A Proposal to Integrate Conversational Interfaces in Mobile Learning Applications

In this paper we propose the practical application of multimodal conversational interfaces to develop advanced mobile learning applications. Our proposal integrates features of Android APIs on a modular architecture that emphasizes interaction management and context-awareness to build user-adapted, robust and maintainable (mobile learning) m-learning applications. We have applied the proposed framework to develop a mobile learning application that improves users’ interaction to solve practical educative exercises, promotes autonomous learning and self-assessment, personalizes the selection of recommended learning activities considering the student’s preferences and their previous uses, and allows the provision of immediate feedback by means of the automatic assessment.

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