Outputs (30)

Glyphing it! Children using markers in school. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Harun, A., Benford, S., O'Malley, C., & Noor, N. L. M. (2016). Glyphing it! Children using markers in school. In 2016 Sixth International Conference on Digital Information and Communication Technology and its Applications (DICTAP): 21-23 July 2016, Konya, Turkey (39-44). https://doi.org/10.1109/dictap.2016.7543998

This paper describes a study that investigated the use of d-touch markers in designing learning content for knowledge sharing activities. It looked into design aspects children takes into account in ensuring that the learning content would be underst... Read More about Glyphing it! Children using markers in school..

Augmenting learning from physical museum exhibits with personal mobile technology (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ng, K., Huang, H., Selvamurthy, S., Juzar, M., Sabri, N., & O'Malley, C. (2016). Augmenting learning from physical museum exhibits with personal mobile technology. In Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS (1261-1262)

This paper reports a study to improve users' experiences in a visitor centre by incorporating a mobile scanning visual recognition system, called Artcodes. A prototype mobile treasure hunt guide was developed and evaluated by means of a field study c... Read More about Augmenting learning from physical museum exhibits with personal mobile technology.

Research Ethics and Public Trust, Preconditions for Continued Growth of Internet Mediated Research - Public Confidence in Internet Mediate Research (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Koene, A., Perez, E., Carter, C., Statache, R., Adolphs, S., O'Malley, C., …McAuley, D. (2015). Research Ethics and Public Trust, Preconditions for Continued Growth of Internet Mediated Research - Public Confidence in Internet Mediate Research. In O. Camp (Ed.), ICISSP 2015 : proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy : ESEO, Angers, Loire Valley, France, 9-11 February, 2015 (163-168). https://doi.org/10.5220/0005331501630168

In this paper we argue for the position that responsible safeguards for privacy and ethical treatment of human data are of vital importance to retain the public confidence and trust that is necessary for the development and future success of internet... Read More about Research Ethics and Public Trust, Preconditions for Continued Growth of Internet Mediated Research - Public Confidence in Internet Mediate Research.

Ethics of Personalized Information Filtering (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Koene, A., Perez, E., Carter, C. J., Statache, R., Adolphs, S., O’Malley, C., …McAuley, D. (2015). Ethics of Personalized Information Filtering. In T. Tiropanis, A. Vakali, L. Sartori, & P. Burnap (Eds.), Internet science : second international conference, INSCI 2015, Brussels, Belgium, May 27-29, 2015 ; proceedings (123-132). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18609-2_10

Online search engines, social media, news sites and retailers are all investing heavily in the development of ever more refined information filtering to optimally tune their services to the specific demands of their individual users and customers. In... Read More about Ethics of Personalized Information Filtering.

Refining rules learning using evolutionary PD (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Harun, A., Benford, S., O'Malley, C., & Noor, N. (2013). Refining rules learning using evolutionary PD. In M. Kurosu (Ed.), 15th International Conference, HCI International 2013, Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 21-26, 2013, Proceedings, Part II (376-385). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39262-7_43

Using glyphs to associate digital media with physical materials has great potential to enhance learning. A key challenge, however, lies in enabling children to author their own glyphs that integrate well with their drawings. One possible solution lie... Read More about Refining rules learning using evolutionary PD.

Maintaining continuity of inquiry learning experiences across contexts: Teacher's management strategies and the role of technology (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anastopoulou, S., Yang, Y., Paxton, M., Sharples, M., Crook, C., Ainsworth, S., & O'Malley, C. (2010). Maintaining continuity of inquiry learning experiences across contexts: Teacher's management strategies and the role of technology. In M. Wolpers, P. A. Kirschner, M. Scheffel, S. Lindstaedt, & V. Dimitrova (Eds.), 5th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2010, Barcelona, Spain, September 28 - October 1, 2010. Proceedings (17-29). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16020-2_2

An inquiry-led investigation with technology was designed and implemented, aiming to enhance our understanding of how inquiry learning takes place within a personal, socio-cultural and institutional context. Children used personal technologies across... Read More about Maintaining continuity of inquiry learning experiences across contexts: Teacher's management strategies and the role of technology.

