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Application of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Detecting the Impact of Usability from Evaluation of Mobile Health Applications (2024)
Journal Article
Kayode, O., Al Jaber, T., & Gordon, N. (2024). Application of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Detecting the Impact of Usability from Evaluation of Mobile Health Applications. International Journal on Engineering Technologies and Informatics, 5(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.51626/ijeti.2024.05.00070

Mobile health (mHealth) applications have demonstrated immense potential for facilitating preventative care and disease management through intuitive platforms. However, realizing transformational health objectives relies on creating accessible tools... Read More about Application of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Detecting the Impact of Usability from Evaluation of Mobile Health Applications.

Improving Rice Yield Prediction Accuracy Using Regression Models with Climate Data (2024)
Journal Article
Mohamad Mohsin, M. F., Umana, M. K., Hassan, M. G., Sharif, K. I. M., Ismail, M. A., Salleh, K., …Gordon, N. (2024). Improving Rice Yield Prediction Accuracy Using Regression Models with Climate Data. Communications in Computer and Information Science, 2002 CCIS, 258-267. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9592-9_20

Rice production is critical to food security, and accurate yield predictions are required for planning and decision-making. However, precisely predicting rice yields using machine learning models can be difficult due to the complicated interactions o... Read More about Improving Rice Yield Prediction Accuracy Using Regression Models with Climate Data.

A Portable Multi-user Cross-Platform Virtual Reality Platform for School Teaching in Malawi (2023)
Journal Article
Kambili-Mzembe, F., & Gordon, N. A. (2023). A Portable Multi-user Cross-Platform Virtual Reality Platform for School Teaching in Malawi. Communications in Computer and Information Science, 1904 CCIS, 182-192. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47328-9_14

This paper discusses and evaluates a self-contained portable multi-user cross-platform Virtual Reality (VR) setup that was devised and configured using off the shelf technologies and devices. This paper exemplifies how some fundamental challenges lik... Read More about A Portable Multi-user Cross-Platform Virtual Reality Platform for School Teaching in Malawi.

Why the Educational Metaverse Is Not All About Virtual Reality Apps (2023)
Journal Article
Gordon, N., Brayshaw, M., Kambili-Mzembe, F., & Al Jaber, T. (2023). Why the Educational Metaverse Is Not All About Virtual Reality Apps. Lecture notes in computer science, 14041 LNCS, 22-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34550-0_2

This paper explores how the Metaverse can be used in the context of learning and collaboration. In it we seek to dispel the story that the Metaverse is just another synonym for Virtual Reality and future technology. Instead we will argue that the Met... Read More about Why the Educational Metaverse Is Not All About Virtual Reality Apps.

Motivating Students to Learn How to Write Code Using a Gamified Programming Tutor (2023)
Journal Article
Gordon, N. A., & Grey, S. (2023). Motivating Students to Learn How to Write Code Using a Gamified Programming Tutor. Education Sciences, 13(3), Article 230. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13030230

Engagement and retention are widely acknowledged problems in computer science and more general higher education. The need to develop programming skills is increasingly ubiquitous, but especially so in computer science where it is one of the core comp... Read More about Motivating Students to Learn How to Write Code Using a Gamified Programming Tutor.

Sustainable Language Training for Engineering Students: Integrating Resource-Efficiency into the Course Content through the Educational Process (2023)
Journal Article
Gordon, N., Kemerova, N., Bolsunovskaya, L., & Osipov, S. (2023). Sustainable Language Training for Engineering Students: Integrating Resource-Efficiency into the Course Content through the Educational Process. Education Sciences, 13(2), Article 176. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13020176

The sustainable use of the Earth’s resources is recognized as increasingly important on a global scale, especially in relation to natural resource management, and is effectively addressed under the auspices of resource efficiency within engineering e... Read More about Sustainable Language Training for Engineering Students: Integrating Resource-Efficiency into the Course Content through the Educational Process.

Heuristic Evaluation of Microsoft Teams as an Online Teaching Platform: An Educators’ Perspective (2022)
Journal Article
Al-Qora’n, L., Salem, O. A. S., & Gordon, N. (2022). Heuristic Evaluation of Microsoft Teams as an Online Teaching Platform: An Educators’ Perspective. Computers, 11(12), Article 175. https://doi.org/10.3390/computers11120175

The way that education is delivered changed significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic to be completely online in many countries for many institutions. Despite the fact that they are not online teaching platforms, virtual meeting platforms were utili... Read More about Heuristic Evaluation of Microsoft Teams as an Online Teaching Platform: An Educators’ Perspective.

Creating a Classification Module to Analysis the Usage of Mobile Health Apps (2022)
Journal Article
Azuma, K., Al Jaber, T., & Gordon, N. (2022). Creating a Classification Module to Analysis the Usage of Mobile Health Apps. Acta Scientific Computer Sciences, 4(12), 34-42

With an ageing society becoming a major issue for many countries, health-related concerns are growing and mobile health applications (MHAs) are rapidly gaining users. The applications available range from those that promote exercise to maintain healt... Read More about Creating a Classification Module to Analysis the Usage of Mobile Health Apps.

Linking sustainability and spirituality: a preliminary assessment in pursuit of a sustainable and ethically correct world (2022)
Journal Article
Leal Filho, W., Salvia, A. L., Ulluwishewa, R., Abubakar, I. R., Mifsud, M., LeVasseur, T. J., …Farrugia, E. (2022). Linking sustainability and spirituality: a preliminary assessment in pursuit of a sustainable and ethically correct world. Journal of cleaner production, 380, Article 135091. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135091

The influence of humanity on the environment and the use of natural resources may be affected by spirituality, through awareness for developing a greater conscience about the implications of human actions and needs to adjust these in achieving sustai... Read More about Linking sustainability and spirituality: a preliminary assessment in pursuit of a sustainable and ethically correct world.

