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- Co-located Collaboration on a Large, High-Resolution DisplayVogt, Katherine; North, Christopher L.; Andrews, Christopher; Endert, Alex (2010)Few have studied co-located collaboration, let alone co-located collaboration and the sensemaking process. Here, we define co-located collaboration as multiple users working on the same display. Intelligence analysts often must filter through massive amounts of data which may contain large portions of text. As the benefits of collaboration [1] and large displays [2] have aheady separately proven themselves, we chose to examine the sensemaking process when these two aspects are combined. The environment we created also included multiple penwwl input devices to create a multiuser workspace. By observing the user roles adopted, collaborative processes, organization of the space, and perceived ownership or sharing of territory on the display. We hope to contribute valuable insight into the design implications of software.
- Crisis, Tragedy, and Recovery Network (CTRnet)Fox, Edward A. (2009-09-14)This poster provides an overview of the Crisis, Tragedy, and Recovery Network (CTRnet). The objectives of CTRnet are to build a digital library and preserve information (in various formats like HTML, images, videos, etc.) relating to all kinds of community crises and tragedies, as well as to integrate communities, content, and services relating to CTR.
- Evaluation of a Curriculum for Digital LibrariesPomerantz, Jeffrey P.; Wildemuth, Barbara M.; Oh, Sanghee; Yang, Seungwon; Fox, Edward A. (2008)This poster discusses the purpose and mission of the Digital Libraries Curriculum Development project. The project aims to evaluate digital library curricula, develop course instruction modules for digital library programs, provide expert-led course evaluations, and organize field evaluations by instructors and students.
- I-Schools as a Natural Home for Digital Libraries EducationWildemuth, Barbara M.; Pomerantz, Jeffrey P.; Oh, Sanghee; Yang, Seungwon; Fox, Edward A. (2009-01-19)Given that digital libraries (DLs) bring together technology, information, and people who use information, it can easily be argued that i-schools should play a central role in educating DL professionals. This study examines the existing roles that i-schools play in DL education from two different vantage points: their offering of DL courses and their participation in a DL curriculum development project. In addition, we explore the potential to expand the iSchools Caucus by recruiting those schools that a reactive in DL education efforts (i.e., those that offer courses or participate in curriculum development) but are not yet members of the Caucus. DL courses in the i-schools were further analyzed, in terms of the topics covered, the textbooks used, and the types of assignments used. This analysis was based on the seven course syllabi available on the open Web.
- Lumen Waether: Weather Information Service for LumenHausIrvin-Williams, Erik J.; Gatling, Tavon D.; Gracanin, Denis (2009)This poster describes LumenWaether, the weather information service for LumenHaus. The poster presents the idea that mobile phones can be used as the master control device to provide integrated monitoring and control of solar houses. It also provides information on user studies, implementations, and future works.
- The Making of Leork: The Virginia Tech Linux Laptop OrchestraBukvic, Ivica Ico; Matthews, Michael; Renfro, Maya; Wood, Andrew (2009)This poster describes the making of Leork, the Virginia Tech Linux Laptop Orchestra. The challenge of the project was to assemble a laptop orchestra using open source software, create self-constructed speakers, and obtain netbooks for a minimal cost. The project goals were to design and build a website, build hemispherical speakers, and construct software patches in Pure Data. At the project's conclusion, 16 hemispherical speakers were built, a website was developed and made available at 12ork.music.vt.edu, and all software patches were completed.
- Multitouch Tables for Collaborative LearningGeorge, Jacob; Dorsey, Desiree; de Araujo, Eric; Wilson, Gregory; McCrickard, D. Scott (2010)This 2010 REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) poster describes multitouch tables for collaborative learning. The poster presents the benefits and barriers of using multitouch in the classroom, potential research questions, and future work such as creating educator toolkits to support custom content creation.
- The Variety of Ways in Which Instructors Implement a Modular Digital Library CurriculumWildemuth, Barbara M.; Pomerantz, Jeffrey P.; Oh, Sanghee; Yang, Seungwon; Fox, Edward A. (2009-05-14)This poster illustrates how information professionals can implement a modular digital library curriculum. It discusses instructors' perspectives on digital library syllabi, assignments, readings, and overall course content. This project builds upon a collaboration between Virginia Tech and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, funded by the National Science Foundation through grants NSF IIS-0535057 (to Virginia Tech) and IIS-0535060 (to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).
- Why Students Use Social Networking Sites After Crisis SituationsSheetz, Steven D.; Fox, Edward A.; Fitzgerald, Andrew; Palmer, Sean; Shoemaker, Donald J.; Kavanaugh, Andrea L. (2011)Communities respond to tragedy by making virtuous use of social networking sites for a variety of purposes. We asked students to describe why they used a social networking site after the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech, then evaluated their responses using content analysis. Students went predominantly to Facebook (99%). Most (59%) of the 426 students that responded went there because their friends were already there, and to find out if their friends were OK (28%) (and to let them know they were OK).