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resource research Museum and Science Center Exhibits

Early prediction of visitor engagement in science museums with multimodal learning analytics

In this paper, we introduce a multimodal early prediction approach to modeling visitor engagement with interactive science museum exhibits.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Andrew Emerson Nathan Henderson Jonathan Rowe Wookhee Min Seung Lee James Minogue James Lester
resource research Media and Technology

Executive Summary: Fostering Joint Parent/Child Engagement in Preschool Computational Thinking by Leveraging Digital Media, Mobile Technology, and Library Settings in Rural Communities

The executive summary of the Formative Research Report for the project: Fostering Joint Parent/Child Engagement in Preschool Computational Thinking by Leveraging Digital Media, Mobile Technology, and Library Settings in Rural Communities.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Janna Kook Camille Ferguson Lucy Nelson Marisa Wolsky Jessica Andrews
resource research Media and Technology

Formative Research Report: Fostering Joint Parent/Child Engagement in Preschool Computational Thinking by Leveraging Digital Media, Mobile Technology, and Library Settings in Rural Communities

This is the formative research report for the project: Fostering Joint Parent/Child Engagement in Preschool Computational Thinking by Leveraging Digital Media, Mobile Technology, and Library Settings in Rural Communities
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TEAM MEMBERS: Marisa Wolsky Jessica Andrews Janna Kook Lucy Nelson Camille Ferguson
resource evaluation Exhibitions

XR in Museums: A Review of the Current State of the Field

This paper presents synthesized research on where XR is most effective within a museum setting and what impact XR might have on the visitor experience.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Madeleine Pope Kate Haley Goldman William Swartout Dr. Emily Lindsey Dr. Benjamin Nye Dr. Gale Sinatra
resource evaluation Museum and Science Center Exhibits

SICIIT resource repository

The linked repository contains select resources from the SICIIT NSF project (Supporting Science and Engineering Identity Change in Immersive Interactive Technologies). The project did not reach its main objective, mainly due to disruptions caused by COVID, but we hope that the materials will be a useful resource for follow-up research.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Stefan Rank Ayana Allen Glen Muschio Aroutis Foster Kapil Dandekar
resource research Exhibitions

Moral Motives & STEM-informed Action | Motivos morales y acción basada en STEM

The open-access proceedings from this conference are available in both English and Spanish.
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TEAM MEMBERS: John Voiklis Jena Barchas-Lichtenstein Uduak Grace Thomas Bennett Attaway Lisa Chalik Jason Corwin Kevin Crowley Michelle Ciurria Colleen Cotter Martina Efeyini Ronnie Janoff-Bulman Jacklyn Grace Lacey Reyhaneh Maktoufi Bertram Malle Jo-Elle Mogerman Laura Niemi Laura Santhanam
resource research Media and Technology

T is for Transmedia: Learning through Transmedia Play

In recent years, transmedia has come into the spotlight among those creating and using media and technology for children. We believe that transmedia has the potential to be a valuable tool for expanded learning that addresses some of the challenges facing children growing up in the digital age. Produced by the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab and the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, this paper provides a much-needed guidebook to transmedia in the lives of children age 5-11 and its applications to storytelling, play, and learning. Building off of a review of the existing popular and scholarly literature
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TEAM MEMBERS: Becky Herr-Stephenson Meryl Alper Erin Reilly
resource research Media and Technology

2021 Poster - Collaborative Strategies Research: Promoting Engagement in Informal STEM Learning as a Path to Employment for Adolescents with ASD

The goal of our project is to develop strategies that effectively engage autistic adolescents in informal STEM learning opportunities that promote the self-efficacy and interest in STEM careers that will empower them to seek out career opportunities in STEM fields. The research aims are to: 1. Identify evidence-based strategies to engage autistic youth in informal STEM learning opportunities that are well matched to their attentional profiles: Hypothesis 1: Pedagogical strategies vary in how engaging they are for people with diverse attentional profiles; people with more focused
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TEAM MEMBERS: Katie Gillespie Amy Hurst Beth Rosenberg Jessye Herrell Eliana Grossman Sharang Biswas Eunju Pak Cristina Ulerio Ariana Riccio Jin Delos Santos Patrick Dwyer Sergey Shevchuk-Hill Wendy Martin Lillian Hwang-Geddes Bella Kofner Rheniela Faye Concepcion Theresa Major Saumya Dave Kyle Gravitch Terrance Bobb
resource research Media and Technology

Collaboration and Competition in Exhibit Facilitation Around Energy Literacy

In this study we explore two different faciitation styles, collaboration and competition, in an 1-hour long, highly interactive, digital experience called Future Energy Chicago. The aim of the faciliations is to affect guests' energy literacy, that is their knowledge of, and their attitude and behavior toward energy conservation. In the collaboration condition, guests were encouraged to talk as a whole room about what they had learned about energy during the latest round of play with the goal for the whole room to get as high a score as possible. In the competition condition, guests met only
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TEAM MEMBERS: Aaron Price Anjylla Foster Lauren Applebaum
resource evaluation Media and Technology

Lineage Final Evaluation Report

The Lineage project was a collaboration between Twin Cities Public Television and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. The project included creation of a feature-length video program, a Virtual Reality game, and a set of hands-on activities designed for use by multigenerational audiences—all of which were incorporated as part of a series of seven Fossil Festival events at museums and other sites around the United States. This report presents findings from a set of external evaluation studies that examined impacts on families who participated in Fossil Festival events as well
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TEAM MEMBERS: Jennifer Borland
resource research Media and Technology

2021 Poster - reFEWSing to give-up: reflections on a multi-year project to develop educational video games based on scientific models

This poster was presented at the 2021 NSF AISL Awardee Meeting. The project's goals are to: Develop systems thinking skills in youth Increase understanding of sustainable agricultural systems Raise awareness of STEM careers related to agricultural systems Leverage scientific research models and data for educational video games Use the Corn-Water-Ethanol-Beef System as a model for interconnected Food, Energy, Water Systems (FEWS)
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TEAM MEMBERS: Deepak Keshwani
resource research Media and Technology

2021 Poster - Co-Robotic Games for Low-Resource Learners

This poster was presented at the 2021 NSF AISL Awardee Meeting. Collaborative robots – cobots – are designed to work with humans, not replace them. What learning affordances are created in educational games when learners program robots to assist them in a game instead of being the game? What game designs work best?
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TEAM MEMBERS: Ross Higashi