Presentation System for use in Computer-Based

LEARNINGLindsey Gouws Honours Project

Rhodes UniversitySupervised by Dr. Karen Bradshaw

Project Presentation 22 August 2011

Contents

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• Recap• Literature Review• Towards the final product• Change in direction• HTML Slidy!• Where to from here?• Research goals• Questions?

Recap

Presentation System for use in Computer-Based LEARNING

Project in a nutshell

• Motivation Cater to the specific needs for computer based learning in South Africa

• Problem Current systems are too generic/specific and don’t meet the criteria

My project is a presentation system to educate people on important issues.

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Literature Review

Presentation System for use in Computer-Based LEARNING

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has compared deprivation of telecommunication technologies to fundamental humanitarian

and social security issues.

Goals of e-learning• Share knowledge• Empower people through knowledge shared• Actively engage with the learner• Use the tools available

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Towards the final product

Presentation System for use in Computer-Based LEARNING

PROJECT

DEVELOPMENT(Phase 1)

RESEARCH(Phase 2)

FINAL THESIS

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Change in direction

Presentation System for use in Computer-Based LEARNING

Initial Plan

• Create a stand-alone application using Java

New, Better Plan!

• Create a browser-based system, that can still work offline

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HTML Slidy!

Presentation System for use in Computer-Based LEARNING

HTML + JavaScript + CSS

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Progress

Presentation System for use in Computer-Based LEARNING

• Basic slideshow functionality• Two-phase quiz• Feedback from quiz• Options - Language

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DEMO

Where to from here?

Presentation System for use in Computer-Based LEARNING

Additional Features• Multimedia features (narration)• Storing quiz data• User Profiles

Authoring System• WYSIWYG editor• Basic options and functionality• (Constrained by length of project)

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Research Goals

Presentation System for use in Computer-Based LEARNING

Evaluating the system• Initial user tests were done on original system• How usable is the system?

o Evaluation frameworkso User Testing

More to follow

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QUESTIONS?

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