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(Video) OTTRS Speaker Series: “Interactive Team Cognition for Humans and Machines”
June 5, 2024 | Maia JohnstonFeaturing Human Systems Engineer Dr. Nancy J. Cooke of Arizona State University
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(Video) Dean’s Lecture Series: Game-Changers: Unleashing the Power of Sports Informatics in Athletics
May 29, 2024 | Maia JohnstonPanelists discuss the game changing unification of sports and data
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(Video) OTTRS Speaker Series: Virtual Team Creativity and Innovation
October 11, 2023 | INFO StaffDistinguished professor from University of Nebraska at Omaha gives a presentation about the psychological impacts of virtual work
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(Video) OTTRS Speaker Series: Human-Machine Teaming: What Skills Do the Humans Need?
April 7, 2023 | UMD INFO StaffThe presentation highlights the human traits and abilities that maximize human-machine teaming effectiveness.
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Daniel Greene: Rethinking How Schools, Libraries, and Community Orgs Tackle Poverty
October 10, 2022 | Mia K. HinckleCan a community barbeque be more beneficial to citizens than learning computing skills? Insights from INFO Assistant Professor Daniel G …
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Dual video conferencing in the proposed remote study design. While interacting with a testbed on a smartphone, a blind participant wearing smart glasses communicates with the experimenter through dual video conferencing. Two video streams are being sent to the experimenter: one from the participant’s smart glasses (a pair of Vuzix blade with the camera located on the top right corner) and the other from a laptop camera facing the participant on the same Zoom call.
Covid-19 Pandemic Moves Research on Assistive Technologies From the Lab to People’s Homes
April 26, 2022 | Liz ZogbyDr. Hernisa Kacorri’s research on object recognizers with blind participants required a pivot to remote usability testing, leading he …
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Online-Only Services Offer Safety, But May Limit Access
April 20, 2022 | Liz ZogbyAs a result of the covid-19 pandemic, interaction with websites and apps sometimes become the only way to access certain goods and serv …
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iSchool Faculty and Staff Join Global Team to Launch New Publication
April 15, 2022 | Hayleigh Moore"Including Disability" offers innovative approaches to eliminating systemic barriers and gives voice to disabled people.
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MLIS Alumni Spotlight: The Joys of Aging Using VR – Erin Washington, MLIS ‘09
April 13, 2022 | Hayleigh MooreCreating first-person, virtual reality experiences to enhance empathy and address growing issues in the caretaking industry.