#mediaX2019 Conference Presentations are Available
Relive the April 25th, 2019 “Digital Communities and the Augmented Human Experience” discussions from Stanford thought leaders and industry experts that delved into ideas of what builds community in 2019 and beyond.
mediaX Thought Leaders Apply Chatbot Technology to Significantly Improved Student Recall
James Landay, senior author of the paper and Emma Brunskill, who is co-author show that using QuizBot significantly improves recall and retention over traditional flashcard-based learning.
mediaX Faculty Director Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Professor Roy Pea is one of 6 Stanford faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which honors exceptional scholars, leaders, artists and innovators engaged in advancing the public good.
mediaX Thought Leader Awarded 2019 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science
Margaret Levi, director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences for “having laid the foundations of our understanding of why citizens accept state coercion, by combining theoretical acumen and historical knowledge.”
mediaX Hosts The President of Costa Rica
On March 12, 2019 mediaX welcomed President Carlos Alvarado and his delegation from Costa Rica to discuss the use of VR and XR in their country. the visit included a tour and demo inside the VHIL Lab on campus.
Registration is Open for #mediaX2019 Conference
Join us April 25th from 9a-4p as we address the topic of Digital Communities and the Augmented Human Experience and look at questions like What is “community” and How will information technologies enhance the human experience of community?
mediaX Faculty Director Awarded Honorary Doctorate for Contributions to Learning Sciences
The Open University has awarded Roy Pea, the David Jacks Professor of Education and Learning Sciences at Stanford Graduate School of Education, with an honorary doctorate degree.
VR Can be a Powerful Tool for Environmental Education
mediaX Thought Leaders Roy Pea, Jeremy Bailenson and Fiorenza Micheli have gone into a variety of educational settings, including high school classrooms, to test the impact on awareness and understanding of ocean acidification.
AI for Culturally Relevant Interactions Presentations are Available
Relive the talks featuring academia and industry thought leaders in the emerging arena of cultural and societal interactions with big data, machine learning and artificial intelligence.