Digital Education
| Virginia Tech CS faculty work on a broad array of projects related to education in the Internet age. From applying new pedagogy for improving CS education to supporting online educational communities to deploying effective technology in the K-12 classroom, Digital Education is a growing research area in our Department.
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- Ensemble: The NSDL Pathway for Computer Science
- CyberArts: Collaborative for Creative Technologies in the Arts and Design
- The AlgoViz Portal and the Data structure and algorithm visualization Research Group
- Digital library curricular resources: Developing syllabi and educational modules related to digital libraries
- Electronic theses and dissertations: With about two million free online downloadable works from around the world covering all disciplines
- LIKES Project: Living In the KnowlEdge Society Community Building Project
- minimUML: minimUML is a simple UML diagramming tool intended for the Computing education community
- MyVICE for K-8 Education: Leverages virtualization to deliver educational content, thus bridging the digital divide between "haves" and "have nots"
- Scaling Up SimCalc: National Science Foundation project on scaling up the SimCalc project for teaching K-12 mathematics
- VT Bus Tracker educational platform: Using real-world data in introductory-level CS courses
- Web-CAT: the Web-based Center for Automated Testing
Algorithm Visualization Research Group
URL: http://algoviz.cs.vt.edu
Contact: Cliff Shaffer
The Algorithm Visualization Research Group seeks to understand all aspects of algorithm visualization as it applies to supporting the understanding of algorithms for teaching and research. Primary activities include support for an emerging community of users and developers of Algorithm Visualizations (AVs) through the AlgoViz Wiki (algoviz.cs.vt.edu); development of exemplary AVs (research.cs.vt.edu/algoviz/), and pedagogical research aimed at a deep understanding of how to make Algorithm Visualization successful in teaching and learning.
Digital Library Research Laboratory
Contact: Ed FoxIntegrating the best of information retrieval — multimedia, hypermedia, visualization — with the best and most humanistic aspects of living libraries.
Personal Information Management Lab
URL: http://perez.cs.vt.edu/pim
Contact: Manuel Pérez-Quiñones
The PIM lab studies how individuals use technology to organize and use their day to day information needs. The goal is to explore how to best make use of our limited personal resources (time, money, energy, attention) to improve the quality of our lives. This often translate to better productivity but can simply mean more satisfaction. An area of interest is how advances in PIM research could informs education programs that focus on information literacy. We are particularly interested in how people use many devices in their day to day activities. To support that, we have available for research desktops, laptops, web servers, large displays, iPods, PDAs, RFIDs, phone system with support for VoiceXML, and many other technologies.
Pragmatics of Educational/Emotional Computing (POET) Research Lab
Contact: Deborah TatarThe POET lab engages in research of real-world technology projects that promote equity and excellence in K-12 math and science classrooms and university engineering education, explores systems (especially Tuple Space-based) to support complex human coordination, lies in the realms of computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) and computer-supported cooperative learning (CSCL), evaluates handheld, tablet, and large-screen computing, and contributes to the issues of social attention and technology.
Social Computing Lab
URL: http://diggov.cs.vt.edu/
Contact: Andrea Kavanaugh
Social computing is the study of the social use and impact of information technology, and the study of information technology designed specifically for social purposes, such as interpersonal and group communication, discussion, and social interaction (e.g., electronic mail, instant messenger, discussion tools, blogging, and social websites, such as Friendster, Facebook, and MySpace). It draws on multiple disciplines, including sociology, social psychology, political science, communication studies, and computer science.
Software Innovations Laboratory
Contact: Eli TilevichThe Software Innovations Lab at Virginia Tech creates novel software tools that facilitate the development and maintenance of the computer systems of today and tomorrow. The Lab's research activities explore how advanced software engineering practices, including automatic code generation, program transformation, novel system designs and programming paradigms can assist in the development and sustainment of complex computer systems. Current research projects include automated refactoring of framework-based applications, novel architectures for high-performance bioinformatics software, new programming abstractions for distributed object systems, and automated program enhancement.
