| Participant name (Topic) |
Project Abstract(s) |
Project Resources |
Chad Dorsey & Bill Finzer
(Data Analytics & Simulations) |
NDP: InquirySpace: Technologies in Support of Student Experimentation
AND
Data in Space and Time: Supporting Learners in Understanding and Analyzing Spatiotemporal Data
|
CIRCLS Project Page:
INDP: InquirySpace: Technologies in Support of Student Experimentation: 1147621
Concord Consortium Project Website:
InquirySpace
CODAP Website:
https://codap.concord.org/
Tool:
CODAP Data Science Software |
Brett Fiedler
(Accessibility & Simulations) |
Inclusively-designing sensory extensions for STEM inquiry learning |
CIRCLS Project Page:
Inclusively-Designing Sensory Extensions for STEM Inquiry Learning: 2119303
Papers:
Investigating Sensory Extensions as Input for Interactive Simulations
Sensory Extensions for Ratio and Proportion (PhET Interactive Simulations)
Welcome to Paper Playground: Your Interactive Design Space |
Lorna Quant
(Accessibility & Learning) |
New Dimensions of ASL Learning: Implementing and Testing Signing Avatars & Immersive Learning (SAIL 2) |
CIRCLS Project Page:
New Dimensions of ASL Learning: Implementing and Testing Signing Avatars & Immersive Learning (SAIL 2): 2118742
Paper:
ASL Champ!: A Virtual Reality Game with Deep-Learning Driven Sign Recognition
STEM for all Multiplex:
Signing Avatars and Immersive Learning |
Erin Walker
(Collaborative Learning) |
EXP: Improving Student Help-Giving with Ubiquitous Collaboration Support Technology: 1912044 |
CIRCLS Project Page:
EXP: Improving Student Help-Giving with Ubiquitous Collaboration Support Technology: 1912044
Lab Website:
FACETLAB
|
Nikolas Martelaro
(Artificial Intelligence) |
Supporting Designers in Learning to Co-create with AI for Complex Computational Design Tasks |
CIRCLS Project Page:
Supporting Designers in Learning to Co-create with AI for Complex Computational Design Tasks: 2118924
Paper:
Exploring Challenges and Opportunities to Support Designers in Learning to Co-create with AI-Based Manufacturing Design Tools
Team Learning as a Lens for Designing Human-AI Co-Creative Systems
Video:
Exploring Challenges and Opportunities to Support Designers in Learning to Co-Create with AI-Based Manufacturing Design Tools |
Zachary Alstad
(Virtual & Augmented Reality) |
Using Augmented Reality to Enhance Attention in STEM Learning for Students with Executive Function Disabilities |
CIRCLS Project Page:
Using Augmented Reality to Enhance Attention in STEM Learning for Students with Executive Function Disabilities: 2202291
TERC Project website:
https://www.terc.edu/projects/augmentedef/
Blog:
https://blog.terc.edu/emerging-leaders-at-terc-zachary-alstad |
Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz & Rebecca Vieyra
(Virtual & Augmented Reality) |
Combining Smartphone Light Detection and Ranging with Augmented Reality to Enhance Position-Based Teaching and Learning in STEM |
CIRCLS Project Page:
Combining Smartphone Light Detection and Ranging with Augmented Reality to Enhance Position-Based Teaching and Learning in STEM: 2114586
Papers:
Harnessing the Digital Science Education Revolution: Smartphone Sensors as Teaching Tools
Evaluating learning of motion graphs with a LiDAR-based smartphone application
Tool:
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite
|
Ying Xu
(Collaborative Learning & Artificial Intelligence) |
Building A Teacher-AI Collaborative System for Personalized Instruction and Assessment of Comprehension Skills |
CIRCLS 2023 Expertise Exchange Session:
Learning through Conversational AI: Technical, Learning Sciences, and Ethical Considerations
Papers:
“Rosita Reads With My Family”: Developing A Bilingual Conversational Agent to Support Parent-Child Shared Reading
Talking with Machines: Can Conversational Technologies Serve as Children’s Social Partners?