On the process and outcomes of inquiry learning: Changing approaches to assessment (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ainsworth, S., De Jong, T., Hmelo-Silver, C., Wilhelm, P., Hickey, D., Filsecker, M., …Dede, C. (2010). On the process and outcomes of inquiry learning: Changing approaches to assessment. In K. Gomez, L. Lyons, & J. Radinsky (Eds.), Learning in the Disciplines: ICLS 2010 Conference Proceedings - 9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (85-92)

Inquiry learning is an educational approach that involves a process of exploration, asking questions and making discoveries in the search for new understandings. Researchers however are divided about the value of the approach. In the symposium, it is... Read More about On the process and outcomes of inquiry learning: Changing approaches to assessment.

Physical manipulation: Evaluating the potential for tangible designs (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Manches, A., O'Malley, C., & Benford, S. (2009). Physical manipulation: Evaluating the potential for tangible designs. In TEI '09 Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction (77-84). https://doi.org/10.1145/1517664.1517688

In order to design tangible technologies that are effective in supporting children's learning, it is important to understand what advantages or limitations are afforded by physical manipulation. This paper highlights some of the perceptual and manipu... Read More about Physical manipulation: Evaluating the potential for tangible designs.

Issues in scaffolding collaborative inquiry science learning (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anastopoulou, S., & O'Malley, C. (2009). Issues in scaffolding collaborative inquiry science learning. In A. Dimitracopoulou, Claire O'Malley, Daniel Suthers, & P. Reimann (Eds.), Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Practices, CSCL 2009 Community Events Proceedings - 9th International Conference (34-36)

The aim of this symposium is to explore a number of different approaches to providing scaffolding of collaborative activities in inquiry learning in science that are adaptive to context, that support coordination of activities across contexts and tha... Read More about Issues in scaffolding collaborative inquiry science learning.

Cutting through Layers of the BBC "ONION Street": Children's use of homework message boards out-of-school (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yang, Y., Crook, C., & O'Malley, C. (2008). Cutting through Layers of the BBC "ONION Street": Children's use of homework message boards out-of-school. In Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL (467-474)

We explored children's spontaneous use of the Onion Street Maths and English message boards out-of-school. These are open-access, study support forums that are widely accessed and well-regarded by teachers and students in the UK. 416 messages were co... Read More about Cutting through Layers of the BBC "ONION Street": Children's use of homework message boards out-of-school.

Early years learning with digital technologies: The relationship between research and design (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sutherland, R., Eagle, S., O'Malley, C., Manches, A., & Sutch, D. (2008). Early years learning with digital technologies: The relationship between research and design. In Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL (354-359)

The overall aim of this symposium is to focus on the relationship between research and design of technologies for early years learning. Presentations will centre around two studies, one concerned with understanding the role that digital technologies... Read More about Early years learning with digital technologies: The relationship between research and design.

Making your views known: The importance of anonymity before and after classroom debates (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hornsby, G., Ainsworth, S., Buda, M., Crook, C., & O'Malley, C. (2008). Making your views known: The importance of anonymity before and after classroom debates. In Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL (281-288)

The current study aimed to examine the effect of anonymity and privacy on students' voting behaviour before and after classroom debate. A positioning system with three different settings was prototyped (Private, Anonymous or Public). It was predicted... Read More about Making your views known: The importance of anonymity before and after classroom debates.

Trust, privacy and relationships in 'pervasive education': Families' views on homework and technologies (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fraser, K., Rodden, T., & O'Malley, C. (2007). Trust, privacy and relationships in 'pervasive education': Families' views on homework and technologies. In A. LaMarca, M. Langheinrich, & K. N. Truong (Eds.), Pervasive Computing : 5th International Conference, PERVASIVE 2007, Toronto, Canada, May 13-16, 2007, Proceedings (180-197)

Extensive educational research discusses the potential for information and communication technologies in supporting homework, but most has focused on providing content. The research in this paper focuses instead on the issues around managing homework... Read More about Trust, privacy and relationships in 'pervasive education': Families' views on homework and technologies.

Home-school technologies: Considering the family (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fraser, K., Rodden, T., & O'Malley, C. (2006). Home-school technologies: Considering the family. In Proceeding of the 2006 Conference on Interaction Design and Children, IDC '06 (153-156). https://doi.org/10.1145/1139073.1139111

Research has focused on building technologies to support children in their transitions between home and school [9] without a developed sense of how individual families react to such technologies. We interviewed three different families about their re... Read More about Home-school technologies: Considering the family.