Stephen H. Edwards
Associate Professor
| Office: | 2214 KWII |
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| Email: | edwards@cs.vt.edu |
| Phone: | (540) 231-5723 |
| Website: | http://people.cs.vt.edu/~edwards/ |
| Office Hours: | M: 10:15 -12, W: 10:15 - 11:15, F: 12:15 - 1:15 in McBryde 106 |
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Wu Feng
Elizabeth and James E. Turner Jr. '56 Faculty Fellowship and Professor
| Office: | 2209 KWII |
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| Email: | feng@cs.vt.edu |
| Phone: | 540-231-1192 |
| Website: | http://www.cs.vt.edu/~feng |
| Office Hours: | McBryde 122-B, TR 1:45 - 3:15 pm |
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Ed Fox
Professor
| Office: | 2160G Torgersen |
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| Email: | fox@vt.edu |
| Phone: | (540) 231-5113 |
| Website: | http://fox.cs.vt.edu |
| Office Hours: | T: 3:30 - 5:00; W: 12:30-2 |
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Steve Harrison
Associate Professor of Practice
| Office: | 1121 KWII |
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| Email: | srh@vt.edu |
| Phone: | (540) 231-7783 |
| Website: | http://people.cs.vt.edu/~srh/ |
| Office Hours: | Spring 2013: 122B McBryde Wed. 10:-12:30 or by appointment in 1121 VTKW II |
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Andrea L. Kavanaugh
Senior Research Scientist Associate Director; Center for Human-Computer Interaction
| Office: | 1116 KWII |
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| Email: | kavan@vt.edu |
| Phone: | (540) 231-1806 |
| Website: | http://www.cs.vt.edu/user/kavanaugh |
| Office Hours: | By appointment |
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Scott McCrickard
Associate Professor
| Office: | 1118 KWII |
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| Email: | dmccrick@vt.edu |
| Phone: | (540) 231-6698 |
| Website: | http://people.cs.vt.edu/~mccricks/ |
| Office Hours: | TTH 2-4 (in McBryde 106A) or by appointment |
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Manuel A. Pérez-Quiñones
Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies and Associate Professor
| Office: | 1125 KWII |
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| Email: | perez@cs.vt.edu |
| Phone: | (540) 231-2646 |
| Website: | http://perez.cs.vt.edu/ |
| Office Hours: | Tuesdays 8:00am-10:00am or by appointment. |
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Barbara Ryder
J. Byron Maupin Professor and Department Head
| Office: | KWII 1107 |
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| Email: | ryder@vt.edu |
| Phone: | (540)231-8452 |
| Website: | http://people.cs.vt.edu/~ryder |
| Office Hours: | By appointment |
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Cliff Shaffer
Professor
| Office: | 2000A Torgersen |
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| Email: | shaffer@vt.edu |
| Phone: | (540) 231-4354 |
| Website: | http://people.cs.vt.edu/~shaffer/ |
| Office Hours: | TR 10 - 10:45 in Torgersen 2000A |
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Deborah Tatar
Associate Professor
| Office: | KWII 1123 |
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| Email: | dtatar@vt.edu |
| Phone: | (540) 231-8457 |
| Website: | http://people.cs.vt.edu/dtatar/ |
| Office Hours: | McBryde 106: M: 5:00 - 6:00, KWII 1123: W: 11:00 - 12:00, and by appointment |
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Eli Tilevich
Associate Professor
| Office: | 2213 KWII |
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| Email: | tilevich@cs.vt.edu |
| Phone: | (540) 231-3475 |
| Website: | http://people.cs.vt.edu/~tilevich |
| Office Hours: | By Appointment |
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Algoviz Project Steering Committee Workshop
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $8,500
Alliance Between Historical Black Universities And Research Universities For Collaborative Education And Research In Computing Disciplines
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $103,877
Beyond the Talking Head And Animated Icon: Behaviorally Situated Avatars For Tutoring
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $273,504
Building a Community and Establishing Best Practices in Algorithm Visualization Through the Algoviz Wiki
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $149,206
Building Broadband Networks for Rural Health and Education, Principal Investigator
