Experiences with a Tablet PC Based Lecture Presentation System in
Computer Science Courses
Richard Anderson, Ruth Anderson, Beth Simon, Steven A. Wolfman, Tammy
VanDeGrift, and Ken Yasuhara.
Abstract:
Computer science instructors frequently teach using slides displayed
with a computer and a data projector. This has many advantages, e.g.,
ability to present prepared materials and ease of switching the display
to a development environment during mid-presentation. However, existing
computer-based presentation systems severely limit flexibility in
delivery, hindering instructors' extemporaneous adaptation of their
presentations to match their audiences. One major limitation of
computer-based systems is lack of support for high-quality handwriting
over slides, as with overhead projectors and other manual presentation
systems. We developed and deployed Classroom Presenter, a Tablet
PC-based presentation system that (1) combines the advantages of
existing computer-based and manual presentation systems and (2) builds
on these systems, introducing novel affordances. Classroom Presenter
has been used in 25 Computer Science courses at three universities. In
this paper we describe the system, summarize results from its
deployment, and detail several novel uses of the system by instructors
in computer science courses.