The spatial character of sensor technology (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Reeves, S., Pridmore, T., Tree, A., Green, J., Benford, S., & O'Malley, C. (2006). The spatial character of sensor technology. In Proceedings of the Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, DIS2006; University Park, PA; United States (31-40)

By considering the spatial character of sensor-based interactive systems, this paper investigates how discussions of seams and seamlessness in ubiquitous computing neglect the complex spatial character that is constructed as a side-effect of deployin... Read More about The spatial character of sensor technology.

Formalising performative interaction (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dix, A., Sheridan, J., Reeves, S., Benford, S., & O'Malley, C. (2006). Formalising performative interaction. In Interactive Systems. Design, Specification, and Verification ; 12th International Workshop, DSVIS 2005, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, July 13-15, 2005. Revised Papers (15-25). https://doi.org/10.1007/11752707_2

In this paper we attempt to formalise some of the basic attributes of performative interaction against a background of sociological analysis in order to better understand how computer interfaces may support performance. We show how this generic forma... Read More about Formalising performative interaction.

Designing the spectator experience (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Reeves, S., Benford, S., O'Malley, C., & Fraser, M. (2005). Designing the spectator experience. In Proceedings of the Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, DIS2006; University Park, PA; United States (741-750)

By considering the spatial character of sensor-based interactive systems, this paper investigates how discussions of seams and seamlessness in ubiquitous computing neglect the complex spatial character that is constructed as a side-effect of deployin... Read More about Designing the spectator experience.

Producing guidelines for learning, teaching and tutoring in a mobile environment (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vavoula, G., Lefrere, P., O'Malley, C., Sharples, M., & Taylor, J. (2004). Producing guidelines for learning, teaching and tutoring in a mobile environment. In Proceedings - 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education; JungLi; Taiwan (173-176). https://doi.org/10.1109/wmte.2004.1281378

We review the research on mobile learning and theories of learning in order to produce a pedagogically sound set of guidelines for learners, teachers, and policy makers who are considering adopting m-learning technology. The guidelines are not primar... Read More about Producing guidelines for learning, teaching and tutoring in a mobile environment.

Ambient wood: Designing new forms of digital augmentation for learning outdoors (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rogers, Y., Price, S., Fitzpatrick, G., Fleck, R., Harris, E., Smith, H., …Weal, M. (2004). Ambient wood: Designing new forms of digital augmentation for learning outdoors. In Proceedings of the 2004 Conference on Interaction Design and Children: Building a Community, IDC 2004 (3-10). https://doi.org/10.1145/1017833.1017834

Ubiquitous and mobile technologies provide opportunities for designing novel learning experiences that move out of the classroom. Information can be presented and interacted with in a variety of ways while exploring a physical environment. A key issu... Read More about Ambient wood: Designing new forms of digital augmentation for learning outdoors.

Things aren't what they seem to be: Innovation through technology inspiration (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
2002 (373-378). https://doi.org/10.1145/778712.778766

How does designing for novel experiences with largely untried technologies get its inspiration? Here we report on a project whose goal was to promote learning through novel, playful visions of technologies. To this end, we experimented with a diversi... Read More about Things aren't what they seem to be: Innovation through technology inspiration.

The effect of tangible interfaces on children's collaborative behaviour (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stanton, D., Bayon, V., Abnett, C., Cobb, S., & O'Malley, C. (2002). The effect of tangible interfaces on children's collaborative behaviour. In CHI'02 Human Factors in Computing Systems (820-821)

The physical nature of the classroom means that children are continually divided into small groups. The present study examined collaboration on a story creation task using technologies believed to encourage and support collaborative behaviour. Four c... Read More about The effect of tangible interfaces on children's collaborative behaviour.

Classroom collaboration in the design of tangible interfaces for storytelling (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stanton, D., Bayon, V., Neale, H., Ghali, A., Benford, S., Cobb, S., …Pridmore, T. (2001). Classroom collaboration in the design of tangible interfaces for storytelling. In CHI '01 Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (482-489). https://doi.org/10.1145/365024.365322

We describe the design of tangible interfaces to the KidPad collaborative drawing tool. Our aims are to support the reenactment of stories to audiences, and integration within real classroom environments. A six-month iterative design process, working... Read More about Classroom collaboration in the design of tangible interfaces for storytelling.

