Technology

Group Study

-edit-ware

-webcams

-chatrooms (ability to archive chats that you feel are "particularly beneficial")

-message boards

-cell phones

-digital pens

-scheduling (google calendar)

-tablet PCs

-PDAs

-Profiles within U.P. (w/ class background)

-facebook, myspace, AIM

-instant messenging... status (I am available to study for the next...)

-"trophies" --> give credit to someone who answers your question really nicely

-negotiated access: decide who specifically gets access to your stuff and vice versa "show it to everyone button"

-screen lock only for studying to remove distractions

-ability to see other peoples cursors when on an artifact

-real-time collaboration technologies

-voice over IP (skype)

 

Starting Points

Group Study

-scheduling (google calendar)

-enable group studying online

-remove distractions of studying with computer

-address cultural issues: change social constraints on studying and class, facillitate communication

-illustrate benefits of cooperative studying

-digital transfer of media (class notes, handouts,

-Roles people play in group studying (people participate for different reasons)

-information beyond text

 

Group Study needs:

-scheduling of group study

-fast/direct/visual/ communication

-easier for people to know each other

-digital transfer of media (class notes, handouts,

 

 

 

 

 

In Class

Technology

-in-class chat room (more useful in its own program than on WebCT)

-audio-synchronized with lecture slides

-video capture of lectures

-tagging system ("At this time he starts talking about this subject")

-transcription system?

-piggybacking on questions of other students.

-digital hand raising

-attendence

-modules for studying techniques for specific classes: modules would be like outlines notecards chatting with others etc. basically be able to select certain modules depending on class structure that will organize the class view for each individual class, w/ optional timeline

 

Starting Points

-way to capture all info from class Lecture capture

-annotations on slides.

-ways to facilitate student participation in class (questions without sticking neck out... (cultural issues)... talking to other students)

-Teacher quizing them on the fly

-participation "credit"

-facilitate communication with professor

-everything needs to be printable (lecture slides

-address population who dont bring laptops/tablet PCS (encouragement as well)

-advantages hand writter people want to use paper

-people who miss class, (participating from home)

-access for all to individual capture.

 

In Class needs:

-way to capture all media from class in a printable/searchable/accessible form

-must be some more

 

 

 

 

Study methods and Focus

 

Technology

-different archives for different types of study materials

-online notecard game

-multiple windows (cross-referencing, reproduction)

-search through media cross-referencing facilitation be able to tag throughout all media and then search quickly pull up all instances where you tagged

-annotations/ highlighting of diagrams

-multiple windows visible to user, one where they share with other users, one that they personally navigate, and one that they can drag study materials into while discussing

-searchable keywords for notes

-reminders about studying (know a week in advance that you should be studying for a midterm the following week)

-mac zoom desktop

-way to bring in outside sources (search for somehting have option of pulling up wikipedia)

 

Starting Points**

-facillitate compiling and cross-referencing online

"people would take their lecture notes, book notes, lecture slides read through them and take new notes"

-reproduction support--> have program support the different types of reproduction they are doing

U2 reproduces via outlines

U6 notecards

-system should supports both ways

-framework for practice problems/ sample questions

-users can make there own set of practice problems and sample questions and make available to other students

-way for students to discuss what they think the format of the test will be/ possible questions

-vocab database

-combining keywords

-in class tagging--> this is important button

 

Readings:

-dont want to read straight through-->searchable media (how to make an image/pdf searchable)

-encourage professor to have online readings

-notebook, collobartive outlining with negotiated access

 

 

 

-possible problem: people not studying using system until close to midterm when way more people have contributed

 

TA/Professor interaction

-Virtual Office Hours

-email all instructors (example: email TAs @hci, WebCT)

-A way that TA and professors can restrict access (example: sharing homework)