Same Benefits, Different Communication Patterns: Comparing Children’s Reading with a Conversational Agent vs. a Human Partner
What Are You Talking to?: Understanding Children’s Perceptions of Conversational Agents |
Charles Xie
(Simulations) |
Science and Engineering Education for Infrastructure Transformation
AND
Collaborative Research: Mixed-Reality Labs: Integrating Sensors and Simulations to Improve Learning |
CIRCLS Project Pages:
Science and Engineering Education for Infrastructure Transformation: 1721054
Collaborative Research: Mixed-Reality Labs: Integrating Sensors and Simulations to Improve Learning: 1124281
Concord Consortium Project Page:
Education for Infrastructure Transformation
News:
NSF Announces International Multilateral Partnerships for Resilient Education and Science System in Ukraine |
Ross Higashi
Artificial Intelligence & Robotics) |
Using AI to Focus Teacher-Student Troubleshooting in Classroom Robotics |
CIRCLS Project Page:
Using AI to Focus Teacher-Student Troubleshooting in Classroom Robotics: 2118883
Stem Learning and Research Center (STELAR) Project Page:
Using AI to Focus Teacher-Student Troubleshooting in Classroom Robotics |
Roxanne Moore
(Artificial Intelligence) |
Exploring Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Electronic Design Process Logs: Empowering High School Engineering Teachers |
CIRCLS Project Page:
Exploring Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Electronic Design Process Logs: Empowering High School Engineering Teachers: 2119135
Tool:
Engineering Design Process Log (EDPL)
Conferences & Proceedings:
Belghith, Y., Moore, R., Alemdar, M., Rosen, J., Riedl, M., & Roberts, J. (2023, January). Examining Hard and Soft Skill Prioritization in High School Engineering Education. In Annual conference of the American Educational Research Association.
Belghith, Y., Kim, J., Alemdar, M., Moore, R., Rosen, J., Riedl, M., & Roberts, J. (2023). Problem-solving or Solved Problems: Constricting Design Challenges in High-School Engineering Education to Avoid (Disruptive) Failures. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2023, pp. 2113-2114. International Society of the Learning Sciences. |
Sheryl Burgstahler
(Accessibility & Learning) |
Synthesis and design workshop: Designing STEM learning environments for individuals with disabilities |
CIRCLS Project Page:
Synthesis and Design Workshop: Designing STEM Learning Environments for Individuals with Disabilities: 1824540
Longitudinal Study:
2016 Report of the AccessSTEM/AccessComputing/DO-IT Longitudinal Transition Study (ALTS)
Report:
Accessible Cyberlearning: A Community Report of the Current State and Recommendations for the Future
AccessCyberlearning Proceedings:
AccessCyberlearning 2.0 Capacity Building Institute (2019)
Synthesis and Design Workshop:
Designing STEM Learning Environments for Individuals with Disabilities |
Marjorie Zielke
(Simulations) |
Exploring Social Learning in Collaborative Augmented Reality with Virtual Agents as Learning Companions |
CIRCLS Project Page:
Exploring Social Learning in Collaborative Augmented Reality with Virtual Agents as Learning Companions: 1917994
Paper:
Exploring Social Learning in Collaborative Augmented Reality With Pedagogical Agents as Learning Companions |
Wei Wang
(Artificial Intelligence) |
Enhancing Programming and Machine Learning Education for Students with Visual Impairments through the Use of Compilers, AI and Cloud Technologies |
CIRCLS Project Page:
Enhancing Programming and Machine Learning Education for Students with Visual Impairments through the Use of Compilers, AI and Cloud Technologies: 2202632
Paper:
Python Programming Education with Semantics-Oriented Screen Reading for K-12 Students with Vision Impairments |
Alina Reznitskaya
(Collaborative Learning) |
Collaborative Research: Conference: Promoting Cross-Disciplinary Dialogue Between Experts in Argumentation and Innovative Technologies |
CIRCLS Project Page:
Collaborative Research: Conference: Promoting Cross-Disciplinary Dialogue Between Experts in Argumentation and Innovative Technologies: 2230224
Paper:
Professional Development in Classroom Discussion to Improve Argumentation: Teacher and Student Outcomes |
