A virtual classroom interface for student participation measurement

The aim of this paper is to describe the methodology employed in the construction of a virtual classroom tool based on a collaborative learning interface, also able to analyze and measure users data for assessing the application performance and evaluating the level of students participation in the proposed e-learning model. The future target will be based on the comparison of the results obtained during the experimentation phase for studying the best way to create a personalized learning path.

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