Title :
Interactive animation as a motivation tool
Author :
StuchliÌkovaÌ, Lubica ; KoÌsa, ArpaÌd ; JakusÌŒ, Juraj ; SÌŒusÌŒoliak, Michal ; Donoval, Daniel ; HrbaÌcek, Jiri
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron. & Photonics, Slovak Univ. of Technol. in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
Abstract :
This article highlights the practical experiences acquired in design, realization and implementation of interactive animations for students, located at “eLearn central” an educational portal based on LMS Moodle. Interactive animation presenting a unique motivation tool, in education, increases the interest of students by online communication, illustrative explanations and controlled content. The aim of this work is to attract attention by freely available visualizations and animations, thereby to increase the efficiency of education and to motivate users for further studies.
Keywords :
computer animation; human factors; interactive systems; learning management systems; portals; LMS MoodIe; eLearn central; educational portal; freely available visualizations; interactive animation; motivation tool; online communication; Animation; Browsers; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Materials; Photonics; Software tools; Switches; “eLearn central”; design; education; educational portal; interactive animations; motivation tool; visualizations;
Conference_Titel :
Microelectronics Education (EWME), 10th European Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Tallinn
DOI :
10.1109/EWME.2014.6877408