An Auburn professor designed a new mobile application that makes class attendance easy to check.
Wei Wang, alumni professor of graphic design in the School of Industrial and Graphic Design, created the app "Class Roll," which is designed for taking class attendance on an iPad or iPhone.
Both a teacher and designer, Wang said he knew what was needed to make the app useful and easy for students and professors to use.
During the past spring semester, Wang took on the project while teaching his graphic design students how to create mobile applications.
Wang worked on the project at night to stay a step ahead of his students, which allowed him to create "Class Roll" as a model for the class.
The app allows students to log into class using their iPhone or iPad.
A few key features of the app include: editing attendance records, customizing class schedules, viewing individual student attendance records and sharing class attendance reports.
A full list of features can be found at ClassRoll/App.com and on Apple's App Store.
"Class Roll" could replace the iClickers niche of large class attendance taking at the University.
This can save students money that currently goes to purchasing an iClicker.
"I would much rather download 'Class Roll' than buy an iClicker," said Hunter Graham, sophomore in aviation management."People will most likely always have their phone on them whereas I see people leave their iClickers at home or in their car quite a few times a week. I think it would make the teacher and students' lives easier."
Wang graduated with a Bachelors in Industrial Design from Shenzhen University in China in 1993, followed by a Bachelors in Fine Arts in Graphic Design from Utah State University in 1997 and a Masters in Fine Arts from Louisiana Tech University in 1999.
Wang has been teaching graphic design in the School of Industrial & Graphic Design, College of Architecture, Design and Construction at the University, since he graduated from Louisiana Tech University.
Founder and creative director of Oneway Studio and the associate art director of DesignAlabama, Wang's main areas of research are brand strategy, user-experience design and web and interactive design.
Wang has also designed corporate logos, websites and advertising campaigns for many clients in the United States, such as NASA, Coca Cola and Volkswagon.
Wang's work has been featured in the book "Global Corporate Identity 2" and he has been the recipient of numerous of awards including an Auburn University Alumni Professorship from 2009-14, numerous American Advertising Federation ADDY awards, Horizontal International Interactive Design awards and an Interactive Media Award.
"Class Roll" is available for $2.99 on the Apple App Store.
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