Abstract
In this paper, we describe an improvement of AirTransNote, a student notes sharing system which facilitates collaborative and interactive learning in a regular lecture at conventional classrooms. Former AirTransNote employs ultrasonic pens and PDAs for collecting student notes on paper sheet. However the facilities required special skills and extra burdens for learners. We introduced anoto-based pens to reduce the burdens, and compared it with former system. From the experimental lectures, we confirmed that the simplicity and the stability of the anoto-based pen facilitate active participation of low-performing students. Also these factors reduced high-performing students' uneasy feeling for checking note by the system. Although the anoto-based pen is feasible, it requires teachers to manage relations between a penID, a learner, and a seat position. In order to relieve the burdens on managing relations, we proposed an instant sheet mapping method. The method utilizes learners' signatures on a special seatmap sheet, and dynamically relates the penID and the seat position from the signatures. We conducted an experimental lecture session at an elementary school, and confirmed the function effectively works for younger schoolchildren.
