IFE Experiential Classroom - Learning Lab

The Experiential Classroom - Learning Lab is a multimodal learning analytics laboratory operated by the IFE Living Lab, located at the Expedition-FEMSA building within Monterrey's Innovation District (DistritoTec).

It consists of a 165 m² flexible space, enabled with cutting-edge technologies and sensors, focused on projects that study interactions and experiences in dynamics that emulate real learning and collaboration contexts.

This high-tech laboratory is an exciting and disruptive environment for experimental research, promoting synergies with companies, research centers, and educational institutions.

Experiential Classroom - Learning Lab offers access to more than 15 technologies and 40 peripheral sensors to collect, process, and analyze data in multiple modalities, to acquire a deeper knowledge of factors such as motivation, cognition, communication and collaboration, among others.

Examples of analyzed modalities:

Skeletal (postures, gestures)
Ocular (attention, behavior)
Tactile (sketching, writing)
Auditory (conversational patterns)
Physiological (altertness, stress)
Neuronal (concentration, mental fatigue)
Spatial (cohesion, movement)

Current Setup

Our current setup can host activities with up to 25 participants, inviting IFE LL key stakeholders to conduct studies on the features and factors present in different learning and collaboration scenarios.

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Our current setup includes:

2 VR stations with fixed screens
2 short-throw projectors
1 85” mobile touchscreen computer
1 real-time positioning system
2 high performance desktop computers
5 high performance laptops
20 tablets
1 matrix of 5 cameras, 4 speakers, and 2 environmental microphones
25 chairs
12 tables
More than 40 peripheral devices and sensors

Current Experiments

S4L-ET

We are currently developing an experiment focused on the analysis of attention and focus through eye tracking in a human-computer interaction scenario.

This study involves students interacting with a logistic simulator, where we collect precise data on where and how participants focus their gaze on real time. This information is essential to understand attention patterns and how they correlate with performance on specific tasks within the simulator for the purpose of improving user-computer interfaces to facilitate learning and more effective interaction.

Previous Experiments

GTL-Mars

In 2023, we conducted a collaborative experiment focused on capturing multiple modalities for assessing remote teamwork (GTL-Mars).

The experiment involved teams of students working on the solution of an optimization problem within a hypothetical Mars colony operating a computer simulator via Zoom, where we collected raw audio and video data for the recognition of conversational patterns, emotions, and problem-solving performance.

This experiment was developed in collaboration with the Global Teamwork Lab, involving MIT, THUAS, and RUG.

NPFC-Test

In 2023, we conducted a Neuronal, Physiological, and Facial Coding experiment (NPFC-Test) that aimed at capturing multiple modalities for concentration and engagement assessment.

The NPFC-Test involved the human-computer-interaction within a 20 minute test which includes different activities with audiovisual stimuli, concentration tasks, and self-reports. We collected raw data from brainwave activity, digital biomarkers, RGB video for facial gestures recognition, and self-reports.

We are currently documenting the experiment’s dataset, which will be offered to researchers through the IFE Data Hub.