Virtual 3-D Desktop Targets Medicine, Education
Using a stylus to pull objects out of screens into the air in front of them, users can rotate objects and perform various spatial tasks. Government Technology Full Article
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Students Prefer Print for Serious Academic Reading
E-reader use is on the rise, and the textbook market is shifting toward customizable digital products. Are students ditching print in favor of electronic alternatives for their academic reading? A forthcoming small study from the City University of New York asked that question and found that, like previous generations, at least some Millennials still prefer […]
The influence of students’ ICT skills and their adoption of mobile learning
Mobile technology has gained increased focus in academic circles as a way to enable learning that is not confined by time and place. As the benefits of mobile learning are being clarified so too will researchers need to understand the factors that influence its future use. The adoption of mobile technology will largely depend on […]
Flexpad: Fluid Interfaces
We rely on computers and smart mobile devices for nearly every aspect of our lives, yet the way we interact with them has not changed significantly since personal computers were first invented 40 years ago. The Fluid Interfaces research group radically rethinks human-computer interaction with the aim of making the user experience more seamless, natural […]
A Proxy That Flashes, Swivels and Will Even Wear a Tutu
SUMTER, S.C. — Lexie Kinder solves problems during math class, earns gold stars from her teacher and jokes with classmates at her elementary school. The New York Times Full Article
Shape Shifting Smart Phones: Riding the Waves in Education
The smartphone is a recent technological addition to post-secondary education and it has both educational and non-educational applications. This study examines the educational use of smartphones using principles from actor-network theory (ANT). The purpose of the investigation was to learn about the multiple entanglements of students, teachers and smartphones in overlapping networks or assemblages and […]
Computerized eyewear pioneer sounds Google Glass alarm
Every new technology inevitably leads to worry. When first-person shooter video games were popular, people worried those games would make you more violent (a concern that persists to this day). A few years ago, people wondered if the Internet made you dumber and then whether Facebook was making us lonely. PCWorld Full Article
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