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DGO
2003
111views Education» more  DGO 2003»
13 years 8 months ago
Digital Citizenship: Parameters of the Digital Divide
As part of a National Science Foundation-funded study, we analyze data from a 2002 Midwest urban random sample survey (n = 167 adults) of differential access to and uses of comput...
Stuart W. Shulman, Mack C. Shelley, Lisa Thrane
CHI
2007
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
Localized iterative design for language learning in underdeveloped regions: the PACE framework
Poor literacy remains a decisive barrier to the economic empowerment of many people in the developing world. Of particular importance is literacy in a widely spoken "world la...
Matthew Kam, Divya Ramachandran, Varun Devanathan,...
CHI
2010
ACM
14 years 2 months ago
Let's play chinese characters: mobile learning approaches via culturally inspired group games
In many developing countries such as India and China, low educational levels often hinder economic empowerment. In this paper, we argue that mobile learning games can play an impo...
Feng Tian, Fei Lv, Jingtao Wang, Hongan Wang, Wenc...
TEI
2010
ACM
110views Hardware» more  TEI 2010»
14 years 2 months ago
Empowering programmability for tangibles
Programming microcontrollers for tangible interfaces can be easier and more accessible than it is now, empowering a broader audience to participate. The first part of this studio ...
Eric Rosenbaum, Evelyn Eastmond, David Mellis