Researchers who have examined the use of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) for pedagogic uses have often suggested that IWBs would likely affect both teachers’ teaching and students’ learning styles. This article defines four IWB supported teaching and learning interaction factors: IWB Supported Teaching (IST), IWB Supported Learning (ISL), Teacher Supported Learning (TSL), and Student Interactive...

Interactive whiteboards (IWBs) are usually used by teachers for whole-class teaching. This paper is based upon an ESRC-funded project in which pupils used the IWB in a semi-autonomous manner when working together on science-related activities designed by the teacher. Using an analysis of video and other data from lessons in UK Year 4 and Year 5 primary classrooms (pupils aged 8-10 years), it fo...

Digital whiteboard systems can simulate an infinite amount of surface area on a single display; however the hardware’s limited size necessitates supplementary virtual tools to navigate the area. In what ways does this less convenient setup hinder established collaborative workflows? Participants in our pilot study were asked to synthesize data on either a traditional whiteboard setup with multi...

A key planning activity within a Virtual Enterprise (VE) is to establish agreed inter-organizational processes. This activity, or meta-process, has to allow for gradual evolution of the VE processes and for a multi layer development from informal business agreements to precise workflows. To support this meta-process, a collaborative electronic whiteboard supported by a tuplespace is proposed. T...

This paper describes a system to teach programming on an interactive electronic whiteboard that combines the merits of classroom lectures using a black/white board and those of computer processing. Using this system, a teacher can write a program on the board, explain it, make the system recognize it and run the program in front of the class while keeping the attention of the students focused o...

The Intergeo project started in October 2007 and will be funded until September 2010. Its main concern is the propagation of Interactive or Dynamic Geometry Software throughout Europe. Interactive Geometry is a way to improve mathematics education by using computers and Dynamic Geometry Software (DGS) and there are many advantages in comparison to “classical” geometry without DGS [Kortenkamp et...

Title: Electronic whiteboard in kindergarten: opportunities and requirements Author: S. Ovaska, P. Hietala and M. Kangassalo Year: 2003 Proceedings: Conference on Interaction Design and Children Abstract: Whiteboards have proven valuable for informal note-taking and sketching. Different electronic and also interactive whiteboards are becoming available for children and their teachers at all sch...

Software developers face numerous challenges in capturing and reusing knowledge during informal design sessions. While the knowledge that is brought to bear and generated during these sessions provides valuable insights that can ideally be reused, informal software design is a time when developers are gathered at the whiteboard working to solve problem and during which the developer must remain...

In the age of information and communication the employment of modern technology and the use of videoconferencing systems get more and more important, especially at universities. To meet the diverse requirements we established an advanced multimedia lecture hall at our institute. The main focus during the implementation was to create a user-friendly, multi-functional room for educational and cla...

Learning in technology mediated learning environments is a complex process that varies across individual and group contexts. Complex learning environments that are mediated by technology require distinct concurrent methodologies that reveal when and where learning may occur. This paper describes the analysis of two technology-mediated problem-solving environments, one that uses concurrent metho...