ALASKA: Applet and Library Augmented Shared Knowledge Areas (Shared Workspace Project or Shared Spaces with Agents and Actors); Final rept. 15 Feb 2005-15 Dec 2007

摘要

SRI completed the following tasks during this project: (1) A user test on a preliminary version of the ALASKA software; (2) A series of user tests conducted at SRI with pre-calculus students from a local community college; (3) Contributed to the technological capabilities of the ALASKA system; (4) Created designs for potential implementations of ALASKA representations; (5) Advised on, and helping to organize, a set of AgileViz workshops conducted at AIED and CSCL; (6) Analyzed video to explore where the ALASKA system could be used to improve teacher and student performance; (7) Advised on a formative interaction and engagement study; (8) Aided in the creation of designs for the formative interaction and engagement study; (9) Was a key partner in carrying out the formative interaction and engagement study; (10) Submission of a report on the formative interaction and engagement study. Findings from task 10: Teachers were unanimous in their concern about using technology that might interfere with face-to-face interactions with students. All the teachers agreed that some of the information that can only be presented via technology would be valuable in real-time as they are teaching. Teachers suggested a large projected screen at the back or side of the room.