Activating computer architecture with classroom presenter

  • Authors:

  • Beth Simon;Richard Anderson;Steven Wolfman

  • Affiliations:

  • U. of San Diego, San Diego, CA;U. of Washington, Seattle, WA;U. of Washington, Seattle, WA

  • Venue:
  • WCAE '03 Proceedings of the 2003 workshop on Computer architecture education: Held in conjunction with the 30th International Symposium on Computer Architecture
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

In this paper we discuss our experiences using a Tablet PC-based presentation system in an undergraduate computer architecture class. The system allowed us to integrate PowerPoint slides with high quality pen-based writing and to separate the instructor's view of the materials from the students' view. This allowed a more natural and interactive development of class concepts and content. The system that we used was Classroom Presenter which was developed at University of Washington and Microsoft Research. The system has received substantial use at University of Washington, being used in approximately 15 large courses since Autumn 2002. The successful deployment at the University of San Diego in a small undergraduate course is interesting since the developers of the system viewed Classroom Presenter as most appropriate for large lectures and for distance courses. The deployment at the University of San Diego explored new ground in usage of the system. In this work we present an overview of the system and discuss particular uses and advantages of the system in an undergraduate architecture class setting.