Inproceedings,
Remote Hands-on Experience: Distributed Collaboration with Augmented Reality
Learning in the Synergy of Multiple Disciplines, Proceedings of the EC-TEL 2009, volume 5794 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Berlin/Heidelberg, Springer, (October 2009)
Abstract
One claim of Learning-enhancing technologies is to support and exploit benefits from distance learning and remote collaboration. On the other hand, several approaches to learning emphasize the importance of hands-on experience. Unfortunately, these two goals don't go well together with taditional learning techniques. Even though TEL technologies can alleviate this problem, it is not sufficiently solved yet - remote collaboration usually comes at the cost of losing direct hands-on access. The ARiSE project aims at bringing Augmented Reality to School Environments, a technology that can potentially bridge the gap between these goals. The project has designed, implemented and evaluated a pedagogical reference scenario where students work hands-on together over large distances. The paper describes the AR learning approach we followed and discusses its potantial and implementation. It concludes with findings obtained during field tests.
