{"id":1220,"date":"2026-01-25T19:31:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T19:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cs.ubbcluj.ro\/~meco\/quiz-ifying-education-exploring-the-power-of-virtual-assistants-2024\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T12:07:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T12:07:55","slug":"quiz-ifying-education-exploring-the-power-of-virtual-assistants-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cs.ubbcluj.ro\/~meco\/quiz-ifying-education-exploring-the-power-of-virtual-assistants-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Quiz-Ifying Education: Exploring the Power of Virtual Assistants (2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>International Conference on Computer Supported Education<\/p>\n<h2>Authors<\/h2>\n<p>Ioana-Alexandra Todericiu, Mihai Pop, Camelia Serban, L. Dio\u015fan<\/p>\n<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>Technology offers transformative potential for educational innovation. This paper introduces a novel approach by harnessing virtual assistants, specifically through an Alexa quiz skill tailored for university students, to enhance learning experiences. Supported by a preliminary evaluation, our solution demonstrates significant user satisfaction, indicating its effectiveness and areas for further refinement. Our tailored skill dynamically generates custom quizzes aligned with students\u2019 preferences and topics, providing a personalized and learning alternative to the one-size-fits-all content. Utilizing Amazon Web Services (AWS) for its cloud infrastructure, our methodology ensures scalability and a seamless user experience. We detail the theoretical foundations and technical implementations of our approach, showcasing its capability to tackle current educational . This work contributes to the ongoing discourse about modernizing education techniques by providing a comprehensive framework for an innovative, interactive learning tool that capitalizes on the power of virtual assistants.<\/p>\n<h2>Citation<\/h2>\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">@Inproceedings{Todericiu2024QuizIfyingEE,\n author = {Ioana-Alexandra Todericiu and Mihai Pop and Camelia Serban and L. Dio\u015fan},\n booktitle = {International Conference on Computer Supported Education},\n title = {Quiz-Ifying Education: Exploring the Power of Virtual Assistants},\n year = {2024}\n}<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology offers transformative potential for educational innovation. This paper introduces a novel approach by harnessing virtual assistants, specifically through an Alexa quiz skill tailored for university students, to enhance learning experiences. Supported by a preliminary evaluation, our solution demonstrates significant user satisfaction, indicating its effectiveness and areas for further refinement. Our tailored skill dynamically generates custom quizzes aligned with students\u2019 preferences and topics, providing a personalized and learning alternative to the one-size-fits-all content. Utilizing Amazon Web Services (AWS) for its cloud infrastructure, our methodology ensures scalability and a seamless user experience. We detail the theoretical foundations and technical implementations of our approach, showcasing its capability to tackle current educational . This work contributes to the ongoing discourse about modernizing education techniques by providing a comprehensive framework for an innovative, interactive learning tool that capitalizes on the power of virtual assistants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[21,11,72],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cs.ubbcluj.ro\/~meco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1220"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cs.ubbcluj.ro\/~meco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cs.ubbcluj.ro\/~meco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cs.ubbcluj.ro\/~meco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cs.ubbcluj.ro\/~meco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1220"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cs.ubbcluj.ro\/~meco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1459,"href":"https:\/\/www.cs.ubbcluj.ro\/~meco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1220\/revisions\/1459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cs.ubbcluj.ro\/~meco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cs.ubbcluj.ro\/~meco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cs.ubbcluj.ro\/~meco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}