Increasing Engagement Through Explicit and Implicit Gamification in Higher Education (2022)
Book Chapter
Gordon, N., & Grey, S. (2022). Increasing Engagement Through Explicit and Implicit Gamification in Higher Education. In O. Bernardes, V. Amorim, & A. Carrizo Moreira (Eds.), Handbook of Research on the Influence and Effectiveness of Gamification in Education (662-681). Hershey, Pa.: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4287-6

Engagement is essential in higher education but can be problematic to achieve. Successful games are, at their core, designed to be engaging experiences. In attempts to increase engagement in learning, there has been an increase in playful learning, g... Read More about Increasing Engagement Through Explicit and Implicit Gamification in Higher Education.

Synchronous Multi-User Cross-Platform Virtual Reality for School Teachers (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Kambili-Mzembe, F., & Gordon, N. A. (2022). Synchronous Multi-User Cross-Platform Virtual Reality for School Teachers. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN). https://doi.org/10.23919/iLRN55037.2022.9815966

Motivated by a desire to apply Computer Science and Virtual Reality (VR) technology due to the need for improving secondary school education in Malawi, this paper presents a prototype of a synchronous multi-user cross-platform real-time 3D VR applica... Read More about Synchronous Multi-User Cross-Platform Virtual Reality for School Teachers.

Flexible Ontology-Driven Educational Apps and Social Media for Learners with a Disability (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Nganji, J. T., Brayshaw, M., & Gordon, N. (2022). Flexible Ontology-Driven Educational Apps and Social Media for Learners with a Disability. In P. Zaphiris, & A. Ioannou (Eds.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Designing the Learner and Teacher Experience. HCII 2022 (361-375). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05657-4_26

This paper explores how to build ontology-driven learning systems from a flexible disability-aware mentality and augment them into a learning blend that embraces social media. The approach emphasizes the use of user centered flexible software in a bl... Read More about Flexible Ontology-Driven Educational Apps and Social Media for Learners with a Disability.

Learning Analytics and Deep Learning in Large Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) (2022)
Journal Article
Wechie, N., Brayshaw, M., & Gordon, N. (2022). Learning Analytics and Deep Learning in Large Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs). International Journal on Engineering Technologies and Informatics, 3(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.51626/ijeti.2022.03.00029

In this paper we look at the use of Deep Learning as a technique for Education Data Mining and Learnng Analytics. We discuss existing approaches and how Deep Learning can be used in a complimentary manner in order to provide new and insightful perspe... Read More about Learning Analytics and Deep Learning in Large Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs).

Increasing engagement through explicit and implicit gamification in higher education (2022)
Book Chapter
Grey, S., & Gordon, N. A. (2022). Increasing engagement through explicit and implicit gamification in higher education. In O. Bernardes, V. Amorim, & A. Carrizo Moreira (Eds.), Handbook of Research on the Influence and Effectiveness of Gamification in Education (662-681). Hershey, Pa.: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4287-6.ch032

Engagement is essential in higher education but can be problematic to achieve. Successful games are, at their core, designed to be engaging experiences. In attempts to increase engagement in learning, there has been an increase in playful learning, g... Read More about Increasing engagement through explicit and implicit gamification in higher education.

Addressing Optimisation Challenges for Datasets with Many Variables, Using Genetic Algorithms to Implement Feature Selection (2022)
Journal Article
Gordon, N., Kambhampati, C., & Alabad, A. (2022). Addressing Optimisation Challenges for Datasets with Many Variables, Using Genetic Algorithms to Implement Feature Selection. AI, Computer Science and Robotics Technology, 1, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.5772/acrt.01

This article provides an optimisation method using a Genetic Algorithm approach to apply feature selection techniques for large data sets to improve accuracy. This is achieved through improved classification, a reduced number of features, and further... Read More about Addressing Optimisation Challenges for Datasets with Many Variables, Using Genetic Algorithms to Implement Feature Selection.

Improving Graduate Futures and Employability Through Embedded Industrial Experience (2022)
Journal Article
Dixon, J., & Gordon, N. (2022). Improving Graduate Futures and Employability Through Embedded Industrial Experience. New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, https://doi.org/10.29311/ndtps.v0i17.3596

The financial cost to individuals of higher education is now regularly exceeding £50k before maintenance in the UK; consequently, students are more concerned than ever that their degree should offer value for money when they enter the jobs marketplac... Read More about Improving Graduate Futures and Employability Through Embedded Industrial Experience.

The Role of Gamification in a Software Development Lifecycle (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Gordon, N., Brayshaw, M., Dixon, J., Grey, S., & Parker, D. (2021). The Role of Gamification in a Software Development Lifecycle. In INSPIRE XXVI . Delivering Global Education and Impact in Emergencies Using E-Learning (81-94)

Teaching Software Engineering students raises a number of challenges; in particular that student developers typically demonstrate behaviours that run counter to good software development. These include failing to plan properly, failing to develop the... Read More about The Role of Gamification in a Software Development Lifecycle.

A permanent Pivot to online learning, or will universities bounce back to normal? (2021)
Journal Article
Gordon, N. (2021). A permanent Pivot to online learning, or will universities bounce back to normal?. Academia Letters, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.20935/al2394

The Coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on how universities (higher or tertiary education) globally have taught students, throughout 2020 and into 2021. The response to the Coronavirus pandemic saw a mass pivot towards online learning in m... Read More about A permanent Pivot to online learning, or will universities bounce back to normal?.

