AttentionTag - Moodle Plugin

Overview

AttentionTag is an AI-powered assistant designed to enhance students' learning experiences by helping them maintain focus on study materials. It employs various triggers, including Visual Prompts and Auditory Cues, to improve concentration and engagement.

Plugin Information

• Plugin Type: Block
• Repository: GitHub - AttentionTag Moodle Plugin
• Issue Tracker: Report Issues
• Moodle Documentation: Moodle Docs
• Maintainer: team@attentiontag.com

Subscriptions Required

• Contact team@attentiontag.com to receive your Client ID, Client Secret, and Project ID.
• These credentials are required for communication with the AttentionTag backend.
• Your npm profile will also be added to the list of allowed users in the attention_tag organization so that you can download the SDK.
• Visit AttentionTag and create your account in your respective organization.
• Navigate to the Assistants Tab to configure Visual Prompts or Auditory Cues(more triggers comming soon).

Installation

Follow these steps to install the AttentionTag plugin on your Moodle instance:

1. Install the plugin
   Install the plugin directly from the Moodle plugins directory or upload via ZIP file or install manually on the server For more detailed instructions, visit Installing Plugins

2. Verify Installation
   Ensure that the plugin is installed by checking for an attentiontag folder inside moodle/blocks.

3. Install Dependencies
   You have to manually install our AttentionTag SDK and other related packages.

   cd /var/www/html/moodle/blocks/attentiontag
   npm install
   npm install @attention_tag/attentiontag
   npm run build
   

   If you're using sudo(or any other user) to install the package, use sudo(or the same user) while logging into npm also.

4. Purge Caches Go to Site Administration > Development > Purge Caches > Purge All Cache

Setup & Configuration

1. Enter Credentials in Moodle

   • Navigate to Site Administration > Plugins > Blocks > Manage Blocks > AttentionTag > Settings.
   • Enter the Client ID, Client Secret, and Project ID provided.

2. Enable the Plugin in Moodle

   • Go to any course module page in Moodle.
   • Enable Edit Mode (top right corner).
   • Add the AttentionTag block to the page.

How It Works

1. Student Interaction When the AttentionTag plugin is enabled on a course_module page and the logged in user is a “student” of this course_module, it runs inferences on the webcam feed and runs various ML models to generate inferences and tags. These are then used to compute different mental attributes such as concentration levels, sleepiness, effective focus etc. These levels are then compared with the thresholds defined in the Assistants tab and Visual Prompts/Auditory Cues are triggered corresponding to the results.

2. Triggers

   • Visual Prompt: Displays an uploaded image at the bottom left of the screen.
   • Auditory Cue: Plays a sound to alert the student.
   • Both triggers reset every 15 minutes.

3. DART Icon

   • A DART icon appears at the bottom right.
   • When permissions are granted, it updates every 30 seconds to reflect the student’s emotional state (Happy, Sad, Fear, Anger, etc.).

Support

For assistance, reach out to team@attentiontag.com or create an issue on our GitHub Issue Tracker.

Enhance student engagement and focus with AttentionTag!