Dan Noren
Museum of Science
5 Papers
8 Citations
Dan Noren is an academic researcher from Museum of Science. The author has contributed to research in topics: Summative assessment & Coaching. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 5 publications.
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Papers
Ada and grace: toward realistic and engaging virtual museum guides
William R. Swartout,David Traum,Ron Artstein,Dan Noren,Paul Debevec,Kerry Bronnenkant,Josh Williams,Anton Leuski,Shrikanth S. Narayanan,Diane Piepol,Chad Lane,Jacquelyn Ford Morie,Priti Aggarwal,Matt Liewer,Jen-Yuan Chiang,Jillian Gerten,Selina Chu,Kyle White +17 more
- 20 Sep 2010
TL;DR: To increase the interest and engagement of middle school students in science and technology, the InterFaces project has created virtual museum guides that are in use at the Museum of Science, Boston.
The Effects of a Pedagogical Agent for Informal Science Education on Learner Behaviors and Self-efficacy
H. Chad Lane,Clara Cahill,Susan Foutz,Daniel Auerbach,Dan Noren,Catherine Lussenhop,William R. Swartout +6 more
- 09 Jul 2013
TL;DR: Coach Mike, an animated pedagogical agent for informal computer science education, is described and findings from two experiments that provide initial evidence for the efficacy of the system are reported.
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Intelligent tutoring goes to the museum in the big city: a pedagogical agent for informal science education
H. Chad Lane,Dan Noren,Daniel Auerbach,Mike Birch,William R. Swartout +4 more
- 28 Jun 2011
TL;DR: Coach Mike, a virtual staff member at the Boston Museum of Science that seeks to help visitors at Robot Park, an interactive exhibit for computer programming, provides several forms of support that seek to improve the experiences of museum visitors.
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Virtual Museum Guides demonstration
William R. Swartout,David Traum,Ron Artstein,Dan Noren,Paul Debevec,Kerry Bronnenkant,Josh Williams,Anton Leuski,Shrikanth S. Narayanan,Diane Piepol,Chad Lane,Jacquelyn Ford Morie,Priti Aggarwal,Matt Liewer,Jen-Yuan Chiang,Jillian Gerten,Selina Chu,Kyle White +17 more
- 01 Dec 2010
TL;DR: The Virtual Museum Guides are two virtual humans set in an exhibit at the Museum of Science, Boston, designed to promote interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to children between ages 7 to 14.
Ada and grace: direct interaction with museum visitors
David Traum,Priti Aggarwal,Ron Artstein,Susan Foutz,Jillian Gerten,Athanasios Katsamanis,Anton Leuski,Dan Noren,William R. Swartout +8 more
- 12 Sep 2012
TL;DR: The summative evaluation shows success in all the intended impacts of the exhibit: that children ages 7–14 will increase their awareness of, engagement in, interest in, positive attitude about, and knowledge of computer science and technology.