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PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
SESSION CHAIR: Anthony Hornof, University of Oregon, USA
ToCHI | Signing on the Tactile Line: A Multimodal System
for Teaching Handwriting to Blind Children
Beryl Plimmer, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Peter Reid, Rachel Blagojevic, University of Auckland
Andrew Crossan, Stephen Brewster, University of Glasgow, UK
McSig is a multimodal system for teaching blind children to write
and draw. Similar combinations of tactile, haptic, sound and stylus
interaction could be useful for other non-visual interaction
situations.
PAPER | Collaboration in Cognitive Tutor Use in Latin
America: Field Study and Design Recommendations
Amy Ogan, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Erin Walker, Arizona State University, USA
Ryan S.J.d. Baker, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA
Genaro Rebolledo Mendez, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico
Maynor Jimenez Castro, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Tania Laurentino, SENAI Institute, Brazil
Adriana de Carvalho, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Describes observations from a field study of children in three
developing regions using adaptive educational technology.
Presents guidelines for future development of technology that
accounts for a collaborative use context.
CASE STUDY | Building a Case for M-learning in Africa:
African Youth Perspectives on Education
Mokeira Masita-Mwangi, Nokia Research Center, Kenya
Nancy Mwakaba, Independent
Faith Ronoh-Boreh, Jussi Impio, Nokia Research Center, Kenya
The paper provides valuable insights into African youth in terms of
education challenges and opportunities hence inspiring and
informing research and development of technologies for Africa
particularly for m-learning.
PAPER | Evaluating the Implicit Acquisition of Second
Language Vocabulary Using a Live Wallpaper
David Dearman, Nokia Research Center, Finland
Khai Truong, University of Toronto, Canada
Using a novel language learning interfaces (called Vocabulary
Wallpaper) we explore if second language vocabulary can be
implicitly acquired through a user’s explicit interactions with her
mobile phone.
14:30—15:50 | Afternoon | Tuesday
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INTERFACES FOR HEALTH & WELL BEING
SESSION CHAIR: Ian Li, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
PAPER | ShutEye: Encouraging Awareness of Healthy
Sleep Recommendations with a Mobile, Peripheral
Display
Jared Bauer, Sunny Consolvo, University of Washington, USA
Benjamin Greenstein, Google, USA
Jonathan Schooler, Eric Wu, Nathaniel F Watson, Julie Kientz,
University of Washington, USA
Describes a field study of an application for mobile phones that
uses a peripheral display to promote healthy sleep habits. Can
help designers of mobile applications for behavioral awareness.
PAPER | Using Mobile Phones to Present Medical
Information to Hospital Patients
Laura Pfeifer Vardoulakis, Northeastern University, USA
Amy Karlson, Dan Morris, Greg Smith, Microsoft Research, UK
Justin Gatewood, MedStar Institute for Innovation, USA
Desney Tan, Microsoft Research, UK
We provided 25 emergency department patients with a mobile
phone interface to near-real-time data about their care. Our study
indicates that this is a promising approach to improving patient
awareness.
PAPER | Engagement with Online Mental Health
Interventions: An Exploratory Clinical Study of a
Treatment for Depression
Gavin Doherty, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
David Coyle, University of Bristol, UK
John Sharry, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Ireland
A clinical study of an online intervention for depression designed
to maximise client engagement using a range of strategies.
Yielded high user engagement and clinically significant
improvements in depression scores.
PAPER | Best Intentions: Health Monitoring Technology
and Children
Tammy Toscos, Kay Connelly, Indiana University, USA
Yvonne Rogers, University College London, UK
Presents suggestions for development of health monitoring
technology intended to enhance self-care in children without
creating parent-child conflict. Provides designers an understanding
of the impact of emotional response to technology.
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