Digital
English
Worksheet
CS410 Blue Team
March 6, 2015
Outline
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Mentor
The Blue Team
ESL Difficulties
Customer Base
Case Study
Current Workflow
Areas Needing
Improvement
Main Goals
Solution Characteristics
New and Improved
Workflow
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Major Functional
Components
Requirements
Software Design
Requirements
Feasibility Analysis
Exclusions
The Competition
Added Benefits
References
Questions
Mentor - Greg Raver-Lampman
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The Blue Team
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Kyle
Vernier
John
Mitchell
Ashley
Grimm
Adriana
Vecchio
Keith
Collins
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Richard
Evans
Teaching Difficulties
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ESL teachers lack sufficient time to design
worksheets customized to each individual student’s
coursework
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Creating worksheets is very time consuming
ESL teachers have many students
ESL students don’t gain familiarity with English in their
specific field of study
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Customer Base
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ESL teachers at a university level
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Other stakeholders and potential customers:
Students
■ ESL teachers at other grade levels
■ ESL teacher's assistants
■ Primary school English teachers
■ Tutors
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Case Study
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Market analysis + benefits to the customer base
 2013/2014
International Student Enrollment at US
Institutions: 886,052
International Student Enrollment at US Institutions
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8.1% increase from
previous year
4.2% of total student
enrollment
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Figure 1: International Student Enrollment, from Institute of International Education
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Market analysis + benefits to the customer base
 Top
fields of study use technical language
Business and Management – 21.2%
■ Engineering – 19.2%
■ Math and Computer Science – 10.3%
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Figure 2: Top Fields of Study, adapted from Institute of International Education
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Market analysis + benefits to the customer base
 Primary
Source of Students’ Funds
Personal and Family - 64.8%
■ U.S. College or University - 19.3%
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Figure 3: Source of Funds, adapted from Institute of International Education
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Current Workflow to Create a Part
of Speech Exercise
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Areas Needing Improvement
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Instructors create exercises in COLRS, manually
selecting words to remove
 Exercises presented on paper worksheets
 Instructor grades exercises by hand
 Exercises distributed and returned in-person
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Main Goals
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Minimize teacher time spent creating worksheets
 Minimize teacher time spent grading
 Customize worksheets for students
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Solution Characteristics
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Automated exercise creation
 Digital exercises
 Automatic grading
 Electronic delivery to/from student/instructor
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Workflow Using D.E.W.
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Major Functional Components
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Hardware/Software Components
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Interfaces
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Additional Components
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Requirements
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Graphical User
Interface
(GUI)
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Database
Web Server
Software Design Requirements
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Custom APIs to automate:
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Identifying parts of speech with COLRS
Creating worksheets by removing parts of speech
Automated grading
Delivery to students
Delivery to instructor
Recording of students’ grades
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Top-Level Functions
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DEW will:
 Create
digital worksheets from text
 Interface with CLRS to identify parts of speech from text
 Remove parts of speech identified by instructor
 Grant students access to worksheets
 Grade worksheets
 Store student submissions for instructor access
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
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DEW stores instructor-created digital worksheets
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can add subject tag
 Instructors can reuse worksheets in future semesters
 Instructors can see all worksheets for one particular
subject
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Students can submit new worksheets for instructor
review and use
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How Does DEW Work?
