Publications

Bifocal modeling: a framework for combining computer modeling, robotics and real-world sensing.

Presentations and papers at other conferences
Blikstein, P. & Wilensky, U. (2007). Bifocal modeling: a framework for combining computer modeling, robotics and real-world sensing. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA 2007-SIG ATL), Chicago, USA.

Minsky, Mind, and Models: Juxtaposing Agent-Based Computer Simulations and Clinical-Interview Data as a Methodology for Investigating Cognitive-Developmental Theory.

Presentations and papers at other conferences
Blikstein, P., Abrahamson, D., & Wilensky, U. (2006). Minsky, Mind, and Models: Juxtaposing Agent-Based Computer Simulations and Clinical-Interview Data as a Methodology for Investigating Cognitive-Developmental Theory. Paper presented at the Jean Piaget Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, USA.

Widgets, Planets, and Demons: the Case for the Integration of Human, Embedded, and Virtual Agents via Mediation.

Presentations and papers at other conferences
Rand, W., Blikstein, P., & Wilensky, U. (2006). Widgets, Planets, and Demons: the Case for the Integration of Human, Embedded, and Virtual Agents via Mediation. Paper presented at Swarmfest 2006, South Bend, USA.

Changing schools, one laser cutter at a time.

Presentations and papers at other conferences
Blikstein, P. (2010). Changing schools, one laser cutter at a time. FAB 6 Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

OpenGesture: A Low-Cost, Easy-to-Author Application Framework for Collaborative, Gesture-, and Speech-Based Learning Applications.

Presentations and papers at other conferences
Worsley, M.*, & Blikstein, P. (2012). OpenGesture: A Low-Cost, Easy-to-Author Application Framework for Collaborative, Gesture-, and Speech-Based Learning Applications. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA), Vancouver, Canada.

[SIG-ATL full paper].

Creative Chunking: Modularity Increases Prototyping Quantity, Creative Self-Efficacy and Cognitive Flow.

Presentations and papers at other conferences
Sadler, J.*, Aquino Shluzas, L., Blikstein, P., and Katila, R. (accepted). Creative Chunking: Modularity Increases Prototyping Quantity, Creative Self-Efficacy and Cognitive Flow. In the Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Design Creativity (ICDC), Bangalore, India.

Monte Carlo Simulation of Grain Growth.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Blikstein, P. and Tschiptschin, A. (1998). Monte Carlo Simulation of Grain Growth. Proceedings of the IASTED Modeling and Simulation Conference, Honolulu, USA.

Comparison of grain sizes of silicon steels obtained experimentally and using the Monte Carlo method (“Comparação entre tamanhos de grãos obtidos por simulação pelo método de Monte Carlo e resultantes de recozimento de aço Si.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Blikstein, P., Takanohashi, R., Landgraf, F. J. G., & Tschiptschin, A. P. (1999). Comparison of grain sizes of silicon steels obtained experimentally and using the Monte Carlo method (“Comparação entre tamanhos de grãos obtidos por simulação pelo método de Monte Carlo e resultantes de recozimento de aço Si. In Proceedings of the 54th Conference of the Brazilian Association of Metallurgy and Materials Science (ABM), p. 1182-1191, São Paulo, Brazil.

[Finalist in its category for the Best Paper award.]

GoGo Board: Augmenting Programmable Bricks for Economically Challenged Audiences.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Sipitakiat, A., Blikstein, P. & Cavallo, D. (2004). GoGo Board: Augmenting Programmable Bricks for Economically Challenged Audiences, Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS), pp. 481 – 488, Los Angeles, USA.

Less is More: Agent-Based Simulation as a Powerful Learning Tool in Materials Science.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Blikstein, P. & Wilensky, Uri. (2005). Less is More: Agent-Based Simulation as a Powerful Learning Tool in Materials Science. Proceedings of the IV International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS), Agent-Based Modeling and Human Learning workshop, Utrecht, Holland.

Advanced scientific investigation linking computer models and real-world sensing.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Blikstein, P., & Wilensky, U. (2006). Advanced scientific investigation linking computer models and real-world sensing (an interactive poster). Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference of the Learning Sciences, pp. 890 - 891, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

[technical demo]

A case study of multi-agent-based simulation in undergraduate materials science education.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Blikstein, P., & Wilensky, U. (2006). A case study of multi-agent-based simulation in undergraduate materials science education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Chicago, USA. [CD-ROM]

'Hybrid modeling': Advanced scientific investigation linking computer models and real-world sensing.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Blikstein, P., & Wilensky, U. (2006). 'Hybrid modeling': Advanced scientific investigation linking computer models and real-world sensing. In D. Abrahamson (Symposium Chair & Org.) & A. Collins (Discussant), What's a situation in situated cognition? -- A constructionist critique of authentic inquiry. In S. Barab, K. Hay, & D. Hickey (Eds.), Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference of the Learning Sciences (pp. 1015 - 1021). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

“Just a Cog in the Machine”: Participatory Robotics as a Powerful Tool for Understanding Collaborative Learning.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Blikstein, P., Rand, W., & Wilensky, U. (2007). “Just a Cog in the Machine”: Participatory Robotics as a Powerful Tool for Understanding Collaborative Learning. In C. Chinn, G. Erkens, & S. Puntambekar (Eds.), Proceedings of the Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) Conference (pp. 81-83). NJ: Rutgers University.

