Using Student Generated Notes as an Interface to a Digital Repository

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Using Student Generated Notes as an Interface to
a Digital Repository

• Lonnie D. Harvel
• GVU Brown Bag
• September 30th, 2004

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Motivation

• Both faculty and students use and like
  electronic resources and most readily adopt them
  if the sources are perceived as convenient,
  relevant, and time saving to their natural
  workflow. (Tenopir 2003, Council on Library
  Information Resources)

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Embedded Access

• Key terms are identified in student notes
• Terms are matched to a list of key terms in a
  content database
• Content database created for CNT project
• A link to the set of relevant content is embedded
  into the student notes
• Relevant content is ordered by level of
  difficulty
• Based on chapter association

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Making Notes Interactive

• Opens the door to non-linear exploration of the
  content
• Begins exploration at the Point of Reference of
  the students notes
• May motivate increased note taking and review of
  notes
• May motivate students to update and expand notes

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Content Types in ECE 2025

• Book
• CDROM
• WORD Site
• Captured Lectures (Video)
• WebCT Site

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Web Notes
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PowerPoint PDF
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PowerPoint PDF
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Text Notes
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Definition of Success

• We will be looking for three specific changes
  that will signify a positive impact
• An increase in the overall use of online content
• An increase in the perceived value and relevance
  of the content
• And a change in the usage patterns that reflect a
  broader use of the content over the entire
  semester.

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Acknowledgements

• Advisor Gregory D. Abowd,Co-Advisor Ling Liu
• Committee Mark Guzdial, Jim Foley, Wendy
  Newstetter
• The Ubicomp group
• The LST group
• Jim McClellan and the ECE 2025 Team
• Tom Barnwell Roger Webb
• OIT AR/T
• GLC DLPE
• ALT group at BoR
• And.

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Acknowledgements

• An INCREDIBLE development and support team!
• Chris Scheibe
• Yu-Xi Lim
• Patrick Jarrett
• Max Lanier
• Marion Crowder
• Rachel Melton
• Didier Contis
• David Webb

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Using Student Generated Notes as an Interface to
a Digital Repository

• Lonnie D. Harvel
• GVU Brown Bag
• September 30th, 2004

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What is ECE 2025

• Sophomore level course Signal Processing First
• Initial course in Electrical and Computer
  Engineering curriculum
• Two 1-hour lectures
• One 1.5-hour recitation
• One 1.5-hour lab

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Summary of Use

• The Websites (WORD WebCT) are preferred over
  the CDROM
• Use of content is generally in line with other
  successful educational repositories
• Use of Streaming Video Content is rising
• Use of content over the semester is spiky

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What we do know

• Perseus Digital Library Project 17 years old,
  37,000 unique users, less than 11 use the
  content on a regular basis.
• MIT Open CourseWare - 8 use content on a
  regular basis.
• The CLIR study showed lower percentage of regular
  use for general digital libraries.

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CNT Concept Navigation Tool
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CNT Architecture
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CNT Input Interface
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Using Student Generated Notes as an Interface to
a Digital Repository

• Lonnie D. Harvel
• GVU Brown Bag
• September 30th, 2004