Digital Inclusion: Transforming Education Through Technology

338 Pages·2016·8.66 MB·English

th
7 Conference
2016 Proceedings
Digital Inclusion:
Transforming Education
Through Technology
May 23rd – 25th
MIT, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, USA
Foreword

This book includes the proceedings of the Learning International Networks Consortium
(LINC)’s seventh meeting held at Massachusetts Institute of Technology from May 23-25,
2016. The meeting provided an opportunity for individuals and organizations to talk about and
share best practices on current digital learning topics. The 2016 conference theme was
Digital Inclusion: Transforming Education through Technology, with particular emphasis on
the following topics: Quality Education at Scale, Bridging the Education Divide,
Understanding Learning Engineering, Developing Tools for the Digital Learning Experience,
and Recognizing the Role of Digital Learning for Students of All Ages.

The meeting started with a day of workshops facilitated by experts from the MIT community,
who shared their experiences with the development of MOOCs online active learning video
lessons, teaching cell biology concepts using MIT’s Kinesthetic DNA, RNA and Protein
Models; and the use of social tools to support online learning. The main program featured
seven plenary speakers and seven panel presentations with 26 participants who shared their
work and expertise in the LINC 2016’s topic areas. The speakers from MIT included Dr.
Sanjay Sarma, Dr. Richard Larson, Dr. Vijay Kumar, Dr. Eric Klopfer, Mr. Philipp Schmidt, Dr.
Cynthia Barnhart, Mr. Israel Ruiz, Dr. Denny Freeman, Dr. Hazel Sive, Dr. David Darmofal,
Dr. Christine Ortiz, Dr. Catherine Drennan, Dr. Krishna Rajagopal, Dr. Mitch Resnick, Ms.
Georgia Van de Zande, Ms. Cecelia d’Oliveira, Ms. Anna Leonard, Ms. Rachel Reed, Mr.
John Peurifoy; and from a variety of experts in education: Dr. Arthur Levine, Dr. Roxana
Morduchowicz, Dr. Cristobal Cobo, Dr. Stephen Anzalone, Ms. Maysa Jalbout, Mr. Nafez
Dakkak, Ms. Hila Azadzoy, Mr. Ramji Raghavan, Dr. Asha Kanwar, Dr. Anant Agarwal, Dr.
Zaleha Abdullah, Dr. Naveed Malik, Mrs. Hanan Al-Arfaj, Dr. Cliff Missen, Dr. Bakary Diallo
and Mr. Cody Coleman. Video recordings of the presentations can be seen on YouTube on
the MIT Office of Digital Learning channel.

Thirty-six papers submitted by 92 authors were accepted for presentation. Those authors
came from 16 different countries: Argentina, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ghana, India,
Israel, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom, United
States and Uruguay. We would like to thank the members of the Program Committee from
MIT, Harvard, and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), who helped review the papers,
offered advice, and made final recommendations about the program.

Special thanks go to the Office of Digital Learning, in particular to Anine Ward, Rita Sahu and
Steve Nelson, who worked hard to make the conference a tremendous success.

Claudia Urrea, PhD
Office of Digital Learning
MIT
Sponsors 

We would like to extend our graƟtude to the sponsors of this year’s LINC Conference for all their 
support of this endeavor.  
MIT Alumnus, Mr. Glenn P. Strehle, 1958 & 1960 SM
LINC 2016 Program Committee
Program Committee
Lourdes Aleman MIT
Giora Alexandron Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Analia Barrantes mit
Ana Bell MIT
Amina Charania Tata Trusts/TISS
Zhongzhou Chen MIT physics
Kirky Delong MIT
Peter Dourmashkin MIT
Colin Fredericks Harvard
Eric Klopfer MIT/ODL
Vijay Kumar MIT
Brandon Muramatsu MIT
Saif Rayyan MIT
Rita Sahu MIT
Jessica Sandland MIT
Padma Sarangapani TISS
Daniel Seaton Harvard University
Glenda Stump Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sera Thornton MIT
Michelle Tomasik MIT
Claudia Urrea MIT Office of Digital Learning
Mary Ellen Wiltrout MIT/ODL
Table of Contents

Is Education Making our Students Less Emotionally Intelligent? Holistic Education and developing emotional
intelligence using MOOCs 1
Mushtak Al-Atabi

From the Classroom to a Massive Audience: A Successful Experience Introducing Programming with Java 11
Carlos Alario-Hoyos, Carlos Delgado Kloos, Iria Estevez Ayres, Carmen Fernandez Panadero, and Julio
Villena-Roman

Digital Innovation, School Readiness And Intervention Approaches: A Case Of Connected Learning Initiative
(Clix) In Indian High Schools 21
Omkar Balli, Deepa Sankar, Archana Mehendale, Arundhati Roy, Ajay Singh, Nagendra Nagpal, Lalbiakdiki
Hnamte , Saurav Mohanty, Prasanna Sangma, Premsagar Raju Addala

