Title :
Enforcing cooperative storytelling: first studies
Author :
Cappelletti, Alessandro ; Gelmini, Giulia ; Pianesi, Fabio ; Rossi, Franca ; Zancanaro, Massimo
Author_Institution :
ITC, Italy
fDate :
30 Aug.-1 Sept. 2004
Abstract :
In this paper, we describe the first prototype of a system called StoryTable, aimed at supporting a group of children in the activity of storytelling. The system is based on a special multi-user touchable device (the MERL DiamondTouch) and it was designed with the purpose of enforcing collaboration between children. The paper discusses how the main design choices were influenced by the paradigm of cooperative learning and presents two observational studies to assess the effects of the different design choices on the storytelling activity.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; groupware; interactive systems; MERL DiamondTouch; StoryTable; cooperative learning; cooperative storytelling; multiuser touchable device; Animation; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Displays; Fingers; Graphical user interfaces; Local government; Prototypes;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2004. Proceedings. IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2181-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357420