Dependability Analysis Using Temporal Fault Trees and Monte Carlo Simulation (2021)
Book Chapter
Edifor, E., Gordon, N., & Walker, M. (2021). Dependability Analysis Using Temporal Fault Trees and Monte Carlo Simulation. In W. Zamojski, J. Mazurkiewicz, J. Sugier, T. Walkowiak, & J. Kacprzyk (Eds.), Theory and Engineering of Dependable Computer Systems and Networks (86-96). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76773-0_9

The safety and reliability of high-consequence systems is an issue of utmost importance to engineers because such systems can have catastrophic effects if they fail. Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) is a well-known probabilistic technique for assessing the... Read More about Dependability Analysis Using Temporal Fault Trees and Monte Carlo Simulation.

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: a setting for Professional and Research skills (2021)
Journal Article
Dixon, J., & Gordon, N. A. (2021). The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: a setting for Professional and Research skills. New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.29311/ndtps.v0i16.3660

This paper considers the use of the United Nations global goals to provide a framework for the teaching of professional and related skills. The main example and case study considered in this paper is from computing; however, much of the approach and... Read More about The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: a setting for Professional and Research skills.

Identifying Gaps in Cybersecurity Teaching and Learning (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Brayshaw, M., Gordon, N., & Karatazgianni, A. (2020). Identifying Gaps in Cybersecurity Teaching and Learning. In INSPIRE XXV : e-Learning as a solution during unprecedented times in the 21st Century (165-178)

This paper explores perceptions and expectations of privacy when using computer-mediated communication and social media. In this paper we present the results of an empirical survey into this topic and explore the pedagogic implications for the teachi... Read More about Identifying Gaps in Cybersecurity Teaching and Learning.

Refining the Teaching of Programming (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Gordon, N., Cargill, M., Grey, S., & Brayshaw, M. (2020). Refining the Teaching of Programming. In INSPIRE XXV : e-Learning as a solution during unprecedented times in the 21st Century (97-107)

This paper considers issues around the teaching of programming, a critical yet challenging part of the computing education at all levels. This paper begins by outlining some of the key concerns around computing education-from secondary school, throug... Read More about Refining the Teaching of Programming.

Genetic Algorithms as a Feature Selection Tool in Heart Failure Disease (2020)
Journal Article
Alabed, A., Kambhampati, C., & Gordon, N. (in press). Genetic Algorithms as a Feature Selection Tool in Heart Failure Disease. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 1229 AISC, 531-543. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52246-9_38

A great wealth of information is hidden in clinical datasets, which could be analyzed to support decision-making processes or to better diagnose patients. Feature selection is one of the data pre-processing that selects a set of input features by rem... Read More about Genetic Algorithms as a Feature Selection Tool in Heart Failure Disease.

Emerging challenges for HCI : enabling effective use of VR in education and training (2020)
Book Chapter
Gordon, N., & Brayshaw, M. (2020). Emerging challenges for HCI : enabling effective use of VR in education and training. In L. Bozgeyikli, & R. Bozgeyikli (Eds.), Virtual reality : recent advancements, applications and challenges. Gistrup, Denmark: River Publishers

This chapter considers some of the challenges in providing effective virtual reality (VR) environments for teaching and training, where users are encouraged and enabled to be truly engaged in their learning. One approach is to use inquiry-based learn... Read More about Emerging challenges for HCI : enabling effective use of VR in education and training.

Learning technologies for learning in health and well-being (2019)
Book Chapter
Gordon, N. (in press). Learning technologies for learning in health and well-being. In P. Gökcin Özuyar, W. Leal Filho, T. Wall, A. Marisa Azul, & L. Brandli (Eds.), Good Health and Well-Being

The United Nations (U.N.) Sustainable Goal 3, for healthy lives and promoting well-being, notes that 45% of all countries have less than one physician per 1000 people, that figure rising to 90% for less developed countries (United Nations, 2018). Giv... Read More about Learning technologies for learning in health and well-being.

Technologies for analysing and improving healthcare processes (2019)
Book Chapter
Gordon, N. (in press). Technologies for analysing and improving healthcare processes. In W. Leal Filho, T. Wall, A. Azul, L. Brandli, & P. Özuyar (Eds.), Good Health and Well-Being

The right to a healthy life is a natural expectation and recognised as a human right (WHO, 2017) – and is further recognised as such in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, where Goal 3 focusses on “good health and well-being” (United Na... Read More about Technologies for analysing and improving healthcare processes.

Smart, social, flexible and fun: Escaping the flatlands of virtual learning environments (2019)
Journal Article
Brayshaw, M., Gordon, N. A., & Grey, S. (2019). Smart, social, flexible and fun: Escaping the flatlands of virtual learning environments. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 998, 1047-1060. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22868-2_70

© 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. This paper describes the development of intelligent, social, flexible and game-based pedagogic approaches and their applications in Virtual Learning Environment based Education. Applications of computer science... Read More about Smart, social, flexible and fun: Escaping the flatlands of virtual learning environments.

A flexible approach to introductory programming : engaging and motivating students (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Gordon, N., Brayshaw, M., & Grey, S. (2019). A flexible approach to introductory programming : engaging and motivating students. In CEP '19 Proceedings of the 3rd Conference on Computing Education Practice. https://doi.org/10.1145/3294016.3294025

© 2019 Copyright is held by the owner/author(s). In this paper, we consider an approach to supporting students of Computer Science as they embark upon their university studies. The transition to Computer Science can be challenging for students, and e... Read More about A flexible approach to introductory programming : engaging and motivating students.

Approaches to Measuring Attendance and Engagement (2018)
Journal Article
Grey, S., & Gordon, N. A. (2018). Approaches to Measuring Attendance and Engagement. New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 13(13), Article 2692. https://doi.org/10.29311/ndtps.v0i13.2767

In this paper, we argue that, where we measure student attendance, this creates an extrinsic motivator in the form of a reward for (apparent) engagement and can thus lead to undesirable behaviour and outcomes. We go on to consider a number of other m... Read More about Approaches to Measuring Attendance and Engagement.

