VorteX — Enhancing the pedagogy in software development education

✍ Scribed by Mark Ridgway; Mark Ratcliffe; Wayne Ellis

• Book ID: 102509903
• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 101 KB
• Volume: 40
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0044-7870
• DOI: 10.1002/meet.14504001114

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

VorteX is a new product, pedagogically biased in its support for assisting and managing collaborative projects. Currently targeted at a software development environment, a joint venture between Khaydor Ltd and the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, VorteX will soon be more generally applicable. Through the use of collaboration, students are able to gain deeper knowledge and understanding of their work. Unfortunately, group projects are notoriously difficult to grade due to the lack of individual accountability. VorteX overcomes this problem by tracking developments of the group work, generating metrics and providing animation facilities to replay the activities undertaken.