Visual Communications and Technology Education Faculty Publications
Please note that the content of this page does not necessarily constitute a comprehensive list of all faculty publications produced by this department.
Submissions from 2023
Passive Participation in Collaborative Online Learning Activities: A Scoping Review of Research in Formal School Learning Settings, Hajeen Choi and Jaesung Hur
Submissions from 2019
The Effects of Social Messaging on Students’ Learning and Intrinsic Motivation in Peer Assessment, Lan Li, Fei Gao, and Shuqing Guo
An Investigation of the Influence of Intrinsic Motivation on Students’ Intention to Use Mobile Devices in Language Learning, Yanyan Sun and Fei Gao
Increased Hunger, Food Cravings, Food Reward, and Portion Size Selection after Sleep Curtailment in Women Without Obesity, Chia-Lun Yang, Jerry C. Schnepp, and Robin M. Tucker
Submissions from 2018
Enriching Classroom Learning Through a Microblogging-supported Activity, K. Li, Kent Darr, and Fei Gao
The (Re) adaptability of Research Methodologies in the Instructional Design & Technology Field, Enilda Romero-Hall, E-Ling Hsiao, and Fei Gao
Two Pioneers in Advertising Photography: Oliviero Toscani and David La Chapelle, Antonio Scontrino
Exploring the Relationship Between Online Discourse and Commitment in Twitter Professional Learning Communities, Wanli Xing and Fei Gao
Examining EFL Student Learning and Perceptions in Social Annotation-Based Translation Activities, Na Zhao, Fei Gao, and Dazhi Yang
Submissions from 2017
Creativity and Color, Antonio Scontrino
Il Volto del Progetto: The Face of Project, Antonio Scontrino
Submissions from 2015
Effect of Peer assessment on Project Performance of Students at Different Learning Levels, Lan Li and Fei Gao
Automated Technique for Real-Time Production of Lifelike Animations of American Sign Language, John McDonald, Rosalee Wolfe, Jerry C. Schnepp, Julie Hochgesang, Diana Gorman Jamrozik, Marie Stumbo, Larwan Berke, Melissa Bialek, and Farah Thomas
Learning Outside of Classroom: Exploring the Active Part of an Informal Online English Learning Community in China, Yanyan Sun, Teresa Franklin, and Fei Gao
Task Organization and Time Management: Handling Email, Scheduling Time, and Prioritizing To-Do Lists, Robin Tucker-Falconer, Jerry C. Schnepp, Mary-Jon Ludy, Rebecca Fallon, and Lisa Hanasono
Promoting Better Deaf/Hearing Communication Through an Improved Interaction Design for Fingerspelling Practice, Rosalee Wolfe, John C. McDonald, Jorge Toro, Souad Baowidan, Robyn Moncrief, and Jerry C. Schnepp
Submissions from 2014
Tools of Engagement: Recasting Mobile Devices in the Classroom, Paul Cesarini and Jerry C. Schnepp
Exploring the Use of Discussion Strategies and Labels in Asynchronous Online Discussion, Fei Gao
Students Perceptions of an Alternative Testing Method: Hints as an Option for Exam Questions, Christian Rogers and Jerry Schnepp
Trends in Multimodal Human-Computer Interfaces, Jerry C. Schnepp
Gamification Techniques for Academic Assessment, Jerry C. Schnepp and Christian Rogers
Automated Hints on Quizzes: An Approach to Combined Learning and Evaluation, Jerry Schnepp and Christian Rogers
Afterword: Product Strategy, Antonio Scontrino
Faces of Main Street: Waterloo, Antonio Scontrino
Web Annotation and Threaded Forum: How Did Learners Use the Two Environments in an Online Discussion?, Yanyan Sun and Fei Gao
Social Media for Informal Science Learning in China: A Case Study, Ke Zhang and Fei Gao
Submissions from 2013
Case Study of Using a Social Annotation Tool to Support Collaboratively Learning, Fei Gao
