{"605132":{"#nid":"605132","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Proposal by Brianna Tomlinson","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETitle: Measuring the Effect of User Experience and Engagement on Learning Using Interactive Simulations\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBrianna Tomlinson\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHuman-Centered Computing PhD Student\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Computing\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDate: Wednesday, May 2\u003Csup\u003End\u003C\/sup\u003E, 2018\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime: 2-4pm ET (12pm MT)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation: 217, J. S. Coon Building\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommittee:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Bruce Walker (Advisor, School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Betsy DiSalvo (School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Maribeth Coleman (School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Marion Usselman (Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Emily Moore (Department of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAbstract:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchools use a variety of interactive software to support education, especially in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) classes. Educational technologies provide a way to support 3D interaction and exploration for complex STEM topics, but many of them have not explored high-fidelity multimodal interactions. Previous studies have explored the best methods to measure emotional, cognitive, and physical engagement, but these methods have not been applied to fully understand the impact of multimodal interactive simulations on student learning. Technologies like Augmented and Virtual Reality can provide a novel means for supporting interactive simulations for student learning. However, the full impact of these new systems and modalities on learning and engagement is unclear.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe proposed work will investigate a multimodal interactive simulation for astronomy education. The study will discuss the design and evaluation of the sonification model for the solar system. It will also explore a variety of tools for measuring and comparing user experience, engagement, affect, and learning, and compare these evaluations with more typical qualitative analyses. Other factors such as science anxiety, motivation, and technology experience will be evaluated to determine how well they can predict a student\u0026rsquo;s ease of use and comfort in using newer technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Measuring the Effect of User Experience and Engagement on Learning Using Interactive Simulations"}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2018-04-16 15:27:16","changed_gmt":"2018-04-16 15:27:16","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2018-05-02T15:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2018-05-02T17:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2018-05-02T17:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2018-05-02 19:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2018-05-02 21:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2018-05-02 21:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"102851","name":"Phd proposal"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}