Student Attention in Unstructured-Use, Computer-Infused Classrooms
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Jean Mohammadi-Aragh is a Ph.D. Candidate and Dean’s Teaching Fellow in Virginia Tech’s Engineering Education Department. Prior to joining the Engineering Education Department, Jean earned her B.S. (2002) and her M.S. (2004) in Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University. Jean was a scientific visualization and virtual reality researcher for the Geosystems Research Institute, and outreach coordinator for Mississippi State’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. Her current research interests focus on technology in engineering education, human computer interaction, educational data mining, and scientific visualization.
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