Karin S. Forssell

Publications

Papers:
Walter, S., Forssell, K., Barron, B. & Martin, C.K. (2007) Continuing Motivation for Game Design. Computer/Human Interaction 2007 (CHI), San Jose, California.

Presentations:
Forssell, K. (2006). Continuing Motivation in Technological Fluency-Building Activities. Presented at the First Year Session for Psychological Studies in Education. Stanford, California, December 5.

Fithian, R., Barron, B., Chapin, K., Takeuchi, L. (2006). The role of online and face-to-face social networks in nurturing interest and experience. Symposium: Clubs, Homes, and Online Communities as Contexts for Engaging Youth in Technology Fluency Building Activities. Presented at the meetings of the International Conference for the Learning Sciences. Bloomington, Indiana, June 27 - July 1.

Classwork

Spring 2007 :
ED342: Child Development and New Technologies
Fall 2006:
ED218: Topics in Cognition and Learning: Transfer MobileHealth: Learning on the move (PDF)
CS376: Research Topics in HCI: MobileHealth: Delivering Context-Appropriate Advice for Weight Management (PDF)
Summer 2006: First-Year Project
Continuing Motivation in Technological Fluency-Building Activities (PDF)
Spring 2006 : ED303X: Designing Learning Spaces
Winter 2006 : ED124x/CS377: Collaborative design and research of technology-integrated curriculum; check out our lesson overview and the Weathermaker applet.
Fall 2005: CS147: Human Computer Interface Design; you can see my assignments here.

Real World

National Board Certified in Career and Technical Education (Business), 2003
Technology Teacher on Special Assignment, J. L. Stanford Middle School: 2001 to 2005
Web Design, Programming Teacher, J. L. Stanford Middle School: 1999 to 2005
Co-founder and Director of Operations for AuSIM, Inc.: 1999
Technology Companies: 1997 to 1999
German Teacher, Jordan Middle School: 1992 to 1997

Education

Stanford University, PhD Learning Sciences and Technology Design: expected 2010
Stanford University, MA Stanford Teacher Education Program: 1992
Stanford University, BA Linguistics: 1991