Although tablet technology has been around for more than a decade, it seems to be used mainly in niche markets such as arts and design, and it appears to have bypassed most of academia. The purpose of this paper is to show the usefulness and effectiveness of tablet technology in undergraduate mathematics teaching by sharing experiences made using a graphics tablet for lecturing a large first ye...

Ink completion is a technique for suggesting characters or words to users as they write with digital ink. With a simple gesture, users can accept a recommendation and continue writing. The technique improves the handwriting experience and is very suitable to support notetaking on tablet computers and PDAs.

This paper describes Blaise, a software/hardware system designed to support writing programs. Students write papers using the Blaise editor, a simple text editor and submit them electronically to a backend database. Instructors download student papers from the database onto a tablet PC and then use pen-like markup to grade the papers. These papers are then returned electronically to the student...

BACKGROUND In previous work, we found that intensive amplitude training successfully improved micrographia in Parkinson's disease (PD). Handwriting abnormalities in PD also express themselves in stroke duration and writing fluency. It is currently unknown whether training changes these dysgraphic features. OBJECTIVE To determine the differential effects of amplitude training on various hallma...

Summary The limestone tablet oDeM 1793 is known particularly for its representativeness as a writing medium. In the following it will be shown that preserved hieratic text can identified part of hymnus Amun pBoulaq 17.

While digital technology is entering today’s classrooms and learning environments, handwriting is still primarily taught using regular pencil and paper. In our research we explore the potential of digital writing tools to augment the handwriting process while preserving its cognitive benefits. In particular, we are interested in (1) how the characteristics of digital writing tools influence chi...

The design of handwriting instruments has been based primarily on touch, feel, aesthetics, and muscle exertion. Previous studies make it clear that different pen characteristics have to be considered along with hand–instrument interaction in the design of writing instruments. This should include pens designed for touch screens and computer based writing surfaces. Hence, this study focuses prima...