Teaching thermodynamics with augmented interaction and learning analytics

Wanli Xing, Xudong Huang, Chenglu Li, Charles Xie

Abstract: Highlights•Using concreteness fading to integrate different learning modes to augment students' interaction with physical materials.•Taking advantage of infrared imaging and analytics to engage students and foster their learning of thermodynamics.•Through an iterative design and testing, synthesizing design factors when blending physical and virtual learning.