Designing storytelling technologies to encourage collaboration between young children (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Benford, S., Bederson, B., Ã…kesson, K., Bayon, V., Druin, A., Hansson, P., …Taxén, G. (2000). Designing storytelling technologies to encourage collaboration between young children. In CHI '00 Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (556-563). https://doi.org/10.1145/332040.332502

We describe the design of tangible interfaces to the KidPad collaborative drawing tool. Our aims are to support the reenactment of stories to audiences, and integration within real classroom environments. A six-month iterative design process, working... Read More about Designing storytelling technologies to encourage collaboration between young children.

Smart toys: Brave new world? (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
D'Hooge, H., Dalton, L., Shwe, H., Lieberman, D., & O'Malley, C. (2000). Smart toys: Brave new world?. In CHI EA '00 CHI '00 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (247-248). https://doi.org/10.1145/633292.633436

Technology is changing the way children play. But should we be excited or worried about the introduction of technology into children's toys? This panel of smart toy experts will examine the advantages and disadvantages of technologically-enhanced pla... Read More about Smart toys: Brave new world?.

An 'alternate realities' microworld for horizontal motion (1990)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spensley, F., O'shea, T., Singer, R., Hennessy, S., O'Malley, C., & Scanlon, E. (1990). An 'alternate realities' microworld for horizontal motion. In D. H. Norrie, & H. Six (Eds.), 3rd International Conference, ICCAL '90 Hagen, FRG, June 11–13, 1990 Proceedings (73-98). https://doi.org/10.1007/bfb0020873

This paper describes the development and evaluation of a computer-based microworld for teaching about the physics of horizontal motion. The simulation allows students to investigate the effects of sliding friction on the horizontal motion of blocks o... Read More about An 'alternate realities' microworld for horizontal motion.

Tools for management and support of multiple constraints in a writer's assistant. (1986)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Malley, C., & Sharples, M. (1986). Tools for management and support of multiple constraints in a writer's assistant. In People and Computers, Desk for Usability, Proceedings of the Second Conference of the British Computer Society; Heslington, England (115-131)

A new generation of text editors act as writer's assistants, allowing the user to view and alter the organisational structure of text, as well as providing tools to support related tasks, such as spelling correction and proofreading. These systems ha... Read More about Tools for management and support of multiple constraints in a writer's assistant..

Planning nets: a framework for analyzing user-computer interactions. (1985)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Riley, M., & O'Malley, C. (1985). Planning nets: a framework for analyzing user-computer interactions. In Interact '84, Proceedings of the IFIP Conference (513-518)

During the course of interacting with a computer, a user has goals that correspond to tasks to be performed and must plan how to achieve those goals with the available commands. We present a framework for analyzing user goals, the mapping between tho... Read More about Planning nets: a framework for analyzing user-computer interactions..

Constructive interaction : a method for studying human-computer-human interaction. (1985)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Malley, C., Draper, S., & Riley, M. (1985). Constructive interaction : a method for studying human-computer-human interaction. In Interact '84, Proceedings of the IFIP Conference (269-274)

In this paper we describe a promising technique for studying human-machine interaction (HMI) called Constructive Interaction. We describe two pilot studies from a set which explores its application to HMI. Constructive Interaction was developed by Na... Read More about Constructive interaction : a method for studying human-computer-human interaction..

Problems in evaluation of human-computer interfaces: a case study. (1985)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bannon, L., & O'Malley, C. (1985). Problems in evaluation of human-computer interfaces: a case study. In Interact '84, Proceedings of the IFIP Conference (709-713)

One of the most difficult aspects of interface design is evaluating new or changed features of an interface. In this paper we discuss methods of evaluation, their strengths and weaknesses, in the context of a program we developed to assist users in g... Read More about Problems in evaluation of human-computer interfaces: a case study..

A proposal for user centered system documentation (1983)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Malley, C., Smolensky, P., Bannon, L., Conway, E., Graham, J., Sokolov, J., & Monty, M. (1983). A proposal for user centered system documentation. In CHI '83 Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (282-285). https://doi.org/10.1145/800045.801627

This paper outlines a set of proposals for the development of system documentation based on an analysis of user needs. It is suggested that existing documentation is not sensitive enough to the variety of levels of user expertise, nor to the variety... Read More about A proposal for user centered system documentation.