Virtual office hours using TechTalk, a Web-based mathematical collaboration tool

  • Authors:

  • Jeremy Johnson;Y. N. Lakshman;Thomas T. Hewett;Tim Souder;Tom Fitzgerald;Sara Donegan;Paul Morgovsky

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA;Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA;Department of Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA;College of Information Science and Technology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA;College of Information Science and Technology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA;College of Information Science and Technology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA;Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

  • Venue:
  • ITiCSE '98 Proceedings of the 6th annual conference on the teaching of computing and the 3rd annual conference on Integrating technology into computer science education: Changing the delivery of computer science education
  • Year:
  • 1998

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Abstract

This paper reports on the use of TechTalk, a web based chat environment designed for scientific and mathematical collaboration, in mathematics instruction. Techtalk provides internet access to shared Maple and MATLAB sessions and the ability to conduct a multiway conversation. Using this feature an instructor is able to answer questions on Maple/MATLAB outside of the classroom and outside of conventional, face-to-face office hours.