Title :
VLSS -- Virtual Learning and Social Stories for Children with Autism
Author :
Volioti, Christina ; Tsiatsos, T. ; Mavropoulou, Sophia ; Karagiannidis, Charalampos
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf., Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract :
This paper presents the design, implementation and educational use of a virtual learning environment which supports children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) to learn to solve social problems presented in the format of Social Stories. The pilot evaluation revealed that the environment has the potential to be a beneficial and easy-to-use educational tool for teaching social problem solving to children with ASD.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; handicapped aids; teaching; virtual reality; ASD; VLSS; autism spectrum disorders; educational tool; social problem teaching; virtual learning and social stories; virtual reality; Autism; Avatars; Educational institutions; Problem-solving; Variable speed drives; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Social Problem Solving; Social Stories; Virtual Learning Environments;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Athens
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2014.177
