The Stanford Clinical Anatomy SCAnS Library
From The Theme FUTURE OF CONTENT WHAT IF What if learning about human anatomy and biology in today’s digital world was enriched by the ability to view and interact with 3D volumetric CT scans? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We made Stanford 3D high resolution anatomical CT scans available to middle and high school […]
A Journey from Islands of Knowledge to Mutual Understanding in Global Business Meetings
From The Theme KNOWLEDGE WORKER PRODUCTIVITY WHAT IF What if we could use technology to make meetings in a global business environment more effective? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We set out to develop a model and tool to promote mutual understanding among global teams, and improve knowledge worker productivity during distributed team meetings. […]
Assessing Learning in a Virtual Reality Field Trip
From The Theme DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS WHAT IF What if we could use the unique affordances of VR to enhance the classroom experience? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO Our goal was to explore how Virtual Reality Field Trips can enable new learning, with a specific focus on ocean acidification. We created a 15-minute “Virtual […]
Using Video Game Platforms to Understand Thinking Styles of People Engaged in Collaboration
From The Theme KNOWLEDGE WORKER PRODUCTIVITY WHAT IF What if we could automatically detect how well members of a group are “synching” on a collaborative project? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We set out to better understand correlations between degrees of group “sync” in collaborative projects on one hand, and team creativity and productivity […]