start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=2 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=97 end-page=101 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2010 dt-pub=20100729 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=A kinesthetic-based collaborative learning system for distributed algorithms en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=In this paper, we present a learning support system DASE-E to help students understand fundamental concepts of distributed algorithms in computer science. DASE-E is a collaborative learning system, in which the task of students is to devise a distributed algorithm. DASE-E offers a set of small wireless terminals with accelerometers. Each student plays the role of a process with a terminal, according to the algorithm that students devised. Each terminal enables a student to take physical actions that control the behavior of a process in the simulator. After the role playing simulation is finished, students discuss their activity played back on a screen. We implemented the system for learning distributed leader election algorithms, had a trial exercise in our research group, and we confirmed that it is effective to learn the critical part of distributed systems and algorithms. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=NagatakiHiroyuki en-aut-sei=Nagataki en-aut-mei=Hiroyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiiTaichi en-aut-sei=Fujii en-aut-mei=Taichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamauchiYukiko en-aut-sei=Yamauchi en-aut-mei=Yukiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KakugawaHirotsugu en-aut-sei=Kakugawa en-aut-mei=Hirotsugu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=MasuzawaToshimitsu en-aut-sei=Masuzawa en-aut-mei=Toshimitsu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Center for Faculty Development, Okayama University affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University affil-num=5 en-affil= kn-affil=Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University en-keyword=computer science education kn-keyword=computer science education en-keyword=distributed algorithm kn-keyword=distributed algorithm en-keyword=collaborative learning kn-keyword=collaborative learning en-keyword=kinesthetic learning activity kn-keyword=kinesthetic learning activity en-keyword=algorithm visualization kn-keyword=algorithm visualization END