The classroom as a complex adaptive system: an agent-based framework to investigate students’ emergent collective behaviors.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Blikstein, P., Abrahamson, D., & Wilensky, U. (2008). The classroom as a complex adaptive system: an agent-based framework to investigate students’ emergent collective behaviors. In Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS), Utrecht, Netherlands.

Implementing Multi-Agent Modeling in the Classroom: Lessons from Empirical Studies in Undergraduate Engineering Education.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Blikstein, P., & Wilensky, U. (2008). Implementing Multi-Agent Modeling in the Classroom: Lessons from Empirical Studies in Undergraduate Engineering Education. In Jacobson, M. J. (Organizer), Complex Systems and Learning: Empirical Research, Issues, and “Seeing” Scientific Knowledge with New Eyes. Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS), Utrecht, Netherlands.

Connecting the science classroom and tangible interfaces: the Bifocal Modeling framework.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Blikstein, P. (2010). Connecting the science classroom and tangible interfaces: the Bifocal Modeling framework. In K. Gomez, L. Lyons, & J. Radinsky (Eds.), Learning in the Disciplines: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2010). University of Illinois at Chicago: Chicago, IL.

The Treachery of Representation: The cognitive impact of exposed representational elements in students’ explanations of complex scientific phenomena.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Blikstein, P. (2010). The Treachery of Representation: The cognitive impact of exposed representational elements in students’ explanations of complex scientific phenomena. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference (ASEE 2010), Louisville, KY.[full paper]

[full paper]

Using Agent-Based Computer Modeling to simulate the use of multiple epistemological resources in the classroom.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Blikstein, P. (2010). Using Agent-Based Computer Modeling to simulate the use of multiple epistemological resources in the classroom. Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (abstracts), Portland, OR.

Towards the Identification of Emergent Strategies for Interdependent Collaboration in Complex Tasks.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Greene, D.*, & Blikstein, P. (2011). Towards the Identification of Emergent Strategies for Interdependent Collaboration in Complex Tasks. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL 2011), Hong Kong.

An Eye For Detail: Techniques For Using Eye Tracker Data to Explore Learning in Computer-Mediated Environments.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Worsley, M.*, & Blikstein, P. (2012). An Eye For Detail: Techniques For Using Eye Tracker Data to Explore Learning in Computer-Mediated Environments. Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2012), Sydney, Australia, pp. 561-562.

UltraLite Collaboration: A Low-Cost Toolkit to Promote Collaborative Learning in the Classroom.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Rosenbaum, C.*, Blikstein, P., Roschelle, J. & Schank, P. (2012). UltraLite Collaboration: A Low-Cost Toolkit to Promote Collaborative Learning in the Classroom. Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2012), Sydney, Australia, pp. 567-568.

Bifocal Biology: Using Bifocal Modeling to Support Inquiry into Real and Ideal Systems.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Furhmann, T.*, Greene, D.*, Salehi, S.*, & Blikstein, P. (2012). Bifocal Biology: Using Bifocal Modeling to Support Inquiry into Real and Ideal Systems. Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2012), Sydney, Australia, pp. 571-572.

Using Dynamic Time Warping and Cluster Analysis to Analyze the Learning of Computer Programming.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Blikstein, P. & Worsley, M.* (2012) Using Dynamic Time Warping and Cluster Analysis to Analyze the Learning of Computer Programming. Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2012), Sydney, Australia.

[Paper in symposium: “Building Bridges between Learning Analytics, Educational Data Mining and Core Learning Sciences Perspectives”]

Digital fabrication and “making” as an instrument for promoting inclusive engineering education in high-school: a mixed-methods study.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Chen, V.*, & Martin, A.* & Blikstein, P. (2014). Digital fabrication and “making” as an instrument for promoting inclusive engineering education in high-school: a mixed-methods study. Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2014), Madison, WI.

