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SIGCSE
2009
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
2009
ACM
Can engaging students in free and open source software (FOSS) pique their interest in computer science? This paper describes an introductory computer science course that introduce...
ICALT
2008
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
2008
IEEE
This paper presents the adaptation model used in NUCLEO, a pilot e-learning environment that is currently being developed at the Complutense University of Madrid. The NUCLEO syste...
IUI
2004
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
2004
ACM
An analysis of context-aware user interfaces shows that adaptation mechanisms have a cost-benefit trade-off for usability. Unpredictable autonomous interface adaptations can easil...
SIGUCCS
2003
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
2003
ACM
In 2002, Harvard University's Division of Continuing Education (DCE) expanded its computer lab facility. This expansion allowed DCE to change its previous policy of restricti...
CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
2005
ACM
The development of programming skills is a motivating issue in computer science. Programming languages have been increasingly used to map end-users needs and mental models. The nu...