Using pen-based computers across the computer science curriculum

Berque, Dave; Bonebright, Terri L.; Whitesell, Michael V.

doi:10.1145/971300.971324

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“…Several software programs, such as Classroom Presenter [15] and Dyknow [16] emphasize the use of digital ink for integrating student and professor input during and after class. Since their initial introduction, a number of studies have investigated the use of Tablet PCs and digital inking software in education for promoting sound educational practices [12,13,[17][18][19][20].…”

Section: Technology Implementationmentioning

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Introducing Tablet PCs into Synchronous Distributed Learning Environments

Moore

Hayes

Utschig

2009

2009 IEEE 13th Digital Signal Processing Workshop and 5th IEEE Signal Processing Education Workshop

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Distributed education is becoming an integral part of the programs at Georgia Tech. However, the traditional mode of synchronous distributed learning (DL) classes has typically suffered from several challenges that hinder effective teaching and learning practices. This paper is a case study that outlines work on a project to implement Tablet PCs into the design of DL courses to enhance their effectiveness in synchronous deployment. Feedback from students and faculty were collected as a means of assessing the potential impact of the Tablet PC modality in synchronous DL environments. Results indicate that this modality has several distinct advantages over more traditional DL modalities from the perspective of both students and faculty.

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Section: Technology Implementationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Introducing Tablet PCs into Synchronous Distributed Learning Environments

Moore

Hayes

Utschig

2009

2009 IEEE 13th Digital Signal Processing Workshop and 5th IEEE Signal Processing Education Workshop

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“…UWCP supports a student interface designed around the Tablet PC -which provides natural support for private note-taking. DyKnow is a similar system, available commercially, which supports a great range of instructor and student activity and support [2]. UP differs in that students are supported in engagement in the classroom with the Permission to make digital or hard copies of all or part of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that copies bear this notice and the full citation on the first page.…”

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Noteblogging

Simon

Davis

Griswold

et al. 2008

Proceedings of the 39th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

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Classroom note taking tends to be a private activity, hiding a wealth of knowledge in both content and method. With the advent of the web, whose technology and culture seemingly invites everyone to share everything, we are prompted to ask how making note taking a public activity -noteblogging -might advance learning. What does a blog about a computer science classroom look like? What supports are needed to enable noteblogging as a form of auxiliary instruction? In this paper we overview the design and use of noteblogging as part of the Ubiquitous Presenter digital classroom system. With NoteBlogger, students with Tablet PCs take handwritten notes digitally on top of the instructor's slides, and their notes are instantly reviewable by other students in class using a web browser. We examine the impact of noteblogging on a CS1 course through interviews with bloggers (to reveal their motivation and understand their choice of content) and blog watchers (to learn when and why they watch). We also analyze the blogs in this CS1 course to identify their educational contribution. We find that noteblogging enables a unique classroom participation model that specifically engages more advanced students. Blog content spans many levels of intellectual engagement, which can support a range of learners in CS1 as well as perhaps model for them various levels of reflection.

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“…Systems such as UWCP [6], and DyKnow [3] support ink-enabled instructor lectures. Both systems allow students to interact with the instructor electronically (UWCP with ink, DyKnow with ink or typed text).…”

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Multimodal communication in the classroom

Denning

Griswold

Simon

et al. 2006

Proceedings of the 37th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

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Experimentation has shown that in-class educational technologies, by permitting anonymous, authored participation, can dramatically alter student communications in the classroom. Now, the appearance of dual pen-and-keyboard computing devices in the university classroom, notably Tablet PCs, motivates thinking critically about how different expressive modalities could improve in-class student problem solving and communication.This paper describes the use of Ubiquitous Presenter 2.0 in a study to discover the driving issues of multimodality for both in-class technologies and student exercises. This paper sensitizes instructors to the issues of modality and makes specific recommendations for application design. We find that the choice of modality is not merely one of efficiency or naturalness, but is loaded with numerous personal, social, and material considerations. Although use of the pen (over typed text) is generally preferred, we find that choice itself is critical to encouraging student creativity, collaboration, and communication.

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Using pen-based computers across the computer science curriculum

Cited by 35 publications

References 5 publications

Introducing Tablet PCs into Synchronous Distributed Learning Environments

Introducing Tablet PCs into Synchronous Distributed Learning Environments

Noteblogging

Multimodal communication in the classroom

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