Browsing by Author "Wilson, Gregory"

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    Experiences with the Mobile Interactive Learning Table: a custom table for education
    Wilson, Gregory (Virginia Tech, 2011-12-08)
    Multi-touch technology on tabletop displays lets children interact with digital objects in collaborative and competitive ways. Multi-touch tables are not a part of classroom instruction because of high cost and lack of meaningful applications. This thesis explores possible solutions to building hardware and software that support the engagement of children. Outlined is a demonstration of our Mobile Interactive Learning Table (MILT), a custom hardware system that can be built for a cost well below current commercial implementations. Experiences with transporting the table to schools and similar settings are discussed, as well as proposed advantages to this do-it-yourself custom approach. Additionally, digital card games were created to encourage elementary and middle school student engagement in meaningful learning. Observations of children collaborating and competitively playing these games, and a comparison study comparing gameplay using different input devices were conducted.
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    Multitouch Tables for Collaborative Learning
    George, Jacob; Dorsey, Desiree; de Araujo, Eric; Wilson, Gregory; McCrickard, D. Scott (2010)
    This 2010 REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) poster describes multitouch tables for collaborative learning. The poster presents the benefits and barriers of using multitouch in the classroom, potential research questions, and future work such as creating educator toolkits to support custom content creation.