Presentation System for use in Computer Based Learning

LINDSEY ANN GOUWSProject for BA (Hons)Supervised by Dr. Karen Bradshaw8 March 2011

Overview

1. Motivation / Problem Description• Why am I doing this project?

2. System Overview• What should this project do?

3. Capabilities• What special features will it have?

4. Implementation• How will I implement this project?

5. Looking Forward

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Motivation / Problem Description

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Personal Motivation - I come from a Humanities background; entrenched sense of social responsibility

South Africa presents a specific set of needs for computer based learning

Current presentation systems either too generic or too specific

System Overview

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?PRE-QUIZ POST-QUIZPRESENTATION FEEDBACK

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• Creation of a presentation system to educate people about important issues

• Could be deployed in public places, such as public libraries

Capabilities

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Basic Capabilities• The ability to jump backwards and forwards between

slides depending on the input of user• Added features, specifically the ability to administer

quizzes, including collect stats of correct answers, etc.• The ability to store data, to be further analysed at a

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Possible Extras• User profiles• Produce statistics for a group of users• Analysis of statistics• Internet connectivity to share results and resources• Cellphone use?

Implementation

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Language: Java

Authoring softwareUse Dreamweaver for now - (Bespoke authoring system could be created at a later stage as part 2 of the project)

ModelStand-alone system with added capabilities if internet connection is available

Development• First prize = build on existing open source

presentation software• If not, implement project from scratch with fewer features

Looking forward…

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• Look for an existing presentation system to build on• Background reading• Learn XML and Dreamweaver• Implement the project• Testing• Final thesis

Potential problems?• If I can’t find existing system, project will be more

limited• How useful is it without the authoring side?• Will people like using it?

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