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Evaluating the Affection of Eye Blinking in the Virtual Learning Environment


Asanka D. Dharmawansa, Yoshimi Fukumura, Ashu Marasinghe and R.A. Manjula Madhuwanthi

Communication is one of the main elements in the educational process and the non-verbal communication including eye blink, which is one of the key non-verbal method, owns the highest portion of the communication. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the role of eye blink in the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). The eye blink is introduced in the VLE and the role of the eye blinking in the VLE is discussed. A system was established to visualize the eye blink of the real user in the VLE through an avatar. An experiment was conducted with e-Learners and the result shows that the performance of the e-Learners can be enhanced with the implementation of eye blink in VLE and e-Learners prefer the VLE with an eye blinking avatar especially during the group discussion. In addition, there was a mirror eye blink relation between the teacher and the e-Learner.

Keywords: Eye blinking, Virtual learning environment (VLE), e-Learning, Non-verbal communication

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Asanka D. Dharmawansa
He is studying his Ph.D. at the Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan on the design and use of realistic Virtual e-Learning Environments with real student information under the department of Information Science and Control Engineering. He received his M.Sc. Degree in Management and Information Systems Engineering from Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan in 2012. He is obtained his B.Sc. Degree in Industrial Management and Computing and Information Systems from Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka in 2010. He has published quite a few peer-reviewed research articles and reviews in the field of facial expressions, eye blinking and e-Learning. His current researches interests include non-verbal communication and e-Learning for design effective realistic e-Learning environment.

Yoshimi Fukumura
He is currently a professor and head of Management and Information Systems Engineering, and a head of Center for e-Learning Research and Application, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan, after having contributed to laboratories of NTT (NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION) and NTT-AT. He is engaged in the educational engineering and information systems. He graduated from Kyoto University in 1973 and received Ph.D. from Nagoya Institute of Technology in 1996. He is a member of IEEE, IEICE, and IPSJ.

Ashu Marasinghe
He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management and Information Systems Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Japan and visiting Professor at International University of Japan. He obtained his B.Sc. degree in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, M.Sc. in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Aizu, Japan and Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Aizu in 1997, 2001, and 2004 respectively. His research interests are: Public Health Informatics, Artificial Life and Intelligence, Neuroscience, Neural Network, Fuzzy System, Intelligent Control System, Multi Agent System, Ubiquitous System, Social Informatics, and Kansei Engineering.

R.A. Manjula Madhuwanthi
She is studying her Ph.D. in the Department of Information Science and Control Engineering at Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan. She received her M.Sc. Degree in Operational Research from the Department of Mathematics, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka in 2013. She obtained her B.Sc. (Joint Major) Degree in Industrial Management and Statistics from Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka in 2008. She has published quite a few peer-reviewed research articles and reviews in the fields of Cleaner Production Assessment. Her current researches interests include the Transportation System Analysis and Travel Demand Modeling.


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