An Overview of
“CD-MANIC”
CD-based Multimedia
Courseware
Department of Computer Science
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Outline
What is CD-MANIC?
The Best of Both Worlds – CD &
Internet
Usage to-date
Future Work
CD-MANIC
Student’s Perspective
Electronic Book Interface Media Player Interface Slide Viewer Interface
Navigational Controls
Search Feature Multiple View Index Interface
Outline
What is CD-MANIC?
The Best of Both Worlds, CD & Internet
Usage to-date
Future Work
The Best of Both Worlds
CD and Internet
• CDs for bandwidth
intensive content
• Internet for:
External Links
Collaboration
Assessment
Content Updates
Logging Student
Usage
Checking for updates and sending
the log file
Log Update
Contents
Student’s
Computer MANIC FTP
Server
Internet
Outline
What is CD-MANIC?
The Best of Both Worlds, CD & Internet
Usage to-date
Future Work
CD-MANIC Courses
Students Enrolled in a Course
Delivered via CD-MANIC
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Summer Fall 2001 Spring Summer Fall 2002
2001 2002 2002 (projected)
Sample CD/Tape split
CMPSCI 591e
30
25
20
Tape/Satellite
15 CD
10
5
0
Summer Fall 2001 Spring Summer Fall 2002
2001 2002 2002
Ongoing and Future Work
Deja-MANIC
Student Self Monitoring System
Log Data Reporting Tool
DVD
3D Immersive Classroom Experience
Know More About Ripples
http://ripples.cs.umass.edu