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Evaluating a Global Information Gathering Tool for Students
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E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, in Orlando, Florida, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-83-9 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), San Diego, CA

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Abstract

The Global Information Gatherer (GIG) prototype was designed to help students in higher education manage their digital information while reducing instances of work fragmentation. With GIG, users can access files of different types, edit them, and create a set of integrated notes. When evaluated by a class of Computer Science students over a ten-week period, the reviews of GIG were promising but illustrated that more work is needed. Students liked aspects of the file management structure, the ability to manage multiple file types, the embedded notetaking functionality, and the user interface design. However, they also wanted advanced features built into the web browser and notebook, and they suggested incorporating a wide range of additional functionality.

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Reimer, Y., Hagedal, M. & Wolf, P. (2010). Evaluating a Global Information Gathering Tool for Students. In J. Sanchez & K. Zhang (Eds.), Proceedings of E-Learn 2010--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 2688-2695). Orlando, Florida, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 6, 2024 from .

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