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CeLeKT members receive best paper award for study of students' video comments

07 of December, 2016 By: Maximilian Müller

CeLeKT members *Maximilian Müller*, *Aris Alissandrakis* and *Marcelo Milrad* presented an analysis of data from the JuxtaLearn project at the _24th International Conference on Computers in Education_ (ICCE 2016). ICCE 2016, the 24th International Conference on Computers in Education, was arranged in Bombay in India on 28 November to 2 December 2016. The best paper award at the conference was awarded *"VC/DC – Video versus Domain Concepts in Comments to Learner-generated Science Videos"*, written by Maximilian Müller, Aris Alissandrakis and Marcelo Milrad at the Department of Media Technology at Linnaeus University together with three colleagues from the Rhine-Ruhr Institute for Applied System Innovation (RIAS) in Germany. The work described in the article involved network-text analysis techniques applied on data from the JuxtaLearn EU FP7 project, where students have made video comments on specific topics within the subjects science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The article covers what is actually discussed when students share their own videos in these science domains. Would the aspect of video-making dominate over activities related to a deepening of domain understanding? The study indicates that there are different ways of balancing both aspects and interventions will be needed to bring forth the desired blend. More information: "ICCE conference website":http://www.et.iitb.ac.in/icce2016/index.html !https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19149760/LNU/2016/ICCE_2016.jpg!

Linnaeus Academy Scholarship to Maximilian Müller

29 of November, 2016 By: WebAdmin

On November 25, PhD student Maximilian Müller was awarded a scholarship from Linnéakademiens forskningsstiftelse for his research regarding novel ways of interacting with digital public displays. The scholarship supported his trip to the International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ISS2016) in Niagara Falls, Canada. At the conference, he presented and discussed his latest research work around shared situated music experiences in which he investigated users’ motivations and engagements with interactive display installations (paper title: “Shared Interactive Music Experiences in Public Spaces: User Engagement and Motivations”, more info below). As part of this trip, he also visited the HCI lab at the University of Waterloo, which allowed him to further engage with the research community and discuss his work. **Maximilian's publication list can be found here:** http://www.celekt.info/publications?user=79 **Publication info:** Müller, M., Otero, N. and Milrad, M. Shared Interactive Music Experiences in Public Spaces: User Engagement and Motivations. Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ISS 2016), 2016, Niagara Falls, Canada. http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2992183 Linnéakademiens forskningsstiftelse website: http://liakforskning.se/ Conference website: https://iss2016.acm.org/ Waterloo HCI website: http://hci.uwaterloo.ca/ **More info:** Post about the award ceremony on Medarbetare: https://medarbetare.lnu.se/social/groups/linneuniversitetets-nyhetsbrev/posts/48495 Post about the award ceremony on lnu.se: https://lnu.se/mot-linneuniversitetet/aktuellt/nyheter/2016/stipendiehogtid-2016/

ACHI 2016 best paper award for members of the Media Technology department

24 of May, 2016 By: WebAdmin

Isabella Nake (graduated master student of the "Social Media and Web Technologies" master programme), together with Dr Aris Alissandrakis (senior lecturer at the Media Technology department) and Zanosch Zbick (PhD student), won one of the best paper awards at the Ninth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions (ACHI 2016) that took place in April at Venice, Italy. The paper investigates a new approach of visualizing "Quantified Self" data, in a meaningful and enjoyable way that gives the users insights into their personal data. Besides the award, the authors have also received invitation to submit an extended article version of the conference paper for a journal. http://www.iaria.org/conferences2016/AwardsACHI16.html Full paper: http://www.thinkmind.org/index.php?view=article&articleid=achi_2016_3_30_20074

Two scientific papers in the field of Big Data internationally recognized

22 of April, 2016 By: WebAdmin

Researchers of Media Technology at Linnaeus University have got two conference papers accepted to international scientific venues in the USA and in Indonesia. Both papers are written by PhD candidate Sarwar Jahan Morshed, Senior Lecturer Juwel Rana and Professor Marcelo Milrad, all at the Department of Media Technology, Linnaeus University. The papers are co-authored with Telenor Research, where Juwel Rana works as research scientist. The first paper is entitled "Open Source Initiatives and Frameworks Addressing Distributed Real-time Data Analytics". It covers and discusses existing frameworks for real-time analysis of big data, based on the growing demand on real-time data analytics to offer new services to users and to provide pro-active customers' care, personalized ads etc. The paper will be presented at the 5th International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Computing for Large Scale Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics, which takes place on May 27, 2016 in Chicago, USA. The second paper has the heading "Real-time Data Analytics: An Algorithmic Perspective". In this paper, an analysis of different aspects related to real-time data analytics from an algorithmic perspective is shown. The paper will be presented at DMDB 2016, the International Conference on Data Mining and Big Data, on June 25-30 on Bali, Indonesia.

