The adoption of all things Internet has raised America’s love affair with technology to a fevered pitch. No area of our daily lives is untouched by the rapid changes in technologies, but few are as important to our long term financial and developmental health as education. In this 10-month series, CHIFOO invites psychologists, educators, researchers […]
Customer researcher Portigal looks at two not-usually-combined-or-even-discussed-together approaches to direct experience: the theatrical activity of “improv” and participant-observer user research. As the “learner”, he shares some of his process and technologies for “learning.”
The mathematics that people need to thrive in the 21st century keeps advancing in complexity, yet our schools keep falling farther behind. As a society, we need to make significant changes in this area. The SimCalc Project is tackling the problem of democratic access to more complex mathematics through an approach that brings together the […]
The role of computer-human interaction in facilitating environmental awareness and activism De Ridder, an environmental steward and technical communications specialist, considers computer-based technology a suitable medium for facilitating discussion of community-scale issues. She describes how contemporary theories of awareness, activism, and adult education can inform the design of a web-based information center through which community […]