Constraints and autonomy for creativity in extracurricular gamejams and curricular assessment (2018)
Journal Article
Grey, S., Parker, D., & Gordon, N. (2018). Constraints and autonomy for creativity in extracurricular gamejams and curricular assessment. Research in Learning Technology, 26, Article 2023. https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v26.2023

The engagement observed by the players of the games that they play is a desirable quality that has not gone unnoticed in the field of education, leading to concepts such as gamification of education, game-based learning and serious games for training... Read More about Constraints and autonomy for creativity in extracurricular gamejams and curricular assessment.

Using formal game design methods to embed learning outcomes into game mechanics and avoid emergent behaviour (2017)
Journal Article
Grey, S., Grey, D., Gordon, N., & Purdy, J. (2017). Using formal game design methods to embed learning outcomes into game mechanics and avoid emergent behaviour. International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 7(3), 63-73. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijgbl.2017070106

This paper offers an approach to designing game based learning experiences inspired by the Mechanics-Dynamics-Aesthetics (MDA) model (Hunicke et al, 2004) and the elemental tetrad (Schell, 2008) model for game design. A case for game based learning a... Read More about Using formal game design methods to embed learning outcomes into game mechanics and avoid emergent behaviour.

A hybrid evaluation approach and guidance for mHealth education applications (2017)
Book Chapter
Aljaber, T., & Gordon, N. (2018). A hybrid evaluation approach and guidance for mHealth education applications. In Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Advances in Usability and User Experience (282-290). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60492-3_27

© Springer International Publishing AG 2018. Mobile health education applications (MHEAs) are used to support different users. However, although these applications are increasing in number, there is no effective evaluation framework to measure their... Read More about A hybrid evaluation approach and guidance for mHealth education applications.

Connecting Undergraduate Students as Partners in Computer Science Teaching and Research (2017)
Journal Article
Gordon, N. A., & Brayshaw, M. (2017). Connecting Undergraduate Students as Partners in Computer Science Teaching and Research. New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 12(12), https://doi.org/10.29311/ndtps.v0i12.598

Connecting undergraduate students as partners can lead to the enhancement of the undergraduate experience and allow students to see the different sides of the university. Such holistic perspectives may better inform academic career choices and postgr... Read More about Connecting Undergraduate Students as Partners in Computer Science Teaching and Research.

A guidance and evaluation approach for mHealth education applications (2017)
Book Chapter
Gordon, N., & Aljaber, T. (2017). A guidance and evaluation approach for mHealth education applications. In Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Technology in Education; Lecture Notes in Computer Science (330-340). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58515-4_26

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017. A growing number of mobile applications for health education are being utilized to support different stakeholders, from health professionals to software developers to patients and more general users. There... Read More about A guidance and evaluation approach for mHealth education applications.

Collaborative hybrid agent provision of learner needs using ontology based semantic technology (2017)
Journal Article
Brayshaw, M., Nganji, J., & Gordon, N. (2017). Collaborative hybrid agent provision of learner needs using ontology based semantic technology. Lecture notes in computer science, 10296 LNCS, 341-351. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58515-4_27

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017. This paper describes the use of Intelligent Agents and Ontologies to implement knowledge navigation and learner choice when interacting with complex information locations. The paper is in two parts: the fi... Read More about Collaborative hybrid agent provision of learner needs using ontology based semantic technology.

Flexible virtual environments: Gamifying immersive learning (2017)
Journal Article
Gordon, N., & Brayshaw, M. (2017). Flexible virtual environments: Gamifying immersive learning. Communications in computer and information science, 714, 115-121. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58753-0_18

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017. The availability of Virtual Reality (VR) and Virtual Environment (VE) equipment - with the launch of domestic technologies such as the Oculus Rift, Microsoft Hololens and Sony Playstation VR) - offer new w... Read More about Flexible virtual environments: Gamifying immersive learning.

Computational methods for finding long simple cycles in complex networks (2017)
Journal Article
Chalupa, D., Balaghan, P., Hawick, K. A., & Gordon, N. A. (2017). Computational methods for finding long simple cycles in complex networks. Knowledge-Based Systems, 125, 96-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2017.03.022

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Detection of long simple cycles in real-world complex networks finds many applications in layout algorithms, information flow modelling, as well as in bioinformatics. In this paper, we propose two computational methods for findin... Read More about Computational methods for finding long simple cycles in complex networks.

Flexible learning in computer science (2016)
Journal Article
Gordon, N. A. (2016). Flexible learning in computer science. New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.29311/ndtps.v0i11.575

This paper outlines the concept of Flexible Pedagogy and how it can assist in addressing some of the issues facing STEM disciplines in general, and Computer Science in particular. The paper considers what flexible pedagogy is and how technologies dev... Read More about Flexible learning in computer science.

Using motivation derived from computer gaming in the context of computer based instruction (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Brayshaw, M., & Gordon, N. (2016). Using motivation derived from computer gaming in the context of computer based instruction. . https://doi.org/10.1109/sai.2016.7556074

This paper was originally presented at the IEEE Technically Sponsored SAI Computing Conference 2016, London, 13-15 July 2016. Abstract— this paper explores how to exploit game based motivation as a way to promote engagement in computer-based instruct... Read More about Using motivation derived from computer gaming in the context of computer based instruction.

Heuristic Evaluation for Serious Immersive Games and M-instruction (2016)
Journal Article
Brayshaw, M., Gordon, N., & Aljaber, T. (2016). Heuristic Evaluation for Serious Immersive Games and M-instruction. Lecture notes in computer science, 9753, 310-319. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39483-1_29

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016. Two fast growing areas for technology-enhanced learning are serious games and mobile instruction (M-instruction or M-Learning). Serious games are ones that are meant to be more than just entertain... Read More about Heuristic Evaluation for Serious Immersive Games and M-instruction.

