Tool support for collaborative teaching and learning of object-oriented modeling

ABSTRACT

Modeling is central to doing and learning object-oriented development. We present a new tool, Ideogramic UML, for gesture-based collaborative modeling with the Unified Modeling Language (UML), which can be used to collaboratively teach and learn modeling. Furthermore, we discuss how we have effectively used Ideogramic UML to teach object-oriented modeling and the UML to groups of students using the UML for project assignments.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.3 COMPUTERS AND EDUCATION
      K.3.2 Computer and Information Science Education
          Subjects: Computer science education

Additional Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.3 COMPUTERS AND EDUCATION
      K.3.2 Computer and Information Science Education
          Subjects: Information systems education

General Terms:
Design, Documentation, Experimentation, Human Factors

Keywords:
collaborative learning, electronic whiteboards, gestures, object-oriented modeling