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A CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT PARADIGM FOR MODERN ONLINE TEXTBOOKS Frank Vahid 1,3 , Daniel de Haas 3 , Sarah Strawn 3 , Alex Edgcomb 1,3 , Susan Lysecky 3 , Roman Lysecky 2,3 , 1 Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, Riverside (USA) 2 Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Univ. of Arizona 3 zyBooks, Los Gatos, California 1 Copyright © 2015 Daniel de Haas, Alex Edgcomb, and Frank Vahid, UC Riverside.
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ACONTINUALIMPROVEMENTPARADIGMFORMODERNONLINETEXTBOOKS
FrankVahid1,3,DanieldeHaas3,SarahStrawn3,AlexEdgcomb1,3,SusanLysecky3,RomanLysecky2,3,
1Dept.ofComputerScienceandEngineering,UniversityofCalifornia,Riverside(USA)2Dept.ofElectricalandComputerEngineering,Univ.ofArizona
3zyBooks,LosGatos,California
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InteracYvetextbook–Lesstext
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InteracYvetextbook–Simulators
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InteracYvetextbook–AnimaYons
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InteracYvetextbook–LearningquesYons
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EdiYonsparadigm
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1stediYon,2010
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EdiYonsparadigm
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ThewebenablesabreakfromtradiYon…
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ConYnualimprovementparadigm
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1stediYon
Input:Users
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30minutes–24hours
ConYnualimprovementparadigm-Input
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1stediYon
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Inputsource:First-Ymeincorrectdata
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Inputsource:First-Ymeincorrectdata
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Awronganswerindicates:
• Needbedercontent
• UnclearquesYon
• “Trick”quesYon
Inputsource:Earnestness
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Studentscanshowtheanswertogetpoints
EarnestnessanalysisindicatesifaquesYonistoohardorconfusing
Inputsource:Userfeedback
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Inputsource:Userfeedback
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Inputsource:Userfeedback
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ConYnualimprovementparadigm-Output
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1stediYon
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• Incrementalupdates• Approximatelyyearlyreleases
Conclusion
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• Thewebenablesaneweraofpublishing• Unmaintainedfreecontentdegrades• NoneedforarYficialediYons• Thewebenablesdiverseandfrequentfeedback• Weaggressivelysolicitandcapturefeedbackandhaveprocessestoactonthatfeedbackquickly
Whatwe’vedoneparallelsthesojwareindustry
WearegratefulforsupportofthisresearchbytheNSFandGoogle.
QuesYons?
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