May 2006
Using the Tablet PC to Support Classroom Instruction Richard Anderson Professor and Associate Chair Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of Washington
What will the university classroom look like … If all students have computational devices Laptops, Tablets, Ultra light tablets, PDAs, Cell Phones, Gameboys... If the devices are all connected If the devices are integrated into classroom instruction
Wide range of potential classroom applications PresentationDemonstrationSimulation Accessing external resources Note taking Feedback Active learning Peer communication
Today’s talk Focus on the Tablet PC Unique Advantages for education Applications Instructor Presentation Structured Interaction Overview of Classroom Presenter Demo Device Space Application Space
Classroom Presenter Tablet PC Based Presentation System Initially developed at MSR ( ) Continued development at University of Washington Built on ConferenceXP Research Platform Ink Based Presentation Distributed Classroom Classroom Interaction
Ink Based Presentation
Feature set Multiple views InstructorStudentDisplayMultimonitorNavigationFilmstrip High quality ink ColorsHighlight Tablet PC UI Ink Erase Stroke erase Page erase Undo Extra space Whiteboard Slide minimization Multiple ink layers Persistent Ink Ink Export
“Typical ink usage”
Diagrammatic Ink
Distance Learning Classes
Classroom Interaction Provide additional interaction channels for students Use these to achieve specific pedagogical goals in class Why electronic interaction? Bandwidth – more students can contribute ExpressivenessSimultaneousAnonymousPersistent
Pedagogical Goals Encourage students to contribute in multiple ways Promote engagement in the class InterestAlertness Demonstrate that all students have important opinions Peer interaction
Pedagogical goals Feedback – classroom assessment Collection of ideas Collective brainstorm Student generation of examples Discovery of a pedagogical point Gain understanding of an example Show misconceptions
Classroom Presenter
Submission Examples
Submission examples
Assessment Activities
Interactive Demo
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