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Instructor inserts text
 Instructor selects one part of speech (e.g. noun,
verb, adverb) to remove from the text
 DEW uses the COLRS API to identify the parts of
speech in the text
 DEW stores the original text as the “master” sheet
 DEW removes the text matching the part of speech
chosen by the instructor
 DEW produces a digital worksheet with blanks
where the text has been removed
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Before and After DEW
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Accessing Digital Worksheets
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After instructor creates worksheets, they are stored
within DEW
 Instructor can grant access to individual students or
a class of students
 Students are notified when they login that they have
worksheets to complete
 Students can access the worksheets from within their
browser through DEW
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Completed Digital Worksheets
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Allow x attempts (set by instructor)
 Store data from each submission
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 Digital
worksheet
 Student’s responses
 Date and time submitted
 Number of correct responses
 Number of total blank fields
 Percentage of correct responses
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Grading
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DEW grades digital worksheets based on
percentage of correct responses
 Students can see their calculated grade once a
digital worksheet has been submitted
 Students may view the correct responses for a
worksheet upon submission
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Completed Digital Worksheets
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Students complete worksheets in their browser and
submit when they are finished
 Instructor are notified when students have
completed and submitted worksheets
 Instructor can see data for each student or each
class
 Instructors have access to all stored data fields
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FERPA Compliance
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Require authenticated users
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designate “instructor” or “student”
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
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authorized users can see student’s activity
 Allows instructors to track student’s progress securely
 Students can access information to which they have a
right
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Additional Benefits
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Save instructor time and reduce costs
 Faster
creation of educational materials
 No printing or copying required
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Exclusions
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The Blue Team solution will NOT:
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Be publicly available
Show the student the correct answers until the instructor
criteria are met
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e.g. Due date passes
e.g. All submissions received
e.g. Instructor releases digital worksheet
Generate digital worksheets without uploaded text or
previously saved text
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The Competition
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Englishpage.com
Create worksheets automatically
Yes
Require the student to identify proper parts of
speech
Yes
Create worksheet from existing text
No
Create worksheet on particular area of study
No
Deliver worksheets to students electronically
No
Automatically grade worksheets
Yes
Return worksheets to teacher for review
No
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The Competition
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English Grammar 101
Create worksheets automatically
Yes
Require the student to identify proper parts of
speech
Yes
Create worksheet from existing text
No
Create worksheet on particular area of study
No
Deliver worksheets to students electronically
No
Automatically grade worksheets
No
Return worksheets to teacher for review
No
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Blue Team Solution
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Create worksheets automatically
Yes
Require the student to identify proper parts of
speech
Create worksheet from existing text
Yes
Create worksheet on particular area of study
Yes
Deliver worksheets to students electronically
Yes
Automatically grade worksheets
Yes
Return worksheets to teacher for review
Yes
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Yes
Added Benefits
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Individualized digital worksheets reinforce English in
a particular subject of study
 Reducing time spent creating worksheets allows for
more actual teaching time
 Allows for more worksheets and thus more practice
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References, 1 of 2
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Cingletree Learning. (1999-2015). Foreword. Retrieved February 8, 2015, from English
Grammer 101 Online:
http://lessons.englishgrammar101.com/EnglishGrammar101/Foreword.aspx.
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English Grammer. (n.d.). (Edufind, Producer) Retrieved February 8, 2015, from
edufind.com:http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/english-grammar-guide.
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Institute of International Education. (2015). Fast Facts. Retrieved February 2015, from Institue
of International Education: http://www.iie.org/Research-and-Publications/OpenDoors/Data/Fast-Facts
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Language Dynamics. (n.d.). Online English Grammar Book. Retrieved February 8, 2015, from
Englishpage.com:http://www.englishpage.com/grammar/.
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Ling, G., Wolf, M. K., Cho, Y., & Wang, Y. (2014). English-as-a-Second-Language Programs
for Matriculated Students in the United States: An Exploratory Survey and Some Issues. ETS
Research Reports Series, 2014(2), 1-19.
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Maftoon, P., Birjandi, P., & Pahlavani, P. (2014). The Impact of Using Computer-aided
Argument Mapping (CAAM) on the Improvement of Writing Achievement of Iranian Learners
of English. Theory & Practice In Language Studies, 4(5), 982-988.
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References, 2 of 2
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Old Dominion University. (n.d.). ELC Programs & Courses. Retrieved February 8,
2015, from ODU:https://www.odu.edu/cepd/esl/courses.
Pin-hsiang, N. W., & Kawamura, M. (2014). Mind and material: The interplay
between computer-related and second language factors in online communication
dialogues. JALT CALL Journal, 10(3), 159-174.
Instructor Greg Raver-Lampman. Mentor.
Saqlain, N., & Mahmood, Z. (2013). English Language Instructors'
Perceptions about Technology-Based Language Learning at Northern Border
University in Saudi Arabia. Turkish Online Journal Of Educational Technology TOJET, 12(2), 106-110.
Savas, P. (2014). Tablet PCs as Instructional Tools in English as a Foreign
Language Education. Turkish Online Journal Of Educational Technology - TOJET,
13(1), 217-222.
The Writing Center at UNC Chapel Hill. (2010-2014). Just Check My Grammar.
Retrieved February 8, 2015, from The Writing Center:
http://writingcenter.unc.edu/faculty-resources/tips-on-teaching-esl-students/justcheck-my-grammar/.
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Questions?
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For more reference material, please visit our
website:
http://www.cs.odu.edu/~410blue
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