Digitizing Education In The World’s Largest Democracy 31
Aditi Barjatya

Three Instructional Design Techniques For University Faculty Inclusion In Digital Learning 43
Anna Bukhtoyarova, Mikhail Bukhtoyarov

An Investigation into Everyday Language Learning Using Mobile Applications 49
Nee Nee Chan

The ISTEAM Program - A Case Study Of Steaming Multidiscipline Approach, Innovation, Entrepreneurship And
Startup Culture 61
Cilla Choresh

A Global Network for Deep Learning: The Case of Uruguay 71
Cristobal Cobo, Claudia Brovetto, and Fiorella Gago

What Role Do “Power Learners” Play in Online Learning Communities 83
Cristobal Cobo, Monica Bulger, Jon Bright and Ryan den Rooijen

Implementing an Online ESL Program in Offline Schools in Putumayo-Columbia 93
Oscar Eduardo Cote and Laura Cote Rangel

Project Accelerate – Blended Partnerships for STEM Success 103
Bennett Goldberg, Andrew Duffy and Mark Greenman

Mapping Learning in Games: Using Content Model Frameworks to Advance Learning Game Design 111
Jen Groff and Louisa Rosenheck

Automated Detectors of Learner Engagement and Affect: Progress Towards Personalized Learning 122
Fiona Hollands and Ipek Bakir

Exploring the Efficacy of Digital Learning for Providing Access to Education to Underprivileged Children: A Case
Study from Pakistan 132
Waqas Idrees and Saira Mallick

Miracles in Education Through Innovation: An Empirical Analysis for Pakistan 145
Adiqa Kiani
App Inventor – An Ideal Platform to Empower Anyone to Create Useful Things 155
Yue Li, Weihua Li, Hal Abelson, Ming Lin and Xiaole Liu

GamerLab: Rethinking Design Education 165
Nels Long, M.A. Greenstein, Ph.D and Michael Ronondi

How Uruguayan Classroom Teachers Learn English Together With Their Students Within Plan Ceibal en Ingles: A
Win-Win Situation That Favours Inclusion and Equality 177
Gabriela Madera

Engineering Education Online: Our Approach, Challenges & Opportunities (A Case Study of KNUST) 185
Robert Okine, Yaanieta Okine and Andrew Agbemenu

Evolution And Advancement In Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) To Revolutionize Education: The Case Of
Pakistan 189
Jawaid Qureshi

The CLIx Open Story Tool: Reflections in Design 199
Anusha Ramanathan, Louisa Rosenheck and Nishevita Jayendran

A Self-Determination Theory Approach to Predict Elearners’ Intrinsic Motivation and Engagement: An Asian
Perspective 209
Adnan Riaz and Afia Naeem

Critical Success Factors For MOOCs Sustainability In Malaysian Higher Education: A Preliminary Study 219
Nor Fadzleen Binti Sa Don, Rose Alinda Binti Alias and Hiroshi Nakanishi

Towards The Development Of A Comprehensive Online Materials Science And Engineering Curriculum 229
Jessica Sandland

Transforming Advanced Placement High School Classrooms Through Teacher-Led MOOC Models 237
Daniel Seaton, Julie Goff , John Hansen, Aaron Houck and Patrick Sellers

M.A.P. Makers: Transforming Residential Education With A Technology Enhanced Pedagogy 262
Sam Shames, Steve Chinosi and Kevin McGrath

On The Integration Of Formative Assessment In Personalized Web-Based Learning System For Scientific
Investigation 247
Niwat Srisawasdi and Patcharin Panjaburee

Effects Of Instructional Games On The Handwriting Performance Of Physically Challenged Primary School Pupils
In Lagos, Nigeria 267
Sunday Taiwo

Producing Lightboard Videos For An Introductory Mechanics Residential Class And MOOC 277
Michelle Tomasik, Peter Dourmashkin, James Cain and Saif Rayyan

The Educational Impact of Whiteboard Animations: An Experiment Using Popular Social Science Lessons 283
Selen Turkay and Samuel T. Moulton

STEM At Senior Secondary Level; Status Of Some Schools In Jammu Region Of J&K State 292
Samantha Vaishnavi and Sunil Wanchoo
Mobile Apps For Climate: A Case Study Of Mobile Learning Through Citizen Science In Secondary Schools Of
Urban India 301
Shubhalaxmi Vaylure, David Whittier, Isaac Kehimkar, Swayamprabha Das, Anirban Gupta, and Ashutosh
Richhariya

Quest For Elearning Knowledge Quality And Its Influence On Online Students’ Learning Outcomes 313
Mehwish Waheed and Kiran Kaur

Electrizarte: Using Arts And Engineering To Improve Learning 323
Lochi Yu
Is Education Making our Students Less Emotionally Intelligent?
Holistic Education and Developing Emotional Intelligence using
MOOCs

Mushtak Al-Atabi
Taylor’s University, Malaysia