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Project Presentation 2. 2 August 2011. Presentation System for use in Computer-Based. LEARNING. Lindsey Gouws Honours Project Rhodes University Supervised by Dr. Karen Bradshaw. Contents. Recap Literature Review Towards the final product Change in direction HTML Slidy!
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Project Presentation 2 2 August 2011 Presentation System for use in Computer-Based LEARNING Lindsey Gouws Honours Project Rhodes University Supervised by Dr. Karen Bradshaw
Contents • Recap • Literature Review • Towards the final product • Change in direction • HTML Slidy! • Where to from here? • Research goals • Questions? LEARNING Presentation System for use in Computer-Based Slide 1 of 10
Recap • Project in a nutshell • MotivationCater to the specific needs for computer based learning in South Africa • ProblemCurrent systems are too generic/specific and don’t meet the criteria • My project is a presentation system to educate people on important issues. LEARNING Presentation System for use in Computer-Based Slide 2 of 10
Literature Review • 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 LEARNING Presentation System for use in Computer-Based Slide 3 of 10
Towards the final product PROJECT DEVELOPMENT (Phase 1) RESEARCH (Phase 2) FINAL THESIS LEARNING Presentation System for use in Computer-Based Slide 4 of 10
Change in direction • Initial Plan • Create a stand-alone application using Java • New, Better Plan! • Create a browser-based system, that can still work offline LEARNING Presentation System for use in Computer-Based Slide 5 of 10
HTML Slidy! HTML + JavaScript + CSS LEARNING Presentation System for use in Computer-Based Slide 6 of 10
Progress • Basic slideshow functionality • Two-phase quiz • Feedback from quiz • Options - Language DEMO LEARNING Presentation System for use in Computer-Based Slide 7 of 10
Where to from here? • Additional Features • Multimedia features (narration) • Storing quiz data • User Profiles • Authoring System • WYSIWYG editor • Basic options and functionality • (Constrained by length of project) LEARNING Presentation System for use in Computer-Based Slide 8 of 10
Research Goals • Evaluating the system • Initial user tests were done on original system • How usable is the system? • Evaluation frameworks • User Testing • More to follow LEARNING Presentation System for use in Computer-Based Slide 9 of 10
QUESTIONS? ? LEARNING Presentation System for use in Computer-Based Slide10of 10