Exploring Mixed Reality Group Activity Visualisations for Teaching Assistants to Support Collaborative Learning
摘要
This paper presents the intermediate results of our Mixed Reality (MR)-based visualisation prototype for teaching assistants (TAs) to support collaborative learning. Many universities have introduced TA programs; however, it is not easy for TAs to understand students’ engagement states in collaborative learning activities due to their lack of teaching experience. The proposed MR-based visualisation overlays student activity states above each group location to facilitate decision-making for TAs as to whether support is needed or not. To examine the proposed solution’s impact, we conducted an exploratory experiment using a prototype with a Wizard of Oz method. The results indicated that the prototype has the potential to support TAs in noticing groups that need support and increases their efficiency.