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2007
ACM
16 years 5 months ago
Social dynamics of early stage co-design in developing regions
Technology arguably has the potential to play a key role in improving the lives of people in developing regions. However, these communities are not well understood and designers m...
Divya Ramachandran, Matthew Kam, Jane Chiu, John F...
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CHI
2007
ACM
16 years 5 months ago
Modeling and understanding students' off-task behavior in intelligent tutoring systems
We present a machine-learned model that can automatically detect when a student using an intelligent tutoring system is off-task, i.e., engaged in behavior which does not involve ...
Ryan Shaun Joazeiro de Baker
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CHI
2006
ACM
16 years 5 months ago
Embedded phenomena: supporting science learning with classroom-sized distributed simulations
`Embedded phenomena' is a learning technology framework in which simulated scientific phenomena are mapped onto the physical space of classrooms. Students monitor and control...
Tom Moher
CHI
2005
ACM
16 years 5 months ago
Effectiveness of end-user debugging software features: are there gender issues?
Although gender differences in a technological world are receiving significant research attention, much of the research and practice has aimed at how society and education can imp...
Laura Beckwith, Margaret M. Burnett, Susan Wiedenb...
CHI
2005
ACM
16 years 5 months ago
Roomquake: embedding dynamic phenomena within the physical space of an elementary school classroom
Authentic practice in science requires access to phenomena. In this paper, we introduce RoomQuake, an application designed to foster the growth of a community of learning around s...
Tom Moher, Syeda Hussain, Tim Halter, Debi Kilb