quality of learning materials, teaching, and learning. The jPoll tool
allows students to offer their opinion, rate the value of something or indicate the level
of agreement or disagreement, anonymously [14].
Anticipation of specific event or activity. Arizona State University (U.S.A.) uses
Splunk software that anticipates potential payroll fraud; it helps to detect and prevent
payroll fraud, and reduce the impact of phishing by tracking phishing transactions
[15].
Organization of learning communities and optimization of learning. Vander-
bilt University (U.S.A.) uses the Top Hat classroom response system, available for
free to all faculty, staff, and students. Using Top Hat, instructors can pose polling
questions and ask all their students to respond using their phones or laptops. Top Hat
quickly collects and visualizes student responses, giving instructors a snapshot of stu-
dent learning they can use to inform class discussion, and, therefore, adjust/optimize
learning [16].
1 Smart University: A Validation of “Smartness Features … 9
Sensing and inferring data. RFID and wireless technologies are used at King
Abdulaziz University (Saudi Arabia) for student attendance management purposes
[24]. Auburn University (U.S.A.) is using a cloud-based parking management system.
It helps university to streamline and automate the process of managing, selling and
enforcing parking, complete with license plate recognition (LPR) technology, real-
time data access and syncing, and electronic permitting, payments, citations, and
appeals [25].
Self-learning by universities based on the available public virtual lab.
Columbia University (U.S.A.) launched the RLab, the country’s first ever publicly
funded virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) technology lab [26]. Universities can
actively use the RLab in cases when a real lab environment could be very expensive
or using real materials/chemicals/equipment could be dangerous. As a result, univer-
sities can learn about the related risks and expenses, and possible saving of money
due to the use of public virtual labs instead of actual labs.
Anticipation of temperature and/or occupancy change in classroom. Kenyon
College (U.S.A.) implemented wireless, battery-free energy management technol-
ogy. In Kenyon, rooms are equipped with smart thermostats, occupancy sensors and
window sensors that automate HVAC in the rooms [27].
Optimization of learning environment and learning process. The Center for
Human-Applied Reasoning and the Internet of Things (CHARIOT) at the University
of Southern California (U.S.A.) developed cognitive modeling methods tracked by
cameras with sensors to obtain data on student learning and understanding, and use
that “to optimize and personalize learning for all students” [28].
system uses the teacher’s identification information to load the proper voice model
into the speech recognition module, if the teacher has trained the model in advance.
This improves voice recognition accuracy during the lecture as well [31].
Analysis of students in a big lecture hall. At the University of British Columbia
(Canada), “… amongst the new facilities are lecture theaters designed to put an end
to the days of students seeing lectures as a time to catch up on sleep!” [32]. There are
large screens at the front of the room, connected to a live camera, which zooms in on
whoever is speaking at the time—whether it is the lecturer, a guest speaker, or one of
the students. Each seat has a button, which students press to indicate that they want
to ask a question or contribute to a discussion, and a microphone, to ensure everyone
can make themselves heard. The idea is to make the space, which may hold up to
260 students, feel smaller and more intimate—as well as holding students’ attention
for longer [32].
Awareness in a smart classroom. SmC at the Arizona State University (U.S.A.)
facilitates collaborative learning among college students. Students in such an envi-
ronment form small groups to solve a specific problem or develop a group project. In
a SmC, each student has a situation-aware Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). PDAs
dynamically form mobile ad hoc networks for group meetings. Each PDA monitors
its situation (location of PDA, noise, light, and mobility) and uses situations to trigger
communication activity among the students and the instructor for group discussion
and automatic distribution of presentation materials [33].
Self-organization of learning communities. Many universities are now using
online software to make course materials available free of charge, not just for their
own students, but for anyone with access to the Internet. For example, La Trobe
University in Australia uses iTunes U to upload talks and lectures given by university
faculty. These can then be downloaded and listened to by anyone who’s interested.
“There are multiple benefits: making information available to a wider audience,
giving prospective students a ‘taster’ of courses at the university, and encouraging
staff to become more adept at using modern technology, … and the ‘enthusiasm’
generated among students and within the wider academic community” [34].