Granting Institution: US Department of Commerce: Public Telecommunications Facilities Program
Amount: $327,500
Building Community in Rural America: A Replicable Model for Community Networking, Co-Principal Investigator
Granting Institution: US Department of Commerce: Telecommunications Infrastructure and Information Assistance Program
Amount: $266,710
CE21 Planning Grant: Integrating Computational Thinking into Middle School Curriculum
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $199,998
Collaborative Research: CPATH CB: Distributed Expertise in Enhancing Computing Education with Connections to the Arts
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $119,951
Community Resources For Automated Grading
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $402,154
Computer Science Principles Pilot II
Granting Institution: College Board
Amount: $30,000
Connecting Computing Educators With In And Outside The Traditional Boundaries
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $40,001
Curriculum Development: Digital Libraries
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $272,187 to VT of $.5M total (with UNC-CH)
Distributed Expertise in Enhancing Computing Education with Connections to the Arts
Granting Institution:
Amount: $120,000
EAGER: Creative IT: Hyper Drama Storytelling: Engaging and Nurturing Creativity in K-12 Students
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $298,053
Educational Support For Testing Graphical User Interfaces
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $149,899
Ensemble: Enriching Communities and Collections to Support Education in Computing
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $425,002 to VT of $2M for all partners
Evaluation of the Impact of Computer Networking on K-12 Education Reform, Co-Principal Investigator
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation: CISE Network Infrastructure for Education Program (9602276)
Amount: $151,493
Internet Community Center in Zahedan, Iran: Training and entrepreneurship for women and youth (Outside Evaluator)
Granting Institution: The World Bank, InfoDev Program
Amount:
Living In The Knowledge Society (LIKES)
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $297,999 to VT of $.5M to all partners
Making a Green and Secure Virtual Computing Environment Fun for K-12
Granting Institution: IBM Faculty Award
Amount: $30,000
MyVICE: My Virtual Instances of Computing Environments for K-8 CS Pedagogy
Granting Institution: IBM Faculty Award
Amount: $14,000
Personalization of Content: Bridging the Gap Between the NSDL and It's Users
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $379,231
Planning for Broadband Network Needs of Rural Health and Education: Wireless Solutions, Principal Investigator
Granting Institution: US Department of Commerce: Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP 510399231)
Amount: $75,237
Planning for Virtual Schools in an Electronic Village (9454803), Co-Principal Investigator
Granting Institution: NSF CISE, Network Infrastructure for Education Program
Amount: $99,825
Reinvigorating CS1 by Enabling Creative Web 2.0 Programming
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $160,500
Scaling Up Middle School Mathematics Innovations, Phase II
Granting Institution: SRI International
Amount: $657,745
SGER: Collaborative Research: Curatorial Work and Learning in Virtual Environments
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $83,000 plus $75,000 to UNC-CH
Social Organization, Learning Technologies & Disclosure: System Features for Faciliation Mathematical Reasoning in Pre-K Students
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $128,010
Steering Committee Workshop to Build a Community for Algorithm Visualization
Granting Institution:
Amount: $8,500
The AlgoViz Portal: Lowering the Barriers for Entry into an Online Educational Community
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $149,999
The Use and Social Impact of IT Infrastructure on Local Public and Non-profit Sectors: An Assessment of Community Networks, Principal Investigator
Granting Institution: US Department of Commerce: National Telecommunications and Information Program
Amount: $100,000
U.S. Haiti Higher Education Partnership, Computer Science
Granting Institution: American Council on Education
Amount: $552,000
Virtual Ecosystems for K-12 Pedagogy in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Granting Institution: CRA-W
Amount: $37,000