Designing Asynchronous Online Discussion Environments: Recent Progress and Possible Future Directions, Fei Gao, Tianyi Zhang, and Teresa Franklin
Examining Student Participation in Three Learning Activities Supported by Social Annotation Tools, Tian Luo, Fei Gao, and Kathryn S. Hoff
Leveraging Apple Remote Desktop to Facilitate Classroom Critiques of Digital Projects, Jerry C. Schnepp
Generating Co-occurring Facial Nonmanual Signals in Synthesized American Sign Language, Jerry Schnepp, Rosalee Wolfe, John McDonald, and Jorge Toro
Submissions from 2012
Tweeting for Learning: A Critical Analysis of Research on Microblogging in Education Published in 2008-2011, Fei Gao, Tian Luo, and Ke Zhang
Examining a Web 2.0-Supported Online Activity: Lessons From a Case Study, Fei Gao and T. Zhang
Enhancing Classroom Learning Experience by Providing Structures to Microblogging-based Activities, Tian Luo and Fei Gao
Combining Emotion and Facial Nonamanual Signals in Synthesized American Sign Language, Jerry Schnepp, Rosalee Wolfe, John McDonald, and Jorge Toro
Submissions from 2011
Improving Deaf Accessibility in Remote Usability Testing, Jerry Schnepp and Brent Shiver
SignQUOTE: A Remote Testing Facility for Eliciting Signed Qualitative Feedback, Jerry Schnepp, Rosalee Wolfe, Brent Shiver, John McDonald, and Jorge Toro
Linguistics As Structure In Computer Animation: Toward A More Effective Synthesis Of Brow Motion In American Sign Language, Rosalee Wolfe, Peter Cook, John C. McDonald, and Jerry Schnepp
Synthetic and Acquired Corpora: Meeting at the Annotation, Rosalee Wolfe, John C. McDonald, Jerry C. Schnepp, and Jorge Toro
Avatar to Depict Sign Language: Building from Reusable Hand Animation, Rosalee Wolfe, John McDonald, and Jerry C. Schnepp
Submissions from 2010
Synthetic Corpora: A Synergy of Linguistics and Computer Animation, Jerry C. Schnepp, Rosalee Wolfe, and John McDonald
Submissions from 2009
Comparing Role-playing Activities in Second Life and Face-to-Face Environments, Fei Gao, Jeongmin J. Noh, and Matthew J. Koehler
Using Research on Learning from Text to Inform Online Discussion, Fei Gao and Ralph T. Putnam
New Model of Productive Online Discussion and Its Implications for Research and Instruction, Fei Gao, Charles Xiaoxue Wang, and Yanling Sun
Toward a Better Understanding of Nonmanual Signals through Acquisition and Synthesis, Rosalee Wolfe, Peter Cook, John C. McDonald, and Jerry Schnepp
Submissions from 2008
Student Engagement in Distance Learning Environments: A Comparison of Threaded Discussion Forums and Text-Focused Wikis, Fei Gao and David Wong
Suite D'autore. Viaggio Nella Storia del Design, Dario Russo and Antonio Scontrino
Submissions from 2006
Improved Tool for Fingerspelling Recognition, Rosalee Wolfe, Nora Alba, Stacey Billups, Mary Jo Davidson, Cindy Dwyer, Diana Gorman Jamrozik, Lori Smallwood, Karen Alkoby, Lesley Carhart, Damien Hinkle, Amy Hitt, Brian Kirchman, Glenn Lancaster, John McDonald, Lindsay Semler, Jerry Schnepp, Brent Shiver, Anna Suh, and Jeffrey Young
Submissions from 2005
Achieving Consistency in an FK/IK Interface for a Seven Degree of Freedom Kinematic Chain, John McDonald, Rosalee Wolfe, Karen Alkoby, Roymeico Carter, Mary Jo Davidson, Jacob Furst, Damien Hinkle, Bret Knoll, Glenn Lancaster, Lori Smallwood, Nedjla Ougouag, and Jerry Schnepp
Submissions from 2003
Voice Activated Display of American Sign Language for Airport Security, Glenn Lancaster, Karen Alkoby, Jeff Campen, Roymieco Carter, Mary Jo Davidson, Dan Ethridge, Jacob Furst, Damien Hinkle, Bret Kroll, Ryan Layesa, Barbara Loeding, John McDonald, Nedjla Ougouag, Jerry Schnepp, Lori Smallwood, Prabhakar Srinivasan, Jorge Toro, and Rosalee Wolfe