Susanna Nordmark awarded the Markussen Research Scholarship

18 of April, 2016 By: WebAdmin

On April 16th Susanna Nordmark, Doctoral Candidate at the Department of Media Technology and member of CeLeKT, was awarded the Markussen Research Scholarship for her PhD work comprising mobile seamless learning, pupil motivation and inclusion, together with teacher practice innovation and sustainability supported by mobile multimodal storytelling for meaning making, expression and reflection. Susanna's publication list can be found here: http://www.celekt.info/publications?user=61 See also: https://lnu.se/mot-linneuniversitetet/aktuellt/nyheter/2016/doktorand-i-medieteknik-far-stipendium-for-forskning-om-mobilt-larande/

_ITG_ makes first publication

13 of April, 2016 By: Lisa M. Rühmann

The research team for _Invisible Tangible Geometry_ makes their first publication after being present and having a Work-In-Progress stand at TEI 2016 in Eindhoven, Netherlands in February 2016. The Work-In-Progress paper by Nuno Otero, Ian Oakley and Lisa M. Rühmann is now available on ACM. It is a good start for more publicity and researching connections. "Publication on ACM":http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2856536&CFID=741351803&CFTOKEN=93550412 Enjoy

Successful final review for the JUXTALEARN FP7 EU-project

12 of February, 2016 By: WebAdmin

On January 22, Prof. Marcelo Milrad, Dr. Aris Alissandrakis, and Dr. Nuno Otero attended the final review of the FP7 EU-project JUXTALEARN. The three year project, running from 2012 to 2015, developed an educational process that included the collaborative creation of videos, where students explain difficult STEM topics by using the juxtaposition of scientific and everyday concepts, as well as software tools as support. The CeLeKT members (including also PhD student Maximilian Müller) contributed by exploring how the created video content could be shared and interacted with on public displays, in order to further increase the students' engagement.

Trial lecture for the Docent title in Media Technology

02 of February, 2016 By: WebAdmin

This Wednesday, Dr. Nuno Otero will give a trial lecture for the Docent title in Media Technology. The lecture is entitled "On-going HCI challenges through the lenses of Positive Computing". It will last about 45 minutes and is open for the public. It will be followed by an interview for 30-45 minutes. Day: February 3, 2016 Time: 10.15 Room: D1140, Campus Växjö

Recent Springer- and Routledge contributions by members of CeLeKT

02 of February, 2016 By: WebAdmin

**January 2016** Mattias Davidsson: ”Embodied Learning on the Edge.” In ”Mobile Learning and STEM - Case Studies in Practice” (2016) https://www.routledge.com/products/9781138817036 **December 2015** 1. Susanna Nordmark and Marcelo Milrad: ”Influencing Everyday Teacher Practices by Applying Mobile Digital Storytelling as a Seamless Learning Approach.” In ”The Mobile Learning Voyage - From Small Ripples to Massive Open Waters” (2015). Volume 560 of the series ”Communications in Computer and Information Science”, pp 256-272. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-25684-9_19 2. Alisa Sotsenko , Janosch Zbick, Marc Jansen, Marcelo Milrad: ”Flexible and Contextualized Cloud Applications for Mobile Learning Scenarios.” In ”Mobile, Ubiquitous, and Pervasive Learning” Volume 406 of the series ”Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing”, pp 167-192. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-26518-6_7 3. Janosch Zbick , Bahtijar Vogel, Daniel Spikol, Marc Jansen, Marcelo Milrad: ”Toward an Adaptive and Adaptable Architecture to Support Ubiquitous Learning Activities.” In ”Mobile, Ubiquitous, and Pervasive Learning” (2015) Volume 406 of the series ”Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing”, pp 193-222. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-26518-6_8 **October 2015** Aba-Sah Dadzie, Maximilian Müller, Aris Alissandrakis, Marcelo Milrad: ”Collaborative Learning through Creative Video Composition on Distributed User Interfaces.” In ”State-of-the-Art and Future Directions of Smart Learning” (2015). Part of the series ”Lecture Notes in Educational Technology”, pp 199-210. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-287-868-7_23

Dan R. Kohen-Vacs successfully defends his doctoral thesis

01 of February, 2016 By: WebAdmin

January 15, 2016, Dan Ricardo Kohen-Vacs successfully defended his doctoral thesis in Computer Science. The thesis is entitled "A Design and Development Approach for Deploying Web and Mobile Applications to Support Collaborative Seamless Learning Activities". Supervisors have been Professor Marcelo Milrad and Associate Professor Marc Björn Jansen, Department of Media Technology, Linnaeus University. Faculty examiner was Associate Professor Dr Alejandra Martínez Monés, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain. The examining committee consisted of Dr Davinia Hernández-Leo, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain, Dr Jimmy Jaldemark, Mid-Sweden University, and Dr Lars Bollen, Universiteit Twente, the Netherlands. For more information about the thesis, please contact Dan at: mrkohen@hit.ac.il