PowerPoint Multimedia Presentations in Computer Science Education: What Do Users Need?

Authors:
Elke I. Reuss;Beat Signer;Moira C. Norrie
Affiliations:
Institute for Information Systems, ETH Zurich, Zurich, CH-8092;Institute for Information Systems, ETH Zurich, Zurich, CH-8092;Institute for Information Systems, ETH Zurich, Zurich, CH-8092
Venue:
USAB '08 Proceedings of the 4th Symposium of the Workgroup Human-Computer Interaction and Usability Engineering of the Austrian Computer Society on HCI and Usability for Education and Work
Year:
2008

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Abstract

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.