their disposition toward the class. Three main themesemerged from the open-ended responses related to student articulation of disposition (Table 2). Each themeemerged from a grouping of sub-themes. Table 2. Survey 2 Open-ended response themes for disposition changes and effects. Theme, example quotes, and the number of associated quotes for each theme are reported. N=19 Theme Example Quote(s) Positive Disposition (11): Students emphasized the "My increased growth mindset has importance of having a positive disposition in influencing allowed me to face adversity with a one's performance and attitude toward learning. positive outlook
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that will be used in real-world deployment ([5] Nagasawa S. et al., 2021).2) Mobility mechanism: Implementing a movement mechanism for tabletop navigation and orientation towards children. As the robot will frequently move around and orientate itself towards the student, efficient power management is crucial for making the overall platform cost effective - even with a CRI system based on the use of smartphones, which typically weigh no more than 200 grams.3) Expression Presentation Function: In interactions between children and robots, the robot's expression is also crucial. Proposing a method to add expressions onto a 3D face-shaped display using a small optical projector, enhancing emotional communication
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great as the campuses involved in this study are closely connected with manyoverlapping administrative services.Theme 5: A pure ICT solution is not best for supporting equity and encouraging engagement.Whereas multi-campus teaching is traditionally seen as an instructor in a teleconferencing-enabled classroom with a local cohort, teaching to both local and remote cohort(s), theparticipants interviewed for this study stressed that they have worked with a combination ofremote/distance teaching technologies such as Zoom alongside traditional teleconferencedclassroom solutions.The need for creative solutions is connected to Theme 6 and the desire to provide a high quality,positive experience for the students. One participant claimed, “… if you have