Smart Learning Objects for Smart Education in Computer Science, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Theory, Methodology and Robot-Based Implementation

Smart Learning Objects for Smart Education in Computer Sciencewill appeal to researchers in CS education particularly those interested in using robots in teaching, course designers and educational software and tools developers. With research and exercise questions at the end of each chapter students studying CS related courses will find this work informative and valuable too.

Preface.- Acknowlegements.-Part One: SLOs Advent Context and Basics of Their Model-Driven Development.- A Vision of Smart Teaching In CS.-Understanding of LO Domain Through its Taxonomies.- Reuse Framework of The LO Domain.- Modelling of CS Teaching and Learning in Large.- Model-Driven Specification in Designing Smart LOs.- Smart LOs Design: Higher-Level Coding and Testing Aspects.- Enhanced Features of SLOs: Focus on Specialization.- Context-Aware Adaptation of Smart Los.- Part Two: Fundamentals of Authoring Tools to Design SLOs, Environments and Smart Education Case Study.- Background to Design Smart LOs and Supporting Tools.- Authoring Tools To Design Smart Los.- Authoring Tools To Specialize and Adapt Smart Los.- Robot-Based Smart Educational Environments to Teach CS: A Case Study.- Smart Education in CS: A Case Study.- What is on the Horizon?.- Glossary.- Index

Presents a methodology for creating smart learning objects and smart educational environments using robots as well as for integrating both into the real education setting

Includes a dedicated chapter to model the CS education domain, represented as easy cognitive feature diagrams

Describes the tool-based context-aware specialization of smart learning objects to support the adaptive learning in programming