Collaborative Paper-based Annotation of Lecture Slides
Jürgen Steimle
Department of Computer Science, Darmstadt University of Technology, Hochschulstr. 10, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany // steimle@tk.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de
Oliver Brdiczka
Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA // oliver@parc.com
Max Mühlhäuser
Department of Computer Science, Darmstadt University of Technology, Hochschulstr. 10, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany // max@tk.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de
ABSTRACT: In a study of notetaking in university courses, we found that the large majority of students prefer paper to computer-based media like Tablet PCs for taking notes and making annotations. Based on this finding, we developed CoScribe, a concept and system which supports students in making collaborative handwritten annotations on printed lecture slides. It includes mechanisms for the paper-based sharing and semantic tagging of annotations and slides. Moreover, we present a novel visualization of shared handwritten annotations providing an integrated access to annotations from all learners. The results of a user study indicate that CoScribe efficiently supports student annotation and can be easily integrated into current annotation practice.
Keywords: Annotation, Digital paper, Digital pen, Anoto, Lecture, Computer-supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)
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