Publications - Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%

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.

LightUp: an augmented, learning platform for electronics.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Chan, J.*, Pondicherry, T.*, and Blikstein, P. (2013). LightUp: an augmented, learning platform for electronics. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children. ACM, New York, NY, pp. 491-494

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.

RoyoBlocks: an exploration in tangible literacy learning.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Kleiman, J.*, Pope, M.*, and Blikstein, P. (2013). RoyoBlocks: an exploration in tangible literacy learning. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children. ACM, New York, NY, pp. 543-546.

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.

Meta-modeling knowledge: comparing model construction and model interaction in bifocal modeling.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Fuhrmann, T.*, Salehi, S.*, and Blikstein, P. (2013). Meta-modeling knowledge: comparing model construction and model interaction in bifocal modeling. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children. ACM, New York, NY, pp. 483-486.

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.

Interaction design and physical computing in the era of miniature embedded computers.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Sipitakiat, A. and Blikstein, P. (2013). Interaction design and physical computing in the era of miniature embedded computers. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children. ACM, New York, NY, pp. 515-518.

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.

Dr. Wagon: a 'stretchable' toolkit for tangible computer programming.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Chawla, K.*, Chiou, M.*, Sandes, A.*, and Blikstein, P. (2013). Dr. Wagon: a 'stretchable' toolkit for tangible computer programming. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children. ACM, New York, NY, pp. 561-564.

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.

Programming Pathways: A Technique for Analyzing Novice Programmers’ Learning Trajectories.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Worsley, M., & Blikstein, P. (2013). Programming Pathways: A Technique for Analyzing Novice Programmers’ Learning Trajectories. In Artificial Intelligence in Education. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 844-847.

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.

Bifocal modeling: mixing real and virtual labs for advanced science learning.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Blikstein, P., Fuhrmann, T.*, Greene, D.*, & Salehi, S.* (2012). Bifocal modeling: mixing real and virtual labs for advanced science learning. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, pp. 296-299.

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.

Using Learning Analytics to Study Cognitive Disequilibrium in a Complex Learning Environment.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Worsley, M.* & Blikstein, P. (2015). Using Learning Analytics to Study Cognitive Disequilibrium in a Complex Learning Environment. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, Poughkeepsie, New York, pp 426-427.

MagneTracks: a tangible constructionist toolkit for Newtonian physics.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Miller, A.*, Rosenbaum, C.*, & Blikstein, P. (2012). MagneTracks: a tangible constructionist toolkit for Newtonian physics. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction, pp. 253-256.

Sketching intentions: comparing different metaphors for programming robots.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Davis, R.,* Bumbacher, E., Bel, O., Sipitakiat, A., & Blikstein, P. (2015, June). Sketching intentions: comparing different metaphors for programming robots. In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children (pp. 391-394). ACM.

Process pad: a low-cost multi-touch platform to facilitate multimodal documentation of complex learning.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Salehi, S.*, Kim, J.*, Meltzer, C.*, & Blikstein, P. (2012). Process pad: a low-cost multi-touch platform to facilitate multimodal documentation of complex learning. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction, pp. 257-262.

Using Multimodal Learning Analytics to Study the Learning of Mechanisms.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Worsley, M.* & Blikstein, P. (2014). Using Multimodal Learning Analytics to Study the Learning of Mechanisms. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Educational Data Mining, London, UK.

Comparing the effect of interactive tabletops and desktops on students' cognition.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Salehi, S.*, Schneider, B.*, & Blikstein, P. (2012). Comparing the effect of interactive tabletops and desktops on students' cognition. Proceedings of the 2012 ACM International Conference on Interactive tabletops and surfaces, pp. 391-394.

Unraveling Students’ Interaction Around a Tangible Interface using Multimodal Learning Analytics.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Schneider, B.* & Blikstein, P. (2014). Unraveling Students’ Interaction Around a Tangible Interface using Multimodal Learning Analytics. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Educational Data Mining, London, UK.

Combinatorix: a tangible user interface that supports collaborative learning of probabilities.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Schneider, B.*, Blikstein, P., & Mackay, W. (2012). Combinatorix: a tangible user interface that supports collaborative learning of probabilities. Proceedings of the 2012 ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops And Surfaces, pp. 129-132.

The makers' movement and FabLabs in education: experiences, technologies and research.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Blikstein, P. & Krannich, D. (2013). The makers' movement and FabLabs in education: experiences, technologies, and research. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, New York, NY, pp 613-616.

BrainExplorer: an innovative tool for teaching neuroscience.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Schneider, B.*, Wallace, J.*, Pea, R., & Blikstein, P. (2012). BrainExplorer: an innovative tool for teaching neuroscience. Proceedings of the 2012 ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops And Surfaces, pp. 407-410.

Eye tracking analysis of visual spatial engineering games.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Gomes, J. S.*, Yassine, M.*, Worsley, M.* & Blikstein, P. (2013) Eye tracking analysis of visual spatial engineering games. Proceedings of the Educational Data Mining Conference, Memphis, Tennessee.

A Multimedia Multi-Touch Learning Platform.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Kim, J.*, Meltzer, C.*, Salehi, S.*, & Blikstein, P. (2011). A Multimedia Multi-Touch Learning Platform. Proceedings of the Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces conference, Kobe, Japan, pp. 272-273.

Student Coding Styles as Predictors of Help-Seeking Behavior.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Bumbacher E.*, Sandes A.*, Deutsch A.*, & Blikstein P. (2013) Student Coding Styles as Predictors of Help-Seeking Behavior. Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Education Conference, Memphis, Tennessee.

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.

Multimodal learning analytics.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Blikstein, P. (2013). Multimodal learning analytics. In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK '13), Dan Suthers and Katrien Verbert (Eds.). ACM, New York, NY, USA, pp. 102-106.

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.

BeatTable: a tangible approach to rhythms and ratios.

Short papers in indexed peer-reviewed CS/HCI proceedings with acceptance rate ~ 30%
Bumbacher, E.*, Deutsch, A.*, Otero, N.*, and Blikstein, P. (2013). BeatTable: a tangible approach to rhythms and ratios. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children. ACM, New York, NY, pp. 589-592.

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.