PowerPoint Multimedia Presentations in Computer Science Education: What do Users Need?
PowerPoint is one of the most frequently used tools to present multimedia for educational purposes. Nevertheless, little is known about the users' needs when using PowerPoint during lecturing. Our study focused on the presenter's needs in this context of use. We interviewed nine university lecturers from the computer science department by means of a questionnaire. The results show that users require features that are not yet realised with PowerPoint. For example, the control and use of other media should be adequately integrated. Or the navigation within the slide collection should be improved to better meet the users' needs. Based on our findings, we outline required system features and suggest solutions in form of a prototype.
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Reuss, E.I., Signer, B. and Norrie, M.C.: "PowerPoint Multimedia Presentations in Computer Science Education: What do Users Need?", Proceedings of the 4th Symposium on Usability & HCI for Education and Work (USAB 2008), Graz, Austria, November 2008
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