Using Mobile Applications for Paperless Assignments in Mathematics: A Pilot Study

Reyna Zeballos, JL; Markowskei, A

Using Mobile Applications for Paperless Assignments in Mathematics: A Pilot Study

Reyna Zeballos, JL

Markowskei, A

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Issue Date:: 2015-06-24

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dc.contributor.author	Reyna Zeballos, JL https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9909-0581	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Markowskei, A	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-06-24	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2015	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/59957
dc.description.abstract	Maths writing does not lend itself easily to a traditional computer keyboard (Livingstone et al., 1988), which is the reason why maths software was not successful in meeting the needs of tertiary students. Scanners were not portable enough to carry them everywhere and not many students will have their own. With the development of smart phones and tablet computers since 2010, a significant amount of applications that can scan, handwrite and annotate documents are being developing (Reyna 2010). Digital pens have been around for a long time, but only in the past years we have seen a few that work smoothly (Bradford, 2013). They are adding the ability to smoothly draw on high resolution screens to the repertoire of applications, imitating the paper experience. This creates a new opportunity for tertiary institutions to initiate the paperless submission of assignments in maths courses. At present, there is a research gap on how math courses are using mobile technology in assignment submission. This pilot study will address this gap, investigating academics’ and students’ perspectives/experiences using a mobile paperless workflow for assignment submission.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	In S. Carliner, C. Fulford & N. Ostashewski (Eds.), Proceedings of EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2015. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).	en_US
dc.title	Using Mobile Applications for Paperless Assignments in Mathematics: A Pilot Study	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Students
utslib.copyright.status	open_access

Abstract:

Maths writing does not lend itself easily to a traditional computer keyboard (Livingstone et al., 1988), which is the reason why maths software was not successful in meeting the needs of tertiary students. Scanners were not portable enough to carry them everywhere and not many students will have their own. With the development of smart phones and tablet computers since 2010, a significant amount of applications that can scan, handwrite and annotate documents are being developing (Reyna 2010). Digital pens have been around for a long time, but only in the past years we have seen a few that work smoothly (Bradford, 2013). They are adding the ability to smoothly draw on high resolution screens to the repertoire of applications, imitating the paper experience. This creates a new opportunity for tertiary institutions to initiate the paperless submission of assignments in maths courses. At present, there is a research gap on how math courses are using mobile technology in assignment submission. This pilot study will address this gap, investigating academics’ and students’ perspectives/experiences using a mobile paperless workflow for assignment submission.

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