Evaluation of mobile health education applications for health professionals and patients (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Gordon, N., & Aljaber, T. (2016). Evaluation of mobile health education applications for health professionals and patients.

Paper presented at 8th International conference on e-Health (EH 2016), 1-3 July 2016, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. ABSTRACT Mobile applications for health education are commonly utilized to support patients and health professionals. A critical evaluat... Read More about Evaluation of mobile health education applications for health professionals and patients.

Requirements capture analysis for MOOCS in higher education (2015)
Book Chapter
Gordon, N. A., & Brayshaw, M. (2015). Requirements capture analysis for MOOCS in higher education. In A. Mesquita, & P. Peres (Eds.), Furthering Higher Education Possibilities through Massive Open Online Courses (107-125). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8279-5.ch005

One of the attention grabbing headlines in the last two years has been of hundreds of thousands of students enrolling on MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) that are being offered by some of the world's top Universities. Large numbers of students are... Read More about Requirements capture analysis for MOOCS in higher education.

Investigating heuristic evaluation as a methodology for evaluating pedagogical software: An analysis employing three case studies (2014)
Journal Article
Nganji, J., Brayshaw, M., Gordon, N., Butterfield, A., & Wen, L. (2014). Investigating heuristic evaluation as a methodology for evaluating pedagogical software: An analysis employing three case studies. Lecture notes in computer science, 8523 LNCS(PART 1), 25-35. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07482-5_3

This paper looks specifically at how to develop light weight methods of evaluating pedagogically motivated software. Whilst we value traditional usability testing methods this paper will look at how Heuristic Evaluation can be used as both a driving... Read More about Investigating heuristic evaluation as a methodology for evaluating pedagogical software: An analysis employing three case studies.

A safety analysis approach to clinical workflows : application and evaluation (2014)
Journal Article
Gordon, N., Kabir, S., Sharvia, S., Walker, M., & Al-Qora’n, L. (in press). A safety analysis approach to clinical workflows : application and evaluation. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 4(3), 82-91. https://doi.org/10.14569/SpecialIssue.2014.040310

Clinical workflows are safety critical workflows as they have the potential to cause harm or death to patients. Their safety needs to be considered as early as possible in the development process. Effective safety analysis methods are required to ens... Read More about A safety analysis approach to clinical workflows : application and evaluation.

Sustainable development as a framework for ethics and skills in higher education computing courses (2014)
Book Chapter
Gordon, N. (2015). Sustainable development as a framework for ethics and skills in higher education computing courses. In W. Leal Filho, L. Brandli, O. Kuznetsova, & A. Maria Finisterra do Paço (Eds.), Integrative Approaches to Sustainable Development at University Level (345-357). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10690-8_24

The impact of sustainable development on the curriculum remains variable, and in some disciplines the inclusion is considered by some to be inappropriate or not relevant. This paper considers the ways in which sustainable development can be embedded... Read More about Sustainable development as a framework for ethics and skills in higher education computing courses.

An approach to safety analysis of clinical workflows (2014)
Journal Article
Al-Qora'n, L., Gordon, N., Sharvia, S., Walker, M., & Papadopoulos, Y. (2014). An approach to safety analysis of clinical workflows. Athens Journal of Health, 1(3), 201-216. https://doi.org/10.30958/ajh.1-3-4

A clinical workflow considers the information and processes that are involved in providing a clinical service. They are safety critical since even minor faults have the potential to propagate and consequently cause harm to a patient, or even for a pa... Read More about An approach to safety analysis of clinical workflows.

Safety analysis of clinical workflows: The case of the workflow within a radiology department (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Gordon, N., Sharvia, S., Walker, M., & Al-Qora'n, L. (2014). Safety analysis of clinical workflows: The case of the workflow within a radiology department. . https://doi.org/10.1109/sai.2014.6918174

This paper was originally presented at the Science and Information Conference, 2014, 27-29 August, London. Abstract: Radiology Information Systems (RIS) and Picture Archiving and Communication systems (PACS) are used widely to help in the workflow ma... Read More about Safety analysis of clinical workflows: The case of the workflow within a radiology department.

Quantification of temporal fault trees based on fuzzy set theory (2014)
Journal Article
Kabir, S., Edifor, E., Walker, M., & Gordon, N. (2014). Quantification of temporal fault trees based on fuzzy set theory. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 286, 255-264. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07013-1_24

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014. Fault tree analysis (FTA) has been modified in different ways to make it capable of performing quantitative and qualitative safety analysis with temporal gates, thereby overcoming its limitation i... Read More about Quantification of temporal fault trees based on fuzzy set theory.

Using simulation to evaluate dynamic systems with weibull or lognormal distributions (2014)
Journal Article
Edifor, E., Gordon, N., Walker, M., & Papadopoulos, Y. (2014). Using simulation to evaluate dynamic systems with weibull or lognormal distributions. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 286, 117-187. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07013-1_17

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014. Most techniques for quantitatively analysing the temporal fault trees of safety-critical systems are used with the assumption that the systems under study have exponentially distributed component... Read More about Using simulation to evaluate dynamic systems with weibull or lognormal distributions.

Quantification of Simultaneous-AND Gates in Temporal Fault Trees (2013)
Journal Article
Edifor, E., Walker, M., & Gordon, N. (2013). Quantification of Simultaneous-AND Gates in Temporal Fault Trees. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 224, 141-151. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00945-2_13

Fault Tree Analysis has been a cornerstone of safety-critical systems for many years. It has seen various extensions to enable it to analyse dynamic behaviours exhibited by modern systems with redundant components. However, none of these extended FTA... Read More about Quantification of Simultaneous-AND Gates in Temporal Fault Trees.

