NCKU professor invents interactive e-reader - Taiwan Today
Professor Huang Yueh-min of the Department of Engineering Science at Tainan City-based National Cheng Kung University unveiled Dec. 17 his cloud history interactive e-book reader, which allows teachers to observe and advise on students’ reading behavior to significantly boost study efficacy, NCKU said.
The e-reader, jointly developed with the Cloud System Software Institute of the Taipei City-based Institute for Information Industry, combines interactive multimedia with cloud-based user history recording and feedback. The multimedia content includes text, audio, notes, and peer-to-peer note sharing, as well as a full-text search function, index and supplemental resources, giving capability far beyond a standard e-reader, NCKU said.
According to NCKU, the cloud history recording and feedback uses III’s SmartStor Cloud storage system. It can record the student’s underlinings, so the teacher can tell if the students have grasped the main points and provide guidance accordingly. The system can also measure the time it takes a student to read each page, generating progress statistics for teachers to monitor learning difficulties.
The e-reader also has a built-in video camera which measures the user’s attention by detecting facial expression, line of sight and frequency of blinking, NCKU said. Other sensors monitor heartbeat, blood oxygen and cushion pressure to assess the user’s emotional status, fatigue and posture, providing additional diagnostics for study bottlenecks.
“The recording and feedback system is the key feature separating this e-reader from others,” Huang said. “The detailed study history can be used to analyze the student’s progress, basic learning ability, memory and focus.”
NCKU said the e-reader was tested on 166 elementary school students in Tainan City, who described using it as interesting and fun, especially its variable underlining function.
According to Huang, the younger the students are, the better able they are to take advantage of the system’s range of features to display their creativity. Teachers also said they found the system helped them keep a better grasp on the overall progress of their classes.
The e-reader, jointly developed with the Cloud System Software Institute of the Taipei City-based Institute for Information Industry, combines interactive multimedia with cloud-based user history recording and feedback. The multimedia content includes text, audio, notes, and peer-to-peer note sharing, as well as a full-text search function, index and supplemental resources, giving capability far beyond a standard e-reader, NCKU said.
According to NCKU, the cloud history recording and feedback uses III’s SmartStor Cloud storage system. It can record the student’s underlinings, so the teacher can tell if the students have grasped the main points and provide guidance accordingly. The system can also measure the time it takes a student to read each page, generating progress statistics for teachers to monitor learning difficulties.
The e-reader also has a built-in video camera which measures the user’s attention by detecting facial expression, line of sight and frequency of blinking, NCKU said. Other sensors monitor heartbeat, blood oxygen and cushion pressure to assess the user’s emotional status, fatigue and posture, providing additional diagnostics for study bottlenecks.
“The recording and feedback system is the key feature separating this e-reader from others,” Huang said. “The detailed study history can be used to analyze the student’s progress, basic learning ability, memory and focus.”
NCKU said the e-reader was tested on 166 elementary school students in Tainan City, who described using it as interesting and fun, especially its variable underlining function.
According to Huang, the younger the students are, the better able they are to take advantage of the system’s range of features to display their creativity. Teachers also said they found the system helped them keep a better grasp on the overall progress of their classes.
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