CPSC 679: Michele Jacobsen's Stuff

Article Summaries

The following is a list of article summaries from CPSC 679. The goal of this author is to contribute to further discussion of these issues with other participants in the course.

• Twelve Issues For Cognitive Science
• Constructed Realities
• Comparing Conceptual Structures: Consensus, Conflict, Correspondence and Contrast
• Multirelational Semantic Maps
• Engaging Students in Scientific Activity and Scientific Controversy
• Supporting Scientific Learning and Research Review using COREVIEW
• Kelly's "Geometry of Psychological Space" and its Significance for Cognitive Modeling
• Knowledge Acquisition Tools based on a Personal Construct Psychology
• Comparing Constructions Through the Web, Shaw & Gaines
• Collaboration through Concept Maps

Speaker Notes: Various Topics

The following is a list of notes from various speaker sessions. The content of speaker presentations are summarized using Norman's (1980) Twelve Issues for Cognitive Science.

1. Jerome Durlek, October 2, 1995

   Jerome Durlak is the Associate Director of CulTech, Research Director of Intercom Ontario, and Professor of Mass Communications at York University. He has written extensively on interactive media, communication networks, new communication technologies, machine mediated learning, computer gaming and simulation, distance learning and urban design.

2. Jim Carroll, CA, October 2, 1995

   Jim Carroll is a co-author of The Canadian Internet Handbook. His consulting firm advises international corporations on the strategic use of the Internet as a tool for competitive advantage and economic efficiency. A Chartered Accountant with twelve years of experience in the world's largest public accounting firm, Carroll has a solid business and financial background in all industry sectors.

3. AGT Forum, October 4, 1995

   Speakers:

   Anne Branscomb, a communications lawyer, author of Who Owns Information, (Basic Books 1994), and President of the Raven Group, currently research associate of the Harvard University Program on Information Resources Policy.

   William Melody, founding director of the Centre for International Research on Communication and Information Technologies (CIRCIT) in Melbourne, Australia. CIRCIT is an interdisciplinary policy research centre which examines the economic and social implications of new communication and information technologies.

   Jerome Durlak, Associate Director of CulTech, Research Director of Intercom Ontario, and Professor of Mass Communications at York University. He has written extensively on interactive media, communication networks, new communication technologies, machine mediated learning, computer gaming and simulation, distance learningand urban design.

4. Lee Chen, October 16, 1995

   Lee Chen is a Doctoral Student in Computer Science. His presentation was on Living Systems, Collective Intelligence and Awareness on the World Wide Web.

The graduate students in CPSC 679 have each published a WWW Homepage.

• Roberto Flores
• Michele Jacobsen
• Vlad Vila
• Mark Wylie