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dc.contributor.advisorPhilipp Schmidt.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGong, Zoe(Zoe P.)en_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-15T21:55:55Z
dc.date.available2020-09-15T21:55:55Z
dc.date.copyright2020en_US
dc.date.issued2020en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/127399
dc.descriptionThesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, May, 2020en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from the official PDF of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 39-40).en_US
dc.description.abstractA vast amount of educational content has become accessible online, however accessibility alone does not translate to learning. Most learners require social interaction and the support of peers. For example, discussions in small groups can help learners process new concepts. These small group discussions benefit greatly from a skilled facilitator, however, in online communities those may not always be available. In this thesis, I explore how new features in video-conferencing platforms could reduce the need for a skilled facilitator by helping groups self-facilitate. I developed a tool that tracks speaking time and represents it for the group using the opacity of user icons. I conducted a user-study with participants who engaged in video call discussions in small groups and found that the tool increased participants' attention to conversational balance, but their perception of this balance is more related to a sense of "being heard" rather than an objective measure of speaking time. This opens up interesting new avenues for further research.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Zoe Gong.en_US
dc.format.extent40 pagesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsMIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectElectrical Engineering and Computer Science.en_US
dc.titlePromoting group self-facilitation in online video conferencesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeM. Eng.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Scienceen_US
dc.identifier.oclc1192544808en_US
dc.description.collectionM.Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Scienceen_US
dspace.imported2020-09-15T21:55:54Zen_US
mit.thesis.degreeMasteren_US
mit.thesis.departmentEECSen_US


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