Title :
Active Essays on the Web
Author :
Yamamiya, Takashi ; Warth, Alessandro ; Kaehler, Ted
Author_Institution :
Viewpoints Res. Inst., Glendale, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes "active essays" and their implementation with Internet technology. An active essay combines a written essay, program fragments, and the resulting live simulations into a single cohesive narrative. We believe the integration of programming and natural language makes a superior teaching medium for expressing mathematical, scientific, and even literary ideas. It is especially effective when it can be read, run, and authored in a Web browser. We review our previous implementations of active essays on the Web. Chalkboard is our latest active essay framework. We discuss Chalkboard\´s features, examples, design decisions, and unresolved issues.
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; literature; natural languages; online front-ends; programming languages; Chalkboard; Internet technology; Web browser; active essays; live simulations; natural language; program fragments; programming language; teaching medium; written essay; Animation; Computational modeling; Computer languages; Humans; International collaboration; Internet; Joining processes; Mathematical programming; Natural languages; Web sites;
Conference_Titel :
Creating, Connecting and Collaborating through Computing, 2009. C5 '09. Seventh International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3620-0
