Looking for information on dyslexia...

hiya everybody and anybody out there..

I am currently looking at whether there is any studies at the moment, involving dyslexia and tablet PC? Anybody with any infos?

I find it so hard to find such information, and would appreciate it a lot if anybody could help. If such studies does already exist...

hope to hear from somebody...

Looking forward to attending some conferences...

I'm actually hoping to be able to attend some conferences, related to my work. But at the moment, with funding still in the process, the only place that would help save the cost would be traveling in the UK itself. This does not matter, because the most important thing for me is to be able to have the experience, and also, being able to mix around with people a.k.a networking.

One conference that is a must for me: http://www.hci2008.org/

I have to go to this one at least!

1st year Annual Review is coming right up! I'm totally nervous about this. Talking about progress, I can only talk about my reading work that I have done, and a few contacts that I have been able to make connections with. But, woah.. it is a big work to prepare. 4 pages of research work reviews, since January 2008. I really hope I will be able to do well. Haven't been able to attend any conferences yet, but am building up some skills through workshops and trainings by the University.

Pray for me people!

cheerio

i've understood it a little deeper

my reading has gone a little bit deeper on how dyslexics learn spelling.. and whether or not, games would function well with these group of people...

It seems hard to find research work done in this area.. anyone with any ideas?

Word games for dyslexics? Does it work?

Literature Reading

It has been 2 weeks plus since I last blogged.. Was very busy with reading...

I need to focus my question now.. I know what I want to do, but, needing to more and needing to be more focus into what questions I would like to be answered...

I am very interested in understanding Dyslexia... My second entry in this blog also discussed about my passion understanding Dyslexia... I quit discussing and learning about them, after being put off by somebody.. but now, I am going back to this interest of mine again..

I hope to be able to put up more issues on it... to help myself understand further...

A number of questions playing in my mind:

• How do I related Dyslexics with Technology?
• Is it the Accessibility issues?

I was searching a few things and found out some key terms that interest me:

• Accessible Game
• Multisensory Learning

More questions:

• Does Dyslexics actually play games?
• Do they like playing games?
• What kind of games?
• How about online Word Games? Like those in Shockwaves website?
• Does this implies to Children or Adults Dyslexics?

Any one care to respond, please?

Thanks!

How do I set up my own reactable / reacTIVision etc?

I'm finding it hard to understand the set up process of making this work... Is there any user guide that is made for novice users like me? And I'm only using a Windows PC, not MAC.. most of the user guide i found is using MAC...

I'm still searching for this.. if anyone could help.. please please leave me some messages.. I have read the reacTIVision 1.3 web, but I am finding it difficult. Is it as easy as just installing all of them.. and it will work afterwards? Or.. do I have to add some of my own programming.. ?!?! owhh... confusing2...

this link is interesting to look at.. I can't read now.. but will look at this later...

http://ssandler.wordpress.com/my-software/

Tangible and Embedded Interaction 2008

A very recent research work that I did had led me to finding this particular Conference of interest. However, sadly to say, the conference was just held a month ago. But, I find it very interesting though, because the research area that I am interested into looking has its own predefined conference for discussions in its very own area.

Now, I have 2 conferences that I could target to for next year's paper submission. Very interesting and I am looking forward to it.

1. TEi2009 - 2008 webpage: http://tei-conf.org/index.html
2. IDC2009 - 2008 webpage: http://idc08.northwestern.edu/index.php

Following just the recently held conference is a Journal Submission of a very special issue on Tangible and Embedded Interaction in a new journal called "International Journal of Arts and Technology (IJART)".

From the research work that I have done, there are many interesting research findings that researchers had found. I am particularly interested in those involving children. Nevertheless, below are some of the current research work that I myself really admire (you should take a look on them, these people are so creative!):

1. Tangible Sequencer


2. Bubblegum Sequencer


And there are many more that you could find. The bubblegum sequencer is going to its first conference : CHI2008. I'm sure they will gain many interest after presenting their work.

More papers can be read through the ACM Digital Library. I will look into this further.

A 1:1 Session with the Librarian

Had just found out about this 1:1 session during our 2nd PROFOLIO course. And I personally think that this would definitely help my research findings. It was just a short session during Profolio, but it gave us enough overview on what it has to offer.

I managed to book a session for myself and I can't wait to go.

Before meeting the librarian, I gave her all the related keywords related to my research interest, and I really hope that it will gives a good outcome. I am still in search of a proper research question, therefore I really need to equip myself fully with information and knowledge. I need to register in my mind that PhD is a 3 year process of being a researcher.

I know that I am lacked of knowledge in being a researcher, as I have not experienced being one, therefore, I have got to focus a lot, being smarter in a way and THINK LIKE A RESEARCHER!

THINK LIKE A RESEARCHER!

Be like one... I know I am capable of doing it. I should be and I will be... Isn't that the purpose of taking this course in the first place? hmm...

I will become a researcher, therefore I can think like a researcher!