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CHI
2008
ACM
15 years 10 months ago
The LilyPad Arduino: using computational textiles to investigate engagement, aesthetics, and diversity in computer science educa
The advent of novel materials (such as conductive fibers) combined with accessible embedded computing platforms have made it possible to re-imagine the landscapes of fabric and el...
Leah Buechley, Michael Eisenberg, Jaime Catchen, A...
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CSCW
2004
ACM
15 years 3 months ago
Field studies of computer system administrators: analysis of system management tools and practices
Computer system administrators are the unsung heroes of the information age, working behind the scenes to configure, maintain, and troubleshoot the computer infrastructure that un...
Rob Barrett, Eser Kandogan, Paul P. Maglio, Eben M...
SIGCSE
2003
ACM
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15 years 2 months ago
Introducing middle school girls to fault tolerant computing
During summer 2002, we ran a workshop module for a group of 28 eighth-grade girls. Our aim was ambitious: to introduce these students, ages 12 and 13, to computer science by focus...
Paolo A. G. Sivilotti, Murat Demirbas
CSE
2009
IEEE
15 years 4 months ago
A Study of Information Diffusion over a Realistic Social Network Model
—Sociological models of human behavior can explain population-level phenomena within social systems; computer modeling can simulate a wide variety of scenarios and allow one to p...
Andrea Apolloni, Karthik Channakeshava, Lisa Durbe...