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 * General Session - Conference Presentation Only (no formal paper)

//Charles V. Balch,// //Arizona Western College, Yuma, AZ, USA,// charlie@balch.org
 * AskClass.net: Development of an Internet Collaboration Tool**

This presentation shares the development process of an open source and free Internet collaboration tool. The need for a tool to easily and rapidly discover group opinions in a collaborative format is identified. Potential users are described in detail and include facilitators who create questions and participants who respond to the questions that facilitators create. Design goals and changes in design goals resulting from testing are also discussed. ​In addition, the software development process is documented. Particular emphasis is placed on testing​, including usability testing​, and a copy of the Internal Review Board (IRB) application and participant form is included. The success of the project is reviewed, alternative uses for the completed product are discussed, and further development directions are explored.

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