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LILT, Dept. of ICS • University of Hawai`i at Manoa • 1680 East-West Road, POST 309 • Honolulu, HI 96822 • 1-808-956-3890
Job Openings: Graduate Research Assistantships
Status: These positions have been filled
In general, LILT seeks graduate students interested in the following areas (listed alphabetically):
- advanced educational technologies
- asynchronous learning networks
- collaborative technologies
- computer supported collaborative learning
- human-computer interaction
- web interface design
The following projects are active:
Collaborative Representations (funded through 2005): Explore new ways to facilitate collaborative learning through software tools in which users build, manipulate and discuss representations, including disciplinary representations (e.g., data displays, designed artifacts), discourse representations (e.g., threaded discussion), and knowledge representations (e.g., concept maps, argument maps). Empirical research will initially focus on how the representations support discourse coherence and convergence. Subsequently the focus will shift to how these tools can be integrated into classwork and fieldwork in a K-12 school setting, possibly involving handheld computers, PCs and large screen displays. Educational applications will focus on ecological issues (e.g., http://hawaiianatolls.org or http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/pods/).
Hawai`i Networked Learning Communities (funded through 2006): Construct a virtual community center providing resources and facilitating collaborations in support of K-12 science, math and technology (SMT) education in Hawaii's rural schools. Users contribute educational resources and resource descriptions and discuss how to use these resources in their SMT classrooms. A telementoring center matches mentors to mentees and manages communication and workloads. Virtual workspaces support students, teachers, scientists, and other community members collaborating on SMT projects with a focus on "global environmental sciences situated locally" in economic development, habitat restoration, and environmental protection.
Ours is an interdisciplinary team. Research assistantships on either of these projects focus on:
- innovative interface designs (including web interfaces, Java applications, handheld computing),
- databases and other backend server technologies providing a distributed collaborative environment,
- metadata and resource indexing,
- working with teachers to integrate the technologies into their curriculum,
- building online communities, and
- evaluating any of the above.
For further information about our laboratory and programs, see:
- Laboratory for Interactive Learning Technologies: http://lilt.ics.hawaii.edu/
- Hawai`i Networked Learning Communities: http://www.hnlc/org
- Information and Computer Sciences (MS and PhD programs): http://www.ics.hawaii.edu/
- Communication & Information Sciences PhD Program: http://www.hawaii.edu/cis/
The anticipated opening may start on about August 25, 2003 and no later than January 2, 2004. Note: positions can only be offered to students admitted to a UH graduate degree program.
Please send inquiries to Dan Suthers, mailto:suthers@hawaii.edu . Formal applications should include a vita, statement of research interests, and two to three references with email addresses and telephone numbers. Please indicate whether you have applied to a UH Manoa program or are already in one of our graduate programs. Applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled, but should be submittedy by June 1st for consideration for the fall semester.
Although we expect that there will be flexibility and fluidity in each students' participation on the above projects, for hiring purposes we are providing formal job descriptions. Use the Next link to view the individual job descriptions.