Yanqi Wu, Jin Yan, Yanting Zhang, Xiaohan Yu School of Information, University of Michigan

1. Collaborative Timeline: Toward the Next Generation of History Learning Yanqi Wu, Jin Yan, Yanting Zhang, Xiaohan Yu School of Information, University of Michigan Advisor: Eytan Adar iConference 2013, Social Media Expo

2. Agenda • Introduction • Research • Pre-study • User Segmentation • Comparative Analysis • Design • For individual learning • For collaborative learning • Evaluation • Discussion W, Yanqi. Y, Jin. Z, Yanting. Y. Xiaohan. School of Information, University of Michigan

3. Introduction INTRODUCTION Leverage social media to foster lifelong learning in everyday life. RESEARCH DESIGN EVALUATION DISCUSSION 1 W, Yanqi. Y, Jin. Z, Yanting. Y. Xiaohan. School of Information, University of Michigan

4. Introduction INTRODUCTION “Study the past if you would define the future.” – Confucius, Chinese thinker and philosopher “If you don’t know history, then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree.” – Michael Crichton, American author RESEARCH DESIGN • Better understand events happening today • Instruct future events • Life-long learning activity. EVALUATION DISCUSSION 2 W, Yanqi. Y, Jin. Z, Yanting. Y. Xiaohan. School of Information, University of Michigan

5. Introduction INTRODUCTION History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. –Wikipedia RESEARCH DESIGN History Facts Interpretation History = + EVALUATION DISCUSSION 3 W, Yanqi. Y, Jin. Z, Yanting. Y. Xiaohan. School of Information, University of Michigan

6. Research INTRODUCTION • Pre-study • User Segmentation • Comparative Analysis RESEARCH DESIGN EVALUATION DISCUSSION 4 W, Yanqi. Y, Jin. Z, Yanting. Y. Xiaohan. School of Information, University of Michigan

7. Research – Pre-study INTRODUCTION RESEARCH DESIGN EVALUATION DISCUSSION 5 W, Yanqi. Y, Jin. Z, Yanting. Y. Xiaohan. School of Information, University of Michigan

8. Research – User Segmentation INTRODUCTION RESEARCH DESIGN EVALUATION DISCUSSION 6 W, Yanqi. Y, Jin. Z, Yanting. Y. Xiaohan. School of Information, University of Michigan

9. Research – Comparative Analysis INTRODUCTION • History.com • Multimedia to present history • Poorly organized information RESEARCH DESIGN • Wikipedia • Quick & Efficient search tool • Lack of completeness & accuracy EVALUATION DISCUSSION 7 W, Yanqi. Y, Jin. Z, Yanting. Y. Xiaohan. School of Information, University of Michigan

10. Design INTRODUCTION • For both learning experience • Collaborative Timeline • For individual learning experience • Multi-faceted searching • Connection exploring • For collaborative learning experience • Compare list • Encycloplay game RESEARCH DESIGN EVALUATION DISCUSSION 8 W, Yanqi. Y, Jin. Z, Yanting. Y. Xiaohan. School of Information, University of Michigan

11. Design – Collaborative timeline INTRODUCTION RESEARCH Timeline Setting DESIGN Recommendations Footprints Timeline EVALUATION DISCUSSION 9 W, Yanqi. Y, Jin. Z, Yanting. Y. Xiaohan. School of Information, University of Michigan

12. Design – Searching INTRODUCTION RESEARCH DESIGN EVALUATION DISCUSSION 10 W, Yanqi. Y, Jin. Z, Yanting. Y. Xiaohan. School of Information, University of Michigan

13. Design – Exploring INTRODUCTION RESEARCH DESIGN EVALUATION DISCUSSION 11 W, Yanqi. Y, Jin. Z, Yanting. Y. Xiaohan. School of Information, University of Michigan

14. Design – Compare list INTRODUCTION RESEARCH DESIGN EVALUATION DISCUSSION 12 W, Yanqi. Y, Jin. Z, Yanting. Y. Xiaohan. School of Information, University of Michigan

15. Design – Encyclopedia game INTRODUCTION RESEARCH DESIGN EVALUATION DISCUSSION 13 W, Yanqi. Y, Jin. Z, Yanting. Y. Xiaohan. School of Information, University of Michigan

16. Evaluation INTRODUCTION • Five users (3 Male, 2 Female) • Qualitative performance • Main Findings RESEARCH DESIGN EVALUATION DISCUSSION 14 W, Yanqi. Y, Jin. Z, Yanting. Y. Xiaohan. School of Information, University of Michigan

17. Discussion INTRODUCTION • Better way to evaluate user’s learning performance • Complete and reliable database • Improve the Explore feature RESEARCH DESIGN EVALUATION DISCUSSION 15 W, Yanqi. Y, Jin. Z, Yanting. Y. Xiaohan. School of Information, University of Michigan