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1、CAR-TR-797Sept.1995CS-TR-3542WindowsofOpportunityinElectronicClassroomsBenShneiderman*,MaryamAlavi§,KentNorman†andEllenYuBorkowskiƒHuman-ComputerInteractionLaboratoryDepartmentofComputerScience*,InstituteforSystemsResearch*CollegeofBusiness§,DepartmentofPsychology†ComputerScienceCenterƒUn
2、iversityofMaryland,CollegePark,MD20742-3255AbstractInoursevenyearefforttobuildelectronicclassroomswetriedtobalancethepursuitofnewtech-nologieswiththeexplorationofnewteaching/learningstyleswhileprovidingthenecessaryinfra-structureforfacultytrainingandsupport,andcollectingampleevaluationdat
3、atoguideourtransfor-mation.Thisexperiencehasledtoagrowingcommunityoffacultyusers,widespreadstudentacceptance,andadministrationsupportforexpansion.Afterfouryearsofusageby44faculty(20tenured,9untenured,15otherstaff)from16departmentsoffering122courseswithover4010studentswearereadytoreportont
4、helessonswehavelearned.Coursesfilledmostslotsfrom8amto10pm,andwereasdiverseasTheRoleofMediaintheAmeri-canPoliticalProcess,ChinesePoetryintoEnglish,MarketingResearchMethods,DatabaseDesign,andSavingtheBay.CommunicationsoftheACM,LogonEducationcolumn,vol.38,#11(Nov.1995)19-24.*SendCorresponde
5、ncetoBenShneiderman,ben@cs.umd.eduIntroductiondepartmentsoffering122courseswithover4010studentswearereadytoreportonthelessonsweParadigm-shiftinglandmarkbuildingsarecher-havelearned.Coursesfilledmostslotsfromishedbytheiroccupantsandrememberedbe-8amto10pm,andwereasdiverseasTheRoleofcausethe
6、yreshapeourexpectationsofschools,MediaintheAmericanPoliticalProcess,Chi-homes,oroffices.ClassicexamplesincludenesePoetryintoEnglish,MarketingResearchThomasJefferson’scommunaldesignoftheMethods,DatabaseDesign,andSavingtheBay.“academicalvillage”atUniversityofVirginiawherefacultyandstudentsl
7、ivedclosetoclass-Thereisnoperfectfloorplanthatrevolutionizesrooms,FrankLloydWright’sorganicharmonyeducation,butfacultymemberswhohaveusedwithnatureinFallingwater(inwesternPennsyl-theelectronicclassroomshaveexplorednovelvania)wherethewaterfallsoundsandleafyteaching/le