Maximising gain for minimal pain: Utilising natural game mechanics (2013)
Journal Article
Gordon, N., Brayshaw, M., & Grey, S. (2013). Maximising gain for minimal pain: Utilising natural game mechanics. Innovation in teaching and learning in information and computer sciences, 12(1), 27-38. https://doi.org/10.11120/ital.2013.00004

This paper considers the application of natural games mechanics within higher education as a vehicle to encourage student engagement and achievement of desired learning outcomes. It concludes with desiderata of features for a learning environment whe... Read More about Maximising gain for minimal pain: Utilising natural game mechanics.

The technology supported assessment model: a proposal for FIT in HNUE (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Nguyen, T. C., & Gordon, N. (2013). The technology supported assessment model: a proposal for FIT in HNUE. In D. Graham (Ed.),

The student learning assessment systems used in many Vietnamese universities do not utilise technology enhanced learning. Therefore, assessment systems take up a lot of time, and require manual human intervention. Moreover, the benefits of active lea... Read More about The technology supported assessment model: a proposal for FIT in HNUE.

Safety Analysis of a Remote Patient Monitoring System with a Guideline Based Decision Support (2013)
Book Chapter
Al-Qora'n, L., Sharvia, S., Papadopoulos, Y., & Gordon, N. (2013). Safety Analysis of a Remote Patient Monitoring System with a Guideline Based Decision Support. Global Telemedicine and eHealth Updates: Knowledge Resources (527 - 531). International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth

Home Telehealth systems are used to help in the management of chronic conditions by patients themselves. Effective safety analysis tools are needed to ensure reliability and safety of these high risk systems. We hereby explain how Hierarchically-Perf... Read More about Safety Analysis of a Remote Patient Monitoring System with a Guideline Based Decision Support.

Tetrads of lines spanning PG(7,2) (2013)
Journal Article
Shaw, R., Gordon, N., & Havlicek, H. (2013). Tetrads of lines spanning PG(7,2). Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society, Simon Stevin, 20(4), 735-752. https://doi.org/10.36045/bbms/1382448192

Our starting point is a very simple one, namely that of a set L₄ of four mutually skew lines in PG(7,2). Under the natural action of the stabilizer group G(L₄)

Quantification of priority-OR gates in temporal fault trees (2012)
Journal Article
Edifor, E., Walker, M., & Gordon, N. (2012). Quantification of priority-OR gates in temporal fault trees. Lecture notes in computer science, 7612 LNCS, 99-110. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33678-2_9

Fault Tree Analysis has been used in reliability engineering for many decades and has seen various modifications to enable it to analyse fault trees with dynamic and temporal gates so it can incorporate sequential failure in its analysis. Pandora is... Read More about Quantification of priority-OR gates in temporal fault trees.

Activating cognitive activities among students through the application of WebPA in teaching knowledge on mathematical operations in upper secondary schools of Vietnam (2012)
Journal Article
Nguyen, T., & Gordon, N. (2012). Activating cognitive activities among students through the application of WebPA in teaching knowledge on mathematical operations in upper secondary schools of Vietnam

In Vietnam, the inspection and evaluation in education is usually performed by traditional assessments, including regular testing and periodic examination. The biggest advantage of these assessments are that they are easy to deploy and fairly accurat... Read More about Activating cognitive activities among students through the application of WebPA in teaching knowledge on mathematical operations in upper secondary schools of Vietnam.

Personalized content provision for virtual learning environments via the semantic web (2012)
Journal Article
Wen, L., Brayshaw, M., & Gordon, N. (2012). Personalized content provision for virtual learning environments via the semantic web. Innovation in teaching and learning in information and computer sciences, 11(1), 14-26. https://doi.org/10.11120/ital.2012.11010014

In this paper we discuss how we may personalize e-learning along three distinct axes, namely: teaching and learning pedagogical philosophies, personalized educational processes to taste and the coordination of these processes during execution. In doi... Read More about Personalized content provision for virtual learning environments via the semantic web.

Aspects of the Segre variety S1,1,1(2) (2011)
Journal Article
Shaw, R., Gordon, N., & Havlicek, H. (2012). Aspects of the Segre variety S1,1,1(2). Designs, codes, and cryptography, 62(2), 225-239. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10623-011-9508-y

We consider various aspects of the Segre variety S := S_{1,1,1}(2) in PG(7,2), whose stabilizer group G_S < GL(8, 2) has the structure N {\rtimes} Sym(3), where N := GL(2,2)\times GL(2,2)\times GL(2,2). In particular we prove that S determines a dist... Read More about Aspects of the Segre variety S1,1,1(2).

E-services and the digital divide: The role of tertiary education in improving public engagement and trust in e-delivery of services (2010)
Book Chapter
Gordon, N. A. (2010). E-services and the digital divide: The role of tertiary education in improving public engagement and trust in e-delivery of services. Handbook of Research on E-Services in the Public Sector: E-Government Strategies and Advancements (244-250). Information Science Reference. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-789-3.ch019

This chapter considers aspects relating to the role of tertiary (i.e. higher) education in improving the engagement of the public with government provided E-services. Some of the issues considered include those of tackling the digital divide - which... Read More about E-services and the digital divide: The role of tertiary education in improving public engagement and trust in e-delivery of services.

Education for sustainable development in computer science (2010)
Journal Article
Gordon, N. (2010). Education for sustainable development in computer science. Innovation in teaching and learning in information and computer sciences, 9(2), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.11120/ital.2010.09020003

In this paper we will consider some of the aspects related to the teaching of sustainable development within the Higher Education computing curriculum - including students' views on the relevance of this to their education, grounded on the outcome fr... Read More about Education for sustainable development in computer science.

