Virtual Tutor Application Madhuri Somarapu Dr. Jie Yan Bowie State University Computer Science Department

Outline  Introduction  Modules  Functionalities  System Design  Database Design  Results  Conclusion  Future Work

Introduction  The “Online Virtual Tutor” has important implications for the design of future learning programs that incorporate pedagogical agents. Successful outcomes of the proposed work will provide a new procedure for developing more engaging and natural dialogs and narrations by pedagogical agents, which are expected to lead to more effective learning outcomes.

Modules  Administrator  Professor  Student

Functionalities Mail Syllabus (Profile) Lecture Quiz FAQ

System Design Use case diagram of Administrator: Login Add Users Assign Role Edit Users Delete Users Logout Administrator

Use case diagram of Professor: Professor Login Enter Profile Upload Materials Update Profile Preview Logout Delete Materials Mailing Create Quiz

Use case diagram of Student: Login View Grades Take Quiz Listen Online Classes Logout Download Materials Mailing Save Materials Student

Database Design Login Table:

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Results Login Page:

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Assignments:

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Conclusion  There is great need for accessible and effective intelligent tutoring systems that can improve learning by children and adults. The proposed work will inform the design of pedagogical agents that can produce more engaging and effective learning experiences.

Future Work:  Integrate Virtual tutor with desktop application  Need to implement functionalities:  Mail  Profile

Acknowledgements Thanks to: Dr. Yan. Department of Computer science. Research made possible through grants from: NSF: SGER: Research to Improve Communication by Pedagogical Agents (Award No. IIS ).

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