Exploring the Use of Multi-Display-Based Electronic Blackboards and Personal Mobile Devices in University Classrooms.

Autor/in	Cao, Bingyi
Titel	Exploring the Use of Multi-Display-Based Electronic Blackboards and Personal Mobile Devices in University Classrooms.
Quelle	Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin (2017), vi, 115 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit Dissertation, Freie Universität Berlin, 2017.
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
URN	urn:nbn:de:kobv:188-fudissthesis000000105086-6
Schlagwörter	Elektronische Medien; Mobilfunk; Schultafel; Universität; Dissertation; Student
Abstract	New technology always introduces new possibilities into the classroom. In the current stage of technological development, large digital displays and personal mobile devices have the potential to be widely incorporated into university classrooms. This study explores the feasibility and benefits of using multi-digital displays and students´ personal mobile devices for university classroom teaching. Compared with widely used computer-generated slides, the traditional blackboard offers advantages in terms of the size of the viewing area, information visibility and user-flexibility, etc. As such, the traditional blackboard is still favored by instructors from the departments of Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Large digital displays can provide an area of visual real estate comparable to the traditional blackboard, with great visual quality. This makes it possible to combine the advantages of both the traditional blackboard and digital systems to create innovative teaching tools. However, there is a lack of practical educational software to explore the potential of using these new tools for education purposes. The first goal of this work is to design and develop a novel classroom presentation system which not only has the advantages of the traditional blackboard but also absorbs the features of digital systems, forging a more suitable tool for classroom teaching. This system has been implemented in the classroom as a long-term teaching practice that aims to understand the benefits of the multi-display-based electronic blackboard as an enhanced teaching aid. At the same time, the widespread possession of mobile electronic devices among students has led to the possibility of promoting teacher-student interaction and changing the passive learning style of university lectures. I have incorporated network communication capabilities into the presentation system with the objective of providing a convenient tool to encourage students to engage in classroom interaction using their own mobile devices. This system has been deployed in both physical and remote classrooms to study its technical feasibility and users´ acceptance, as well as the impact of its implementation on the interaction between teachers and students. Based on the experience of the classroom practices, I have also summed up suggestions for future developers of classroom presentation systems, hoping to provide them with useful references. Based on iterative development and long-term deployment in teaching practices, I have developed practical classroom technologies, studied their impact on classroom learning and the benefits that these new technologies offer to teachers and students. Additionally, I have evaluated feedback gathered from the students and made several suggestions pertaining to the design of new classroom presentation systems. My work provides a new point of departure for research on digital multi-displays and personal mobile devices for classroom application. (Orig.).
Erfasst von	Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2018/1