Enabling personalised learning through formative and summative assessment (2009)
Book Chapter
Gordon, N. A. (2009). Enabling personalised learning through formative and summative assessment. Technology-Supported Environments for Personalized Learning: Methods and Case Studies (268-284). Information Science Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-884-0.ch015

This chapter considers some ways in which personalised learning can potentially be delivered by means of appropriate assessment and the use of associated technologies. Recognising that for many students, learning is driven by summative assessment, th... Read More about Enabling personalised learning through formative and summative assessment.

The cubic Segre variety in PG(5,2) (2008)
Journal Article
Shaw, R., & Gordon, N. A. (2009). The cubic Segre variety in PG(5,2). Designs, codes, and cryptography, 51(2), 141-156. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10623-008-9250-2

The Segre variety S 1,2 in PG(5, 2) is a 21-set of points which is shown to have a cubic equation Q(x) = 0. If T(x, y, z) denotes the alternating trilinear form obtained by completely polarizing the cubic polynomial Q, then the associate U # of an r-... Read More about The cubic Segre variety in PG(5,2).

The polynomial degree of the Grassmannian G1,n,2 (2006)
Journal Article
Shaw, R., & Gordon, N. A. (2006). The polynomial degree of the Grassmannian G1,n,2. Designs, codes, and cryptography, 39(2), 289-306. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10623-005-4524-4

For a subset ψ of PG(N, 2) a known result states that ψ has polynomial degree ≤ r, r ≤ N, if and only if ψ intersects every r-flat of PG(N, 2) in an odd number of points. Certain refinements of this result are considered, and are then applied in the... Read More about The polynomial degree of the Grassmannian G1,n,2.

Partial spreads in PG(4,2) and flats in PG(9,2) external to the Grassmannian G1,4,2 (2005)
Journal Article
Shaw, R., Gordon, N. A., & Maks, J. G. (2005). Partial spreads in PG(4,2) and flats in PG(9,2) external to the Grassmannian G1,4,2. Discrete Mathematics, 301(1), 137-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.disc.2004.11.023

We consider the following 'even hyperplane construction'of flats in the projective space PG(9, 2) = P(boolean AND(2) V(5, 2)) which are external to the Grassmannian G(1,4,2) of lines of PG(4,2). Let the Grassmann image in G(1,4,2) of a partial spread... Read More about Partial spreads in PG(4,2) and flats in PG(9,2) external to the Grassmannian G1,4,2.

The classification of flats in PG (9, 2) which are external to the grassmannian script G sign1,4,2 (2005)
Journal Article
Shaw, R., Maks, J. G., & Gordon, N. A. (2005). The classification of flats in PG (9, 2) which are external to the grassmannian script G sign1,4,2. Designs, codes, and cryptography, 34(2-3), 203-227. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10623-004-4855-6

Constructions are given of different kinds of flats in the projective space$$PG(9,2)={\mathbb P}(\wedge^{2}V(5,2))$$which are external to the Grassmannian$${\cal G}_{\bf 1,4,2}$$of lines ofPG(4,2). In particular it is shown that there exist precisely... Read More about The classification of flats in PG (9, 2) which are external to the grassmannian script G sign1,4,2.

Aspects of the linear groups GL(n,2) (2005)
Journal Article
Gordon, N. A., Jarvisy, T. M., & Shawy, R. (2005). Aspects of the linear groups GL(n,2). Journal of combinatorial mathematics and combinatorial computing, 53, 13 - 31

We provide tables which summarize various aspects of the Önite linear groups GL(n; 2); n < 7; in their action upon the vector space Vn = V (n; 2) and upon the associated projective space PG(n 1; 2): It is intended that the tabulated results should be... Read More about Aspects of the linear groups GL(n,2).

Experiences of embedding Information Technology into discipline based teaching (2005)
Journal Article
Gordon, N. (2005). Experiences of embedding Information Technology into discipline based teaching. Innovation in teaching and learning in information and computer sciences, 4(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.11120/ital.2005.04010002

In this paper we will reflect upon some of the experiences that the author had whilst supporting the embedding of Information Technology (I.T.) into a U.K. mathematics department’s undergraduate teaching. The paper includes some examples of the kinds... Read More about Experiences of embedding Information Technology into discipline based teaching.

The quintic Grassmannian g(1,4,2) in PG(9,2) (2004)
Journal Article
Shaw, R., & Gordon, N. (2004). The quintic Grassmannian g(1,4,2) in PG(9,2). Designs, codes, and cryptography, 32(1-3), 381 - 396. https://doi.org/10.1023/B%3ADESI.0000029236.10701.61

The 155 points of the Grassmannian g(1,4,2) of lines of PG(4,2) = PV(5,2) are those points x is an element of PG(9,2) = P(boolean AND V-2(5,2)) which satisfy a certain quintic equation Q(x) = 0. (The quintic polynomial Q is given explicitly in Shaw a... Read More about The quintic Grassmannian g(1,4,2) in PG(9,2).

Wither mathematics, whither science? (2004)
Journal Article
Gordon, N. (2004). Wither mathematics, whither science?. Teaching mathematics and its applications / the Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications, 23(1), 15-32. https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/23.1.15

This paper gives an overview of some of the problems facing the higher education mathematics community, and some examples of methods that departments of mathematics and related disciplines can use to try to deal with the problems. This is relevant to... Read More about Wither mathematics, whither science?.

