Remote Collaborative Presentations; A Tool to Bridge the Gap
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2019-07-15
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Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences
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Interaction Design and Information Architecture
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M.S. -- University of Baltimore, 2019
Thesis submitted to the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Baltimore in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Interaction Design and Information Architecture.
M.S. -- University of Baltimore, 2019
Thesis submitted to the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Baltimore in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Interaction Design and Information Architecture.
Abstract
With the rise of online education and remote professional work, it is important
that tools be developed that facilitate efficient team collaboration among remote team
members. In this research, the researcher designed a Remote Collaborative Presentation
Tool (RCPT) that would allow multiple presenters to control the flow of a remote
presentation (move forward/backward slides) without the need for awkward transitions
among remote group members. 10 users participated in 1 hour-long session aimed at
assessing both user needs/past experiences with various web conferencing and
presentation tools, as well as testing the user-friendliness of a RCPT prototype. Overall,
the RCPT was received very positively by all participants, and all participants
successfully completed the seven tasks that they were asked to perform in order to test
the most important features of the RCPT. Participants generally thought that the RCPT
was a useful tool, although many suggested design updates. Data was also collected
around the context of participants’ past experience using a variety of web conferencing
and presentation tools in both educational and professional settings. Though this research
yielded much useful data for the future of this tool, it is important that additional research
be performed to test the usability and functionality of the RCPT with the design updates
made in this round of research, as well as research to assess the feasibility of how this
tool might integrate with current web conferencing and presentation tools.