Archive for the 'Research' Category

Using virtual space to compensate for lack of physical space?

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Below you will find a paper I wrote based on some work I did back at Teachers College. I hope you enjoy it.
Cocciolo, A. (in press). Alleviating physical space constraints using virtual space? A study from an urban academic library. Library Hi Tech, 28(4).
ABSTRACT
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to […]

Two papers to be published

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

The following two papers are set to be published. The first should appear in the July 2010 issue of the Journal of Academic Librarianship, and the second in the Proceedings of the EdMedia 2010 conference.
Cocciolo, A. (in press). Can Web 2.0 Enhance Community Participation in an Institutional Repository? The case of PocketKnowledge […]

My Dissertation

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Although it has been done for a few months now, I realized I never posted my dissertation here. So here it is, enjoy!
USING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES TO ADVANCE A PARTICIPATORY CULTURE:
A STUDY FROM A HIGHER EDUCATION CONTEXT
Advances in information and communications technologies (ICTs) have empowered individuals to share their intellectual, cultural, and creative […]

Best Technology Design Nominee

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

I am very flattered that Meety was nominated “Best Technology Design” at the CSCL 2009 conference in Rhodes, Greece. The mention is in the conference program. The conference is in 2 weeks, and I will not be attending (as much as I would like to). Hoping it will win!

TCETC 2009

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

The Teachers College Educational Technology Conference 2009 was great fun. Below are the slides from our presentation titled, Designing an Online Social Network: Lessons Learned, which presents some research on the implementation of the Building Healthy Communities Social Network.
Designing an Online Social Network: Lessons Learned

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Defense done, now the revisions

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

I realized my blog was getting a bit neglected, so I thought I would share the slides from my dissertation defense, which I passed but now need to make a few revisions here and there. I think I may have went a little long (it is only supposed to be 10-15 minutes, and I […]

Using Social Networking Tools to Promote Healthy Communities

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

I am pleased to announce that the Building Healthy Communities Social Network is being rolled out to 15 schools in NYC, Philadelphia, and New Jersey starting next week. The Social Network is a collaboration between the EdLab (moi), the Center for Technology and School Change (Ellen Meier and Caron Mineo), and The After […]

ICTs and Cultural Change

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Below you will find my slides from the EdLab Seminar on January 14, 2009. Enjoy!
Using ICTs to Promote Cultural Change: A Study from a Higher Education Context

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Presenting at the EdLab Seminar

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

I will be presenting at the EdLab Seminar on Wednesday, January 14 at noon. Please come by the EdLab if you’d like to see me put on a little show.

Speech Recognition in the Classroom

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

I thought I would share this paper I’ve put together on an experimental project that uses speech recognition in the classroom. Enjoy!
Using Speech Recognition Technology in the Classroom: An Experiment in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
ABSTRACT:
This paper will report on a design and development project that aims to enrich face-to-face classroom contexts using the latest developments […]