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CSE
2009
IEEE
14 years 11 days ago
metaViz: Visualizing Computationally Identified Metaphors in Political Blogs
This paper presents metaViz, an online application that uses computational metaphor identification to find conceptual metaphors in political blogs. The application presents those ...
Eric P. S. Baumer, Jordan Sinclair, David Hubin, B...
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Thinking but not seeing: think-aloud for non-sighted users
This paper discusses some of the methodological challenges that can be encountered when usability testing with visually impaired users. These include (1) the need for customized t...
Philip Strain, A. Dawn Shaikh, Richard Boardman
CHI
1998
ACM
13 years 12 months ago
Digital Manipulatives: New Toys to Think With
In many educationalsettings,manipulative materials(such as CuisenaireRods andPatternBlocks) play an important role in children’s learning, enabling children to explore mathemati...
Mitchel Resnick, Fred Martin, Robert Berg, Richard...
SIGMOD
2009
ACM
190views Database» more  SIGMOD 2009»
14 years 7 months ago
Augmented social cognition: using social web technology to enhance the ability of groups to remember, think, and reason
We are experiencing a new Social Web, where people share, communicate, commiserate, and conflict with each other. As evidenced by systems like Wikipedia, twitter, and delicious.co...
Ed H. Chi
SIGCSE
2012
ACM
282views Education» more  SIGCSE 2012»
12 years 3 months ago
Understanding the tenets of agile software engineering: lecturing, exploration and critical thinking
The use of agile principles and practices in software development is becoming a powerful force in today’s workplace. In our quest to develop better products, therefore, it is im...
Shvetha Soundararajan, Amine Chigani, James D. Art...