ThoughtSwap
Simple, straightforward interface for swapping anonymous thoughts. (click image to enlarge)
Spring 2007–Spring 2009
ThoughtSwap is a multi-user system for supporting co-located group discussion and a current research project of the POET Lab at Virginia Tech. It is currently implemented as a Java applet which you can demo here.
ThoughtSwap properties:
- students enter textual thoughts into the system which are anonymous scrambled and distributed to other students
- these distributed thoughts can be presented up in conversation and added to a shared list for reference
ThoughtSwap is the subject of the following papers:
- Dickey-Kurdziolek, M., Schaefer, M., & Tatar, D. (2008). Facilitating Better Discussion by Thought Swapping. Position paper at the Shareable Interfaces for Learning Workshop, Brighton, U.K, 11-12 September 2008.
