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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Technological artifacts"”.
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Flexible Learning in the Periodic System With Multiple Representations: The Design of a Hypertext for Learning Complex Concepts in Chemistry
This dissertation argues that the design of technological artifacts such as educational software is a complex process involving a continuous dialogue between theory and practice; between constraints and tradeoffs; between designers and their materials; between designers and the users/learners. It …
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Paper electronics : circuits on paper for learning and self-expression
… new types of creators in inventing surprising technological artifacts--ones that inspire new experiences, objects and opportunities for wonder.
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Playing code: Interacting with computers through rhythm
… expansions to our extant relationship with technological artifacts in terms of embodiment, as well as offering practical approaches towards developing technodiversity.
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The Emancipatory Role of Technology in Mental Healthcare: The Case of Conversational Artificial Intelligence and Digital Platforms
… we examine different capabilities of these technological artifacts in the context of mental healthcare and uncover previously unknown, occasionally counterintuitive, and highly important insights about these promising solutions. We also propose a novel investigation of the best approaches …
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Remediated pilgrimage to the Shrine of Imam Reza
… in the process of remediation social beings and technological artifacts are reproduced and reconfigured, at the same time that they mutually implicate each other. Shiite Iranians, in their use of ICTs, actively take part in shaping their connection to Imam Reza, demonstrating their creativity and …
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Igniting The Light Elements: The Los Alamos Thermonuclear Weapon Project, 1942-1952
… was conceived and developed not as a result of technological determinism, but by a number of individual architects who promoted the growth of this large technologically-based complex. While some of the technological artifacts of this system, such as the fission weapons used in World War II, have …
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Tritium Matters: Constructing Nuclearity and Navigating Ambivalence of a Unique Material
… versatile and powerful material operates at the technological nexus of two existential risks for humanity: climate change and nuclear weapons. I divide the history of tritium into three distinct phases. First, super nuclearity characterizes early designs for the "superbomb" by Manhattan project …
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Infantinho.xyz, um portal digital pedagógico
Nos últimos anos, a disseminação de artefactos tecnológicos e a utilização de recursos online é uma constante nas salas de aula de Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação(TIC). No entanto, os portais pedagógicos analisados parecem manter uma relação agnóstica com as correntes pedagógicas …