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HICSS
2006
IEEE
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15 years 3 months ago
Bridging the Digital Divide: Feasibility of Training Community Health Advisors to Use the Internet for Health Outreach
We assessed the feasibility of “bridging the digital divide” by training community health advisors (CHAs) from low-income communities to use high-quality Internet-based health...
Thomas K. Houston, Kimberly Robinson, Eta Berner, ...
HICSS
2007
IEEE
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15 years 3 months ago
The Development of a University-Based Forensics Training Center as a Regional Outreach and Service Activity
This paper describes a university-based Forensics Training Center (FTC) established by a Department of Justice grant for the purpose of improving the ability of state and local la...
Rayford B. Vaughn, David A. Dampier
SIGCSE
2008
ACM
128views Education» more  SIGCSE 2008»
14 years 9 months ago
Cybercivics: a novel approach to reaching k-12 students with the social relevance of computer science
This paper describes CyberCivics, a novel approach to computer science outreach that integrates hands-on computing experiences with the study of contemporary social and political ...
Jim Owens, Jeanna Matthews
SIGCSE
2008
ACM
158views Education» more  SIGCSE 2008»
14 years 8 months ago
The game of life: an outreach model for high school students with disabilities
In this hands-on special session, attendees will learn about and use a Game of Life cellular automata framework (Java) to assist with outreach activities. Using the framework, stu...
Richard E. Ladner, Tammy VanDeGrift
SIGITE
2005
ACM
15 years 3 months ago
Common sense computing: an approach to community outreach with IT
This poster paper describes a series of 2-3 minute radio segments called “Common Sense Computing” designed to provide common sense explanations of computing technology. Comput...
Jeanna Neefe Matthews