Publications by Patrick Jermann

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Deepfakes - synthetic videos generated by machine learning models - are becoming increasingly sophisticated. While they have several positive use cases, their potential for harm is also high. Deepfake production involves input from multiple engineers, maki ...

Paper interfaces merge the advantages of the digital and physical world. They can be created using normal paper augmented by a camera+projector system. They are particularly promising for applications in education, because paper is already fully integrated ...

We investigated the role that tangibility plays in a problem-solving task by observing logistic apprentices using either a multitouch or a tangible interface. Results showed that tangibility helped them perform the task better and achieve a higher learning ...

Understanding the semantic connections between the increasingly online-based offered educational content is becoming more relevant for educational institutions. The fast adoption of AI-based techniques and their application in semantic search offers new po ...

We describe a tabletop environment used in vocational schools to teach theoretical concepts to apprentices in lo gistics through the use of a small-scale model of a ware house. It provides a Tangible User Interface in the form of wooden shelves, metallic p ...

This paper reports results of the deployment of a learning analytics dashboard in the context of introductory Maths, Physics and Chemistry courses in the first year of the Engineering bachelor of a Swiss technical university. Informed by research on self r ...

Due to the unprecedented situation caused by a global pandemic, the traditional way of teaching that is reliant on face-to-face interaction between teachers and students has been dismantled. This article looks into university teachers’ experiences of teach ...

We present an eye-tracking study where we augment a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) video with the gaze information of the teacher. We tracked the gaze of a teacher while he was recording the content for a MOOC lecture. Our working hypothesis is that dis ...

Within the context of STEM education, students who enter university having studied mathematics in high school and men are considered the traditional population. From this perspective, students who do not correspond to such profile have more difficulties su ...

Tabletop systems have become quite popular in recent years, during which there was considerable enthusiasm for the development of new interfaces. In this paper, we establish a comparison between touch and tangible interfaces. We set up an experiment involv ...

Dual eye tracking offers new possibilities for the analysis and diagnosis of collaborative interaction. Cross-recurrence analyses and visualizations offer insight into how closely two collaborators’ gaze follow each other. We contrast two cases to illustra ...

Ethical concerns in the digital domain are growing with the extremely fast evolution of technology and the increasing scale at which software is deployed, potentially affecting our societies globally. It is crucial that engineers evaluate more systematical ...

Lecture videos are the major components in MOOCs. It is common for MOOC analytics researchers to model video behaviors in order to identify at-risk students. Much of the work emphasized prediction. However, we have little empirical understanding about thes ...

Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs) offer the potential to facilitate collaborative learning in new ways. This paper presents an empirical study that investigated the effects of a TUE in a classroom setting on task performance and learning outcomes. In the tan ...

We present experimental findings from a dual eye-tracking study that illustrate the effect of different ways of sharing se- lection in remote pair-programming scenario. Forty pairs of engineering students had to complete several program under- standing tas ...

We describe a pedagogical approach supporting the acquisition of abstraction skills by apprentices in logistics. Apprentices start with a concrete representation in the form of a small-scale model which aims at engaging them in learning activities. Multipl ...

Tangible user interfaces (TUIs) have been the focus of much attention recently in the HCI and learning communities. Although TUIs seem to intuitively offer potential to increase the learning experience, there have been questions about whether they actually ...

With the educational expansion, ever more students start a tertiary degree. At the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, an engineering school, the number of bachelor students increased from 3'713 in 2010 to 6'330 in 2022. However, in Switzerland, a co ...

We propose a gaze-based indicator of students’ attention in a MOOC video lecture. We report the results from an eye-tracking study during a MOOC lecture. We define the gaze- based indicator of students’ attention as “with-me-ness”. This answers a question ...

We present the design and evaluation of an iPad application that will be used to operate the modular robots “Roombots”. Roombots are the building blocks for adaptive pieces of furniture. The application allows a user to arrange adaptive furniture within a ...

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A multimodal measurement of the impact of deepfakes on the ethical reasoning and affective reactions of students

Tangible Paper Interfaces: Interpreting Pupils' Manipulations

Benefits of a Tangible Interface for Collaborative Learning and Interaction

Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Finding Relevant Lectures from Quizzes in a Multilingual STEM Educational Environment

A Tabletop Learning Environment for Logistics Assistants: Activating Teachers

Impact of a learning analytics dashboard on the practice of students and teachers

Teaching under lockdown: the change in the social practice of teaching

Displaying Teacher's Gaze in a MOOC: Effects on Students' Video Navigation Patterns

USING FORUMS FOR PROMOTING STUDENT DIVERSITY

An empirical evaluation of touch and tangible interfaces for tabletop displays

Collaborative Gaze Footprints: Correlates of Interaction Quality

The Digital Ethics Canvas: A Guide For Ethical Risk Assessment And Mitigation In The Digital Domain

How Do In-video Interactions Reflect Perceived Video Difficulty?

Task Performance vs. Learning Outcomes: A Study of Tangible User Interface in Classroom Setting

Effects of sharing text selections on gaze recurrence and interaction quality in a pair programming task

Using Augmentations as Bridges from Concrete to Abstract Representations

Tangible interfaces: when physical-virtual coupling may be detrimental to learning

Study Success And Failure Of STEM Students And The Connection To Their Learning Habits

“With-me-ness”: A gaze-measure for students’ attention in MOOCs

Design and Evaluation of a Graphical iPad Application for Arranging Adaptive Furniture