Michael Lee
Assistant Professor, Informatics
5111 Guttenberg Information Technologies Center
About Me
I received my PhD and MS in Information Science from the University of Washington, my MIMS from UC Berkeley, and B.S. in Cognitive Science and Human-Computer Interaction from UC San Diego.
Education
Ph.D.; University of Washington; Information Science; 2015
M.S.; University of Washington; Information Science; 2012
M.S.; University of California-Berkeley; Information Management; 2009
B.S.; University of California-San Diego; Cognitive Science; 2005
M.S.; University of Washington; Information Science; 2012
M.S.; University of California-Berkeley; Information Management; 2009
B.S.; University of California-San Diego; Cognitive Science; 2005
Awards & Honors
2019 Dr. Joel & Dr. Diane Bloom Honors Faculty Fellow in STEM Leadership, Albert Dorman Honors College
2019 Best Paper Award, Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
2018 Tenure-Track Faculty Teaching Award, NJIT Ying Wu College of Computing
2013 John Henry People's Choice Paper Award (Best Paper), ACM International Computing Education Research
2009 Best Paper Award, ACM Creativity & Cogntition
2019 Best Paper Award, Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
2018 Tenure-Track Faculty Teaching Award, NJIT Ying Wu College of Computing
2013 John Henry People's Choice Paper Award (Best Paper), ACM International Computing Education Research
2009 Best Paper Award, ACM Creativity & Cogntition
Website
2020 Fall Courses
IS 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
IS 661 - USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
IS 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
IS 661 - USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
IS 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
Past Courses
IS 219: ADV WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT
IS 485: SPECIAL TOPICS IN IS - I
IS 661: USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
IS 485: SPECIAL TOPICS IN IS - I
IS 661: USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
Research Interests
My major area of focus is in human-computer interaction (HCI) and computing education research (CER). More specifically, I am interested in how we can use technology to effectively and measurably teach novices basic programming concepts.
Journal Article
Shen, Ruiqi, & Lee, Michael, & Wohn, Donghee (2020). Programming Learners' Perception of Interactive Computer Tutors and Human Teachers. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning, 15(9), 123-142.
Lee, Michael (2020). (Re)Engaging Novice Online Learners in an Educational Programming Game. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 35(8),
Lee, Michael, & Chiou, Joseph (2020). Animated Hints Help Novices Complete More Levels in an Educational Programming Game. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 35(8),
Lee, Michael (2019). Increasing Minority Youths' Participation in Computing Through Near-Peer Mentorship. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 35(3),
Jernigan, William, & Horvath, Amber, & Lee, Michael, & Burnett, Margaret, & Cuilty, Taylor, & Kuttal, Sandeep, & Peters, Anicia, & Kwan, Irwin, & Bahmani, Faezeh, & Ko, Andrew (2017). General principles for a Generalized Idea Garden. Journal of Visual Languages & Computing, 39, 51–65.
Lee, Michael (2020). (Re)Engaging Novice Online Learners in an Educational Programming Game. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 35(8),
Lee, Michael, & Chiou, Joseph (2020). Animated Hints Help Novices Complete More Levels in an Educational Programming Game. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 35(8),
Lee, Michael (2019). Increasing Minority Youths' Participation in Computing Through Near-Peer Mentorship. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 35(3),
Jernigan, William, & Horvath, Amber, & Lee, Michael, & Burnett, Margaret, & Cuilty, Taylor, & Kuttal, Sandeep, & Peters, Anicia, & Kwan, Irwin, & Bahmani, Faezeh, & Ko, Andrew (2017). General principles for a Generalized Idea Garden. Journal of Visual Languages & Computing, 39, 51–65.
Conference Proceeding
Understanding User Participation and Interaction in Online Shopping Communities from the Social and Relational Perspectives
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2020
Exploring Differences in Minority Students' Attitudes Towards Computing After a One-Day Coding Workshop
ACM Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE), July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2019
CodeSport: Increasing Participation in Programming Using Coding Tournaments As an Alternative To Hackathons
ACM Global Computing Education Conference, May 2019
Comparison of Learning Programming Between Interactive Computer Tutors and Human Teachers
ACM Global Computing Education Conference, May 2019
Learning, Education, and HCI
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts (CHI), May 2019
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2020
Exploring Differences in Minority Students' Attitudes Towards Computing After a One-Day Coding Workshop
ACM Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE), July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2019
CodeSport: Increasing Participation in Programming Using Coding Tournaments As an Alternative To Hackathons
ACM Global Computing Education Conference, May 2019
Comparison of Learning Programming Between Interactive Computer Tutors and Human Teachers
ACM Global Computing Education Conference, May 2019
Learning, Education, and HCI
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts (CHI), May 2019
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Other
Participation and Algorithms in an
Online Educational Game
ACM Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW), November 2018
Teaching and Engaging with Debugging Puzzles
University of Washington, September 2015
ACM Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW), November 2018
Teaching and Engaging with Debugging Puzzles
University of Washington, September 2015
Magazine/Trade Publication
What's Next in Computing Education
Korean Society for Engineering Education (KSEE), December 2017
Korean Society for Engineering Education (KSEE), December 2017