Learning Spanish with "Laura": The Effects of a Pedagogical Agent

Katerina Theodoridou

Educational Media International Vol. 48, No. 4 (2011) pp. 335–351

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of an animated pedagogical agent on Spanish vocabulary learning. Furthermore, the study examined learners' reactions and attitudes towards the presence of the pedagogical agent in the web...

Learning with Laura : Investigating the effects of a pedagogical agent on Spanish lexical acquisition

Katerina Demetre Theodoridou

Learning with <italic>Laura</italic>: Investigating the effects<p>of a pedagogical agent on Spanish lexical acquisition (2009) pp. 1–185

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of an animated pedagogical agent on Spanish vocabulary learning. Furthermore, the study examined learners’ reactions and attitudes towards the presence of the pedagogical agent in a web-based...

Learning Spanish with "Laura": The Role of an Intelligent Agent in a Spanish Language Course

Katerina Theodoridou; Theano Yerasimou

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 4907–4912

This paper examines the use of Laura, an animated intelligent agent, in a Spanish language course. Laura is designed to converse with students both in speech and text form, help them learn new vocabulary, and practice their conversation skills in...

Topics: Languages

Science Fiction in Education: Case Studies from Classroom Implementations

Charalambos Vrasidas; Lucy Avraamidou; Katerina Theodoridou; Sotiris Themistokleous; Petros Panaou

Educational Media International Vol. 52, No. 3 (2015) pp. 201–215

This manuscript reports on findings from the implementation of the EU project "Science Fiction in Education" (Sci-Fi-Ed). The project provides teachers with tools, training, and guidance that will assist them in enhancing their teaching,...