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Nolan, Jennifer
Long Beach Unified School District
Long Beach, California
 
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  The orchestration of a collaborative information seeking learning task
Knight S., Rienties B., Littleton K., Tempelaar D., Mitsui M., Shah C. Information Retrieval 20(5): 480-505, 2017.  Type: Article

The paper provides a collaborative information seeking (CIS) learning task and definitions and descriptions for CIS, along with studies/examples. The authors examine collaborative, exploratory learning as a well-researched and engaging...

Jul 5 2018  
  There’s a creepy guy on the other end at Google!: Engaging middle school students in a drawing activity to elicit their mental models of Google
Kodama C., St. Jean B., Subramaniam M., Taylor N. Information Retrieval 20(5): 403-432, 2017.  Type: Article

Mental models in youth are deeply explored in this paper that investigates the ways in which students (aged 10-14) mentally visualize the inner workings of the Google search engine. The authors delve into considerable depth about the r...

Jan 4 2018  
  Service learning meets mobile computing
Reiser S., Bruce R.  ACM-SE 46 (Proceedings of the 46th Annual Southeast Regional Conference, Auburn, AL, Mar 28-29, 2008) 108-113, 2008.  Type: Proceedings

A collaborative project between the North Carolina Arboretum’s bonsai exhibition garden and the University of North Carolina at Asheville is described in this paper. The goal of the project was for students at the university ...

Oct 23 2009  
  The last lecture
Pausch R., Zaslow J., Hyperion, 2008. 224 pp.  Type: Book (9781401323257), Reviews: (2 of 2)

In his last lecture, Randy Pausch--a professor of computer science, human-computer interaction, and design at Carnegie Mellon University--delivers a powerful, inspirational message. This phenomenal work captures his c...

Jan 7 2009  
  How to build serious games
Kelly H., Howell K., Glinert E., Holding L., Swain C., Burrowbridge A., Roper M. Communications of the ACM 50(7): 44-49, 2007.  Type: Article

Computer-aided education (CAE) has taken many forms at many different educational levels. This paper discusses the development of a video game created to teach immunology to high school and college students. The project was begun in 20...

Jul 1 2008  
  Developing inclusive e-learning and e-entertainment to effectively accommodate learning difficulties
Savidis A., Grammenos D., Stephanidis C. Universal Access in the Information Society 5(4): 401-419, 2007.  Type: Article

The hypothesis set forth in this paper is that electronic applications such as computer games can significantly improve the learning of individuals with learning difficulties. The paper focuses on the development and evaluation of four...

Nov 14 2007  
  Founders at work: stories of startups’ early days
Livingston J., Apress, Berkeley, CA, 2007. 500 pp.  Type: Book (9781590597149), Reviews: (1 of 2)

This easy-to-read book could be as pertinent in a business studies course as for general reading. It tells the stories of well-known businesses, such as Apple Computer, as told by the founders. The book has the feel of an intimate inte...

Jun 6 2007  
  The effect of behavioral realism and form realism of real-time avatar faces on verbal disclosure, nonverbal disclosure, emotion recognition, and copresence in dyadic interaction
Bailenson J., Yee N., Merget D., Schroeder R. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments 15(4): 359-372, 2006.  Type: Article

Avatars are “digital models which are driven by real-time humans.” This paper discusses the effect of visual images, particularly avatars, in virtual communication. The authors provide a critical review of research,...

Mar 2 2007  
   One course, two ways: lessons learned from teaching the same graduate course online and face-to-face
Miller K. eLearn 2005(10): 22005.  Type: Article

Miller conveys, in an authoritative voice, her thoughts on the differences between online and face-to-face instruction in the college setting. She asserts that online and classroom settings require different amounts of time, and hence ...

Feb 27 2006  
  Log on, learn, earn credits
Staff U. Ubiquity 5(26): 1-1, 2004.  Type: Article

Technology use in community colleges represents an opportunity for growth in an often-overlooked area of education. In this informative interview, Jon Larson, president of Ocean County College in New Jersey, shares nine essential ideas...

Oct 14 2005  
 
 
 
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