PowerPoint Multimedia Presentations in Computer Science Education: What Do Users Need?

Abstract

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MindXpres: An Extensible Content-Driven Cross-Media Presentation Platform

“…The graphics engine abstracts all rendering-related functionality. For instance, certain presenters prefer a zoomable user interface in order to provide a better overview of their content [25]. This graphical functionality is also exposed to the plug-ins, which can make use of the provided abstractions.…”

“…colour correction) may be applied without duplicating or modifying the original source. § ¤ When videos are used in educational settings, we often need more functionality than what is offered by the average video player [25]. MindXpres provides the enhanced video plug-in shown in Fig.…”

A Conceptual Framework and Content Model for Next Generation Presentation Solutions

“…Furthermore, the content types supported by existing formats are rather fixed and they do not take into account the new types of content and content navigation we see in state-of-the-art research. Other work also motivates the need for non-linear presentations [26,38], context-aware delivery methods [33] and content semantics [39] in presentations. However, existing content models and storage systems do not take these concepts into account and the resulting presentation solutions are isolated stand-alone applications; often with limitations because they have to work around existing shortcomings of the underlying content layer.…”