Externalization of Coaching Knowledge based on Multiple Thinking Models on Collaborative Learning Environment for Dementia Care

Abstract

We describe the externalization of coaching knowledge based on Minsky's commonsense thinking models on a collaborative learning environment for dementia care. To externalize the coaching knowledge of professional caregivers, we have built computational models that represent a part of the instructor's thinking process. We have conducted collaborative learning of dementia care on the care field, and we have analyzed the instructors' coaching knowledge using multiple thinking models. The experimental results have shown the effectiveness of the proposed learning environment for dementia care.