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HAPTICS
2011
IEEE
13 years 27 days ago
Toward haptic/aural touchscreen display of graphical mathematics for the education of blind students
We propose the use of a haptic touchscreen to convey graphical and mathematical concepts through aural and/or vibratory tactile feedback. We hypothesize that an important applicat...
Jenna L. Toennies, Jessica Burgner, Thomas J. With...
CHI
2009
ACM
14 years 9 months ago
Comparing the use of tangible and graphical programming languages for informal science education
Much of the work done in the field of tangible interaction has focused on creating tools for learning; however, in many cases, little evidence has been provided that tangible inte...
Michael S. Horn, Erin Treacy Solovey, R. Jordan Cr...
SIGCSE
2008
ACM
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13 years 9 months ago
A case study of retention practices at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Computer science is seeing a decline in enrollment at all levels of education. One key strategy for reversing this decline is to improve methods of student retention. This paper, ...
Tanya L. Crenshaw, Erin W. Chambers, Heather Metca...
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 9 months ago
Enroll me!: a portable device to facilitate homeless student enrollment
We are designing an information transfer device to expedite the enrollment of homeless children to schools. Homeless children change schools often, seriously disrupting their educ...
Eugene Chang, Xi Zhu, Hillary Elmore, Jun Youp Kim
CHI
2006
ACM
14 years 9 months ago
A new playground experience: going digital?
Weexplorehowaninteractivepathwayimpacts children'splaypatternsinoutdoorplaygrounds.The paperdescribesourexperiencedesigningandtesting theprototypeatvariousstagesofdevelopment...
Susanne Seitinger, Elisabeth Sylvan, Oren Zuckerma...