The City that We Want: Generative Themes, Constructionist Technologies and School/Social Change.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Cavallo, D., Blikstein, P., Sipitakiat, A., Basu, A. et al. (2004). The City that We Want: Generative Themes, Constructionist Technologies and School/Social Change. Proceedings from the IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), pp. 1034- 1038, Tampere, Finland.

Participatory, embodied multi-agent simulation.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Blikstein, P., Rand, W., & Wilensky, U. (2006). Participatory, embodied, multi-agent simulation. Proceedings of the 5th Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS), pp. 1457-1458, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.

Programmable robotics and environmental sensing for low-income populations: design principles, impact, and technology.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Sipitakiat, A. & Blikstein, P. (2010). Programmable robotics and environmental sensing for low-income populations: design principles, impact, and technology. In K. Gomez, L. Lyons, & J. Radinsky (Eds.), Learning in the Disciplines: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2010). University of Illinois at Chicago: Chicago, IL.

Assessing the Maker: The Impact of Principle-Based Reasoning on Hands-on, Project-Based Learning.

Papers in indexed selective peer-reviewed proceedings
Worsley, M.* and Blikstein, P. (2014). Assessing the Maker: The Impact of Principle-Based Reasoning on Hands-on, Project-Based Learning. In Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2014), Madison, WI.

NetLogo: Where We Are, Where We’re Going.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Blikstein, P., Abrahamson, D., & Wilensky, U. (2005). NetLogo: Where We Are, Where We’re Going. In M. Eisenberg & A. Eisenberg (Eds.), Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference for Interaction Design and Children (IDC), Boulder, Colorado.

Mixed-media learning environments.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Abrahamson, D., Blikstein, P., Lamberty, K. K., & Wilensky, U. (2005). Mixed-media learning environments. In M. Eisenberg & A. Eisenberg (Eds.), Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference for Interaction Design and Children (IDC), Boulder, Colorado.

A Technological Platform for Trans-Media Scientific Exploration.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Blikstein, P., & Wilensky, U. (2006). A Technological Platform for Trans-Media Scientific Exploration. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference for Interaction Design and Children (IDC), pp. 161-162, Tampere, Finland.

Think globally, build locally: a technological platform for low-cost, open-source, locally-assembled programmable bricks for education.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Sipitakiat, A., & Blikstein, P.** (2010). Think globally, build locally: a technological platform for low-cost, open-source, locally-assembled programmable bricks for education. (TEI 2010), Cambridge, USA, pp. 231-232.

Osciloscopiando: interactive video-mechanical sculpture.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Steinsapir, D.* & Blikstein, P.: Osciloscopiando: interactive video-mechanical sculpture. Proceedings of the Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI 2011), Madeira, Portugal, pp. 411-412.

Mechanix: an interactive display for exploring engineering design through a tangible interface.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Tseng, T.*, Bryant, C.*, and Blikstein, P. (2011). Mechanix: an interactive display for exploring engineering design through a tangible interface. Proceedings of the Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI 2011), Madeira, Portugal, pp. 265-266.

Teaching interaction design & children within diverse disciplinary curricula.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Gilutz, S., Bekker, T., Fisch, S. & Blikstein, P. (2011) Teaching interaction design & children within diverse disciplinary curricula. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference for Interaction Design and Children (IDC), Ann Arbor, Michigan, pp. 257-259.

LightUp: A Low-Cost, Multi-Age Toolkit for Learning and Prototyping Electronics.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Asgar, Z.*, Liu, C.*, Chan, J.* & Blikstein, P. (2011). LightUp: A Low-Cost, Multi-Age Toolkit for Learning and Prototyping Electronics. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference for Interaction Design and Children (IDC), Ann Arbor, Michigan, pp. 225-226.

OpenGesture: a Low-Cost Authoring Framework for Gesture and Speech Based Application Development and Learning Analytics.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Worsley, M.*, Johnston, M., & Blikstein, P. (2011). OpenGesture: a Low-Cost Authoring Framework for Gesture and Speech Based Application Development and Learning Analytics. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference for Interaction Design and Children (IDC), Ann Arbor, Michigan, pp. 254-256.

QWERTY and The Art of Designing Microcontrollers for Children.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Blikstein, P., & Sipitakiat, S. (2011). QWERTY and The Art of Designing Microcontrollers for Children. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference for Interaction Design and Children (IDC), Ann Arbor, Michigan, pp. 234-237.

What’s an Expert? Using Learning Analytics to Identify Emergent Markers of Expertise through Automated Speech, Sentiment and Sketch Analysis.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Worsley, M.* & Blikstein, P. (2011). What’s an Expert? Using Learning Analytics to Identify Emergent Markers of Expertise through Automated Speech, Sentiment and Sketch Analysis. Proceedings of the Educational Data Mining Conference 2011, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, pp. 235-240.
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