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An Empirical Study of An Empirical Study of Student Interaction with Student Interaction with CD-based Multimedia CD-based Multimedia
CoursewareCourseware
Wendy CooperWendy Cooper
Department of Computer ScienceDepartment of Computer Science
University of Massachusetts AmherstUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
OutlineOutline
Overview of “CD-MANIC”Overview of “CD-MANIC”
(CD-Based Multimedia Courseware)(CD-Based Multimedia Courseware) Logging behavior and sending updatesLogging behavior and sending updates How do students use CD-MANIC?How do students use CD-MANIC?
- Level of Interaction- Level of Interaction
- Session length- Session length Future WorkFuture Work
CD-MANIC CD-MANIC Student’s PerspectiveStudent’s Perspective
Multiple View Index Interface
Electronic Book Interface Media Player Interface Slide Viewer Interface
Navigational Controls
Search Feature
OutlineOutline
Overview of “CD-MANIC” Overview of “CD-MANIC”
(CD-Based Multimedia Courseware)(CD-Based Multimedia Courseware) Logging behavior and sending updatesLogging behavior and sending updates How do students use CD-MANIC?How do students use CD-MANIC?
- Level of Interaction- Level of Interaction
- Session length- Session length Future WorkFuture Work
The Best of Both Worlds The Best of Both Worlds CD and InternetCD and Internet
• CDs for bandwidth CDs for bandwidth intensive contentintensive content
• Internet for:Internet for: Content updatesContent updates Logging student Logging student
behaviorbehavior CollaborationCollaboration AssessmentAssessment External LinksExternal Links
Checking for updates and sending Checking for updates and sending the log filethe log file
Student’s Computer MANIC FTP
Server
Log
Internet
Update
Contents
OutlineOutline
Overview of “CD-MANIC” (CD-Based Overview of “CD-MANIC” (CD-Based Multimedia Courseware)Multimedia Courseware)
Logging behavior and sending updatesLogging behavior and sending updates How do students use CD-MANIC?How do students use CD-MANIC?
- Level of Interaction- Level of Interaction
- Session length- Session length Future WorkFuture Work
A Sampling of Student Behavior A Sampling of Student Behavior StatisticsStatistics
Computer Networking Computer Networking course offered in course offered in Summer and Fall of Summer and Fall of 20012001• Video Instructional Video Instructional
ProgramProgram• National Technological National Technological
UniversityUniversity• North Carolina State North Carolina State
UniversityUniversity• Westchester campus of Westchester campus of
Polytechnic UniversityPolytechnic University
Obtained survey and Obtained survey and log resultslog results
Automatic vs. Manual Show Slide Automatic vs. Manual Show Slide EventsEvents
More than half of the material is viewed in an automatic More than half of the material is viewed in an automatic modemode
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
North Carolina StateUniversity
VIP/NTU (Fall 2001)
VIP/NTU (Summer2001)
Westchestercampus of
PolytechnicUniversity
Percentage of Show Slide Event
Automatic
Manual
Number of Occurrence of Different Number of Occurrence of Different Navigational EventsNavigational Events
Students are much more likely to move forward through the Students are much more likely to move forward through the material than backwards (2 to 3 times)material than backwards (2 to 3 times)
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Event Type
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VIP/NTU
(Summer 2001)
Audio/VideoAudio/Video Audio/video is an important component of Audio/video is an important component of
the system, generally in use more than the system, generally in use more than 60% of the time 60% of the time
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
North CarolinaState University
VIP/NTU (Fall2001)
VIP/NTU(Summer 2001)
Westchestercampus of
PolytechnicUniversity
Percentage of Total Session Length
Total Audio/Video On Lengths
Total Audio/Video Off Lengths
Audio/Video PlayoutAudio/Video Playout Audio/video playout lasts for short periods Audio/video playout lasts for short periods
of time (<10 minutes) before interruption of time (<10 minutes) before interruption by the student by the student
020406080
100120140160
Audio/Video On Time (in minutes)
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VIP/NTU (Summer 2001)
Conclusion After Studying Logged Conclusion After Studying Logged Student ActivityStudent Activity
System is used in an extremely System is used in an extremely interactive mannerinteractive manner
Students are much more likely to Students are much more likely to move forward through the material move forward through the material than backwards (2 to 3 times)than backwards (2 to 3 times)
Slides triggered automatically with Slides triggered automatically with the audio track more than by studentthe audio track more than by student
Ongoing and Future WorkOngoing and Future Work
DejDeja-MANICa-MANIC Student Self Monitoring SystemStudent Self Monitoring System Log Data Reporting Tool Log Data Reporting Tool DVD DVD 3D Immersive Classroom Experience3D Immersive Classroom Experience
AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements We would like to acknowledge the support of the We would like to acknowledge the support of the
National Science Foundation through grants EIA-National Science Foundation through grants EIA-9979833 and EIA98-12589, and the support of 9979833 and EIA98-12589, and the support of CRICCS in the Dept. of Computer Science and the CRICCS in the Dept. of Computer Science and the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Massachusett Amherstthe University of Massachusett Amherst
http://ripples.cs.umass.edu
Survey Results: http://ripples.cs.umass.edu/surveyresults.htmlhttp://ripples.cs.umass.edu/surveyresults.html
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