Best Moodle Innovation for 2023 -- Nominations

Developers:

• Shizuka Shirai, Osaka University
  
• Takahiro Nakahara, Sangensha LLC.
  
• Tetsuo Fukui, Mukogawa Women’s University

In the feild of mathematics e-learning, there are long standing challenge about mathematical input mathod. When students and teachers enter mathematical expressions, it is required special manner because mathematical expressions have a two-dimensional structure. Therefore, it is difficult to input and edit mathematical expressions using digital devices. 

    In response to this challenge, we have developed the MathTOUCH editor plugin, which embodies an intelligent interface for mathematical input, facilitating the entry of equations through predictive conversion from colloquial-style text. The performance experiment participated 71 participants to evaluate the efficacy of the proposed editor reveals that users were able to input equations with the MathTOUCH editor at a rate approximately 1.5 times faster than with a conventional interface. Furthermore, participants reported heightened levels of subjective satisfaction.

    We believe that the propoed plugin is promissing way to support both students and teachers in math e-learning.