Steven J. Timmins
ABSTRACT
The use of the Tablet PC® as a lecture aid allows for the best of both worlds: the ability to present prepared lectures with well thought out graphics and the ability to annotate and develop a lecture in real time as would be done on a conventional blackboard.
As classroom presentations become more computer based, they generally become less flexible and interactive. As the lecture becomes "canned" using tools such as Microsoft PowerPoint, the ability to change direction, annotate or illustrate on the fly becomes difficult if not impossible. For mathematics, the sciences and engineering, the ability to illustrate points is absolutely critical. If the classroom is darkened to allow for projection capabilities it is problematic to use the blackboard without completely disrupting the flow of the presentation.
Using a Tablet PC with wireless connectivity and projection capabilities, an instructor can simply change applications and use the computer as a digital writing pad, projecting directly to the class instead of using the blackboard. The presenter is no longer tethered to a podium but can wander about freely. As an added bonus, all notes, illustrations, and annotations to presentations can then be published directly to the web.
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Index Terms
- Tablet PC: blackboard to the web
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