Numerical computation and analysis of the Titchmarsh-Weyl mα(λ)  function for some simple potentials (1999)
Journal Article
Witwit, M. R. M., Gordon, N. A., & Killingbeck, J. (1999). Numerical computation and analysis of the Titchmarsh-Weyl mα(λ)  function for some simple potentials. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 106(1), 131-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0377-0427%2899%2900061-8

This article is concerned with the Titchmarsh-Weyl mα(λ) function for the differential equation d2y/dx2+[-q(x)]y=0. The test potential q(x)=x2, for which the relevant mα(λ) functions are meromorphic, having simple poles at the points =4k+1 and =4k+3,... Read More about Numerical computation and analysis of the Titchmarsh-Weyl mα(λ)  function for some simple potentials.

Point transfer matrices for the Schrödinger equation: The algebraic theory (1999)
Journal Article
Gordon, N. A., & Pearson, D. B. (1999). Point transfer matrices for the Schrödinger equation: The algebraic theory. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Section A Mathematics, 129(4), 717-732. https://doi.org/10.1017/S030821050001310X

This paper deals with the theory of point interactions for the one-dimensional Schrödinger equation. The familiar example of the δ5-potential V(x) = gδ(x - x 0 ), for which the transfer matrix across the singularity (point transfer matrix) is given b... Read More about Point transfer matrices for the Schrödinger equation: The algebraic theory.

Linear sections of GL(4, 2) (1998)
Journal Article
Gordon, N. A., Lunardon, G., & Shaw, R. (1998). Linear sections of GL(4, 2). Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society, Simon Stevin, 5(2-3), 287-311. https://doi.org/10.36045/bbms/1103409012

For V = V (n; q); a linear section of GL(V ) = GL(n; q) is a vector subspace S of the n 2 -dimensional vector space End(V ) which is contained in GL(V ) [ f0g: We pose the problem, for given (n; q); of classifying the di erent kinds of maximal linear... Read More about Linear sections of GL(4, 2).

Calculations for double-well potentials of perturbed oscillator type in three-dimensional systems using the Hill-determinant approach (1998)
Journal Article
Witwit, M., & Gordon, N. (1998). Calculations for double-well potentials of perturbed oscillator type in three-dimensional systems using the Hill-determinant approach. Canadian Journal of Physics, 76(8), 609-620. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjp-76-8-609

A determination of the eigenvalues for a three-dimensional system is made by expanding the potential functionV(x,y,z;Z2, λ,β)= ?Z2[x2+y2+z2]+λ {x4+y4+z4+2β[x2y2+x2z2+y2z2]}, around its minimum. In this paper the results of extensive numerical calcula... Read More about Calculations for double-well potentials of perturbed oscillator type in three-dimensional systems using the Hill-determinant approach.

Calculating energy levels of a double-well potential in a two- dimensional system by expanding the potential function around its minimum (1997)
Journal Article
Witwit, M. R. M., & Gordon, N. A. (1997). Calculating energy levels of a double-well potential in a two- dimensional system by expanding the potential function around its minimum. Canadian Journal of Physics, 75(10), 705-714. https://doi.org/10.1139/p97-023

A determination of the eigenvalues for a three-dimensional system is made by expanding the potential functionV(x,y,z;Z2, λ,β)= ?Z2[x2+y2+z2]+λ {x4+y4+z4+2β[x2y2+x2z2+y2z2]}, around its minimum. In this paper the results of extensive numerical calcula... Read More about Calculating energy levels of a double-well potential in a two- dimensional system by expanding the potential function around its minimum.

Mathematica and finite geometry (1995)
Conference Proceeding
Gordon, N. (1995). Mathematica and finite geometry. In V. Keranen, & P. Mitic (Eds.), Mathematics With Vision: Proceedings of the First International Mathematica Symposium (159 - 166)

We describe the use of Mathematica in the investigation of some aspects of finite geometry, in particular we look at an example of finding a single polynomial function corresponding to a set of polynomial functions, and an example of finding the PGL(... Read More about Mathematica and finite geometry.

Stable forward shooting for eigenvalues and expectation values (1995)
Journal Article
Killingbeck, J. P., Gordon, N. A., & Witwit, M. R. M. (1995). Stable forward shooting for eigenvalues and expectation values. Physics Letters A, 206(5-6), 279-282. https://doi.org/10.1016/0375-9601%2895%2900632-d

Internal differentiation techniques are used to produce a simple but highly accurate forwardsshootingmethod foreigenvaluesandexpectationvaluesof the Schrödinger equation. A multi-well potential is used as a test case.

Finite Geometry and Computer Algebra, with Applications (1994)
Thesis
Gordon, N. (1994). Finite Geometry and Computer Algebra, with Applications. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/405456

The interaction between geometry and algebra is a diverse and fruitful area to explore. Of particular interest is the area of groups and geometry. In this work we will examine various aspects of this interplay, in particular looking at geometric cano... Read More about Finite Geometry and Computer Algebra, with Applications.

Mathematica in the teaching of mathematics for computer science students in H.E.
Conference Proceeding
Gordon, N. (2006). Mathematica in the teaching of mathematics for computer science students in H.E. In Y. Papegay (Ed.), Applied Mathematica, Electronic Proceedings of the Eighth International Mathematica Symposium (IMS’06)

This paper considers the use of Mathematica in the teaching of mathematics to Computer Science students in Higher Education (H.E.). This is based on experiences in the English H.E. system, and includes examples of the kinds of illustrations and appro... Read More about Mathematica in the teaching of mathematics for computer science students in H.E..

E-commerce And E-business: A new paradigm or old business in new clothes?
Conference Proceeding
Brayshaw, M., & Gordon, N. (2006). E-commerce And E-business: A new paradigm or old business in new clothes?. In P. Isaías, M. McPherson, & F. Bannister (Eds.), Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on e-Society (178 - 182)

This paper aims to answer the question implicit in the title, namely is e-commerce and e-business a new paradigm or old business in new clothes? We consider whether this topic is truly a new discipline worthy of study and understanding in its own rig... Read More about E-commerce And E-business: A new paradigm or old business in new clothes?.