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zBento• Designers/Developers
– William Washington, Interaction Designer– Aaron Louie, Information Architect– Eric Maddox, Lead Developer
• Researchers– Janice Fournier, Research Scientist– Cara Lane, Research Scientist [ASK CARA]– Kristen Shuyler, Research Coordinator
Overview
• Part I: The technology– What is zBento?– Why zBento?– System features
• Part II: Research-informed design [Janice: 8 slides]– Examples of use
• Part III: Discussion/Questions/Suggestions
What is zBento?
• Information system built using open-source software
• Database-driven content management system
• Through-the-web access & administration
Why zBento?
Often educational technology is designed for specific domains…
• We wanted to create a tool that can be customized for multiple purposes and domains
• We wanted to allow faculty to accomplish sophisticated tasks--creating database-driven web sites--with little computer experience
System Features
• Template Builder• Articles are generated using the template and
responses to the template prompts• Reviewing, editing & publishing• Reflection & commenting• Categories for organization• Customizable roles & permissions• Support for multiple search strategies
Template Published Article
System Features: Web-based articlesArticles are generated using the template and responses to the template prompts
System Features: Reviewing, Commenting, Editing, &
Publishing• [screenshot of reviewing]
• [screenshot of editing]
• -> Publish to web
System Features: Customizable roles & permissions
• Increasing student participation
• Taking on roles with increasing responsibility
• Make changes that shape the community
• [screenshot of user mgmt]
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