Sciweavers

CHI
2005
ACM
14 years 12 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
CHI
2006
ACM
14 years 12 months ago
RoomBugs: simulating insect infestations in elementary classrooms
This paper presents research on a collaborative learning environment in an urban elementary science classroom. The application, called RoomBugs, simulates a dynamic ecosystem of i...
Michael Barron, Tom Moher, Jeff Maharry
CHI
2009
ACM
15 years 2 days ago
WIIS: multimodal simulation for exploring the world beyond visual sense
This paper describes a pilot study of a computer simulation called WIIS, which is designed to extend students' learning experience of the sizes of the objects beyond human vi...
Minyoung Song, Chris Quintana