Language, Culture and Digital Media
Bryan Brown is a professor of teacher education. His research interest explores the relationship between student identity, discourse, classroom culture, and academic achievement in science education. He focuses on the social connotations and cultural politics of science discourse in small-group and whole-group interaction. Additionally, his research work in science education examines how teacher and student […]
Harnessing Positive Externalities in Network Services
From The Theme MOBILE AND ALTERNATIVE FORM FACTOR DEVICES WHAT IF What if we could improve wireless network services and revenues by exploring the positive, as well as negative, externalities generated by the presence of additional network users? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We set out to better understand how networks and consumers benefit […]
Persuasion Through Mobile Devices and Operant Conditioning via Interactive Technology
From The Theme SOCIAL AND COMPUTING SCIENCES WHAT IF? What if we could better understand how computers (including handheld computers and mobile phones) might use principles of behaviorism to influence people and change their behavior? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We set out to enhance investigations in two areas: (1) persuasion through mobile devices […]
Interaction Archetypes in Global Teamwork (Arche)
From The Theme CONTEXTUAL FUTURES FOR SMART PERSONAL DEVICES WHAT IF? What if ubiquitous wearable sensors and smart devices could be leveraged to augment global team interaction, improve team dynamics, and unlock new team potential? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We proposed Arche, a concept-proving project aimed at uncovering interaction archetypes in global teamwork […]
Contextual Future of Situated Schools
From The Theme CONTEXTUAL FUTURES FOR SMART PERSONAL DEVICES WHAT IF? What if we could design more effective and empowering digitally mediated learning environments? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO This research addressed the factors that drive engagement and encourage learning, as schools become more and more digitally mediated. We set out to collect important […]
Enabling Impromptu Interaction Through a Robotic Water Cooler
From The Theme CONTEXTUAL FUTURES FOR SMART PERSONAL DEVICES WHAT IF? What if we could leverage smart personal devices, and their communicative abilities, to encourage coworkers to interact with each other? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We set out to develop a personal, robot interaction platform that, through its movement and behavior, triggers individuals […]
Content on the Go: The Economics of the Market for Mobile Apps
From The Theme PUBLISH ON DEMAND WHAT IF What if there were a better way to price apps than pricing based on either raising revenue or raising visibility? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We studied app pricing decisions in a stylized model to ascertain the relationship between pricing decisions and market visibility. We took […]