Taking advantage of the vast history of theoretical and empirical findings in the learning
literature we have inherited, this research offers a synthesis of prior findings in the domain of …

With an unprecedented scale of learners watching educational videos on online platforms
such as MOOCs and YouTube, there is an opportunity to incorporate data generated from …

Avatar customization is known to positively affect crucial outcomes in numerous domains.
However, it is unknown whether audial customization can confer the same benefits as visual …

Virtual Reality (VR) has a noteworthy educational potential by providing immersive and
collaborative environments. As an alternative but cost-effective way of delivering realistic …

Millions of learners today are watching videos on online platforms, such as Khan Academy,
YouTube, Coursera, and edX, to take courses and master new skills. But existing video …

How-to videos are rich in information—they not only give instructions but also provide
justifications or descriptions. People seek different information to meet their needs, and …

Knowledge-sharing live streams are distinct from traditional educational videos, at least
because of the large concurrently-viewing audience and the real-time discussions between …

While video has become a widely adopted medium for online learning, existing video
players provide limited support for navigation and learning. It is difficult to locate parts of the …

Searching for scenes in movies is a time-consuming but crucial task for film studies scholars,
film professionals, and new media artists. In pilot interviews we have found that such users …

Programming screencasts have two important applications in software engineering context:
study developer behaviors, information needs and disseminate software engineering …