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CHI
1995
ACM
15 years 10 months ago
Belvedere: stimulating students' critical discussion
We describe “Belvedere,” a system to support students engaged in critical discussion of science and public policy issues. The design is intended to address cognitive and metac...
Massimo Paolucci, Daniel D. Suthers, Arlene Weiner
MOBISYS
2007
ACM
15 years 9 months ago
Automatic administration of the get up and go test
In-home monitoring using sensors has the potential to improve the life of elderly and chronically ill persons, assist their family and friends in supervising their status, and pro...
Dounia Berrada, Mario Romero, Gregory D. Abowd, Ma...
WSC
2007
15 years 9 months ago
A public health application of data analysis for homeland security
This presentation follows up the talk last year to WINFORMS (The Washington Institute for Operations Research and The Management Sciences) in which an approach developed for the a...
Marjorie Greene, Robert Eek
ACMIDC
2008
15 years 8 months ago
Utilizing technology to support the development of empathy
Empathy is a fundamental component of positive and productive human relationships. In the context of civic engagement, the ability to "stand in the shoes of another" inc...
Shaundra Bryant Daily, Karen Brennan
DIAGRAMS
2008
Springer
15 years 8 months ago
Cognitive Methods for Visualizing Space, Time, and Agents
Visualizations of space, time, and agents (or objects) are ubiquitous in science, business, and everyday life, from weather maps to scheduling meetings. Effective communications, i...
Angela M. Kessell, Barbara Tversky