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My main area of research interest is in the design of collaborative, computer-based museum exhibits. I have also done a great deal of work with mobile devices, both in informal learning contexts (where the mobile devices act as Opportunistic User Interfaces to computer-based exhibits) and in formal contexts (where the mobile devices are used in the context of small-group collaborative classroom activities). I am interested in the ways in which user interface design can be used to scaffold collaborative learning processes. I am also interested in making complex systems simulations more accessible to learners: via the selection of appropriate technologies, the design of the user interface, and the activity design. For example, Opportunistic User Interfaces can be employed to support authentic role-playing (e.g., asking learners to take on the role of a physician) to help learners engage with simulated phenomena and to encourage them to grapple with and discuss the gestalt problem spaces faced by various professions. |
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) |