Title
Sharing visual context to facilitate late overhearer's understanding of the handheld-based learning activity
Abstract
Peripheral participation is fundamental to collaborative learning. In the classroom, we see two situations in which peripheral participation is essential: formative assessment, during which a teacher attempts to assess the utility of an ongoing activity and intervenes if necessary; and peer-monitoring, during which a student attempts to learn what other students are doing. When augmenting the classroom with handheld, wireless computing devices, handling peripheral participation becomes more difficult. The proposed new handheld network service, Look, allows a late overhearer, who has not witnessed the creation of common ground, to monitor the interaction between group members already engaged in a collaborative situated learning without interrupting. Laboratory experiences with our prototypes indicate that Look balances lightweight implementation, ease of use, and utility in a way that could enhance classroom communication and learning.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2007
CSCL
handheld-based learning activity,late overhearer,classroom communication,ongoing activity,visual context,formative assessment,group member,common ground,lightweight implementation,peripheral participation,proposed new handheld network,laboratory experience
Field
DocType
Citations 
Network service,Collaborative learning,Wireless computing,Computer science,Usability,Human–computer interaction,Mobile device,Common ground,Situated learning,Multimedia,Formative assessment
Conference
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
3
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Kibum Kim113618.81
Deborah Tatar222920.85
Steve Harrison31451346.07