Michael Lee
Associate Professor, Informatics
3902D 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
2020 Best Paper Award, IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC)
2020 Best Paper Nomination, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
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
2020 Best Paper Nomination, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
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
Website
2022 Fall Courses
IS 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
IS 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
IS 791 - DOCTORAL SEMINAR
IS 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
IS 489 - INFO UNDERGRAD THESIS RESEARCH
IS 661 - USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
IS 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
IS 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
IS 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
IS 776 - IS RESEARCH STUDY
IS 488 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN INFO
IS 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
IS 791 - DOCTORAL SEMINAR
IS 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
IS 489 - INFO UNDERGRAD THESIS RESEARCH
IS 661 - USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
IS 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
IS 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
IS 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
IS 776 - IS RESEARCH STUDY
IS 488 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN INFO
Past Courses
IS 219: ADV WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT
IS 247: DESIGNING THE USER EXPERIENCE
IS 485: SPECIAL TOPICS IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS
IS 485: SPECIAL TOPICS IN IS - I
IS 661: USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
IS 791: DOCTORAL SEMINAR
IS 247: DESIGNING THE USER EXPERIENCE
IS 485: SPECIAL TOPICS IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS
IS 485: SPECIAL TOPICS IN IS - I
IS 661: USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
IS 791: DOCTORAL SEMINAR
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
Lee, Michael, & Shen, Ruiqi (2021). Autonomy-Supportive Game Benefits Both Inexperienced and Experienced Programmers. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSC), 37(2),
Shen, Ruiqi, & Chiou, Joseph, & Lee, Michael (2020). Becoming lifelong learners: CS learners' autonomy. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 35(8), 267--267.
Xu, Yu, & Lee, Michael (2020). Identifying Personas in Online Shopping Communities. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 4(2), 19.
Pammer-Schindler, Viktoria, & Harpstead, Erik, & Xie, Benjamin, & DiSalvo, Betsy, & Kharrufa, Ahmed, & Slovak, Petr, & Ogan, Amy, & Williams, Joseph, & Lee, Michael (2020). Learning and Education in HCI: A Reflection on the SIG at CHI 2019. Interactions, 27(5), 6--7.
Shen, Ruiqi, & Wohn, Donghee, & Lee, Michael (2020). Programming Learners’ Perceptions of Interactive Computer Tutors and Human Teachers. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 15(9), 123--142.
Shen, Ruiqi, & Chiou, Joseph, & Lee, Michael (2020). Becoming lifelong learners: CS learners' autonomy. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 35(8), 267--267.
Xu, Yu, & Lee, Michael (2020). Identifying Personas in Online Shopping Communities. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 4(2), 19.
Pammer-Schindler, Viktoria, & Harpstead, Erik, & Xie, Benjamin, & DiSalvo, Betsy, & Kharrufa, Ahmed, & Slovak, Petr, & Ogan, Amy, & Williams, Joseph, & Lee, Michael (2020). Learning and Education in HCI: A Reflection on the SIG at CHI 2019. Interactions, 27(5), 6--7.
Shen, Ruiqi, & Wohn, Donghee, & Lee, Michael (2020). Programming Learners’ Perceptions of Interactive Computer Tutors and Human Teachers. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 15(9), 123--142.
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Chapter
Lee, Michael (2021). Providing Near-Peer Mentorship to Increase Underrepresented Minority Youth Participation in Computing, IGI Global. (pp. 1--13). IGI Global
Macbeth, Jamie, & Lee, Michael, & Kim, Jung, & Zhang, Tony (2020). Children Who Code, Routledge. (pp. 67--74). Routledge
Lee, Michael Providing Near-Peer Mentorship to Increase Underrepresented Minority Youths’ Participation in Computing (in Handbook of Research on Equity in Computer Science in P-16 Education), Sagini Keengwe, Yune Tran (Eds.), IGI Global. IGI Global
Macbeth, Jamie, & Lee, Michael, & Kim, Jung Soo , & Zhang, Tony Children Who Code (in Routledge Companion to Digital Media and Children), Lelia Green (Ed.), Routledge. Routledge
Macbeth, Jamie, & Lee, Michael, & Kim, Jung, & Zhang, Tony (2020). Children Who Code, Routledge. (pp. 67--74). Routledge
Lee, Michael Providing Near-Peer Mentorship to Increase Underrepresented Minority Youths’ Participation in Computing (in Handbook of Research on Equity in Computer Science in P-16 Education), Sagini Keengwe, Yune Tran (Eds.), IGI Global. IGI Global
Macbeth, Jamie, & Lee, Michael, & Kim, Jung Soo , & Zhang, Tony Children Who Code (in Routledge Companion to Digital Media and Children), Lelia Green (Ed.), Routledge. Routledge
Conference Proceeding
Travel Kinematics in Virtual Reality Increases Learning Efficiency
2021
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Approaches on Undergraduate Virtual Reality Technology Projects
IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC), 2020
Pre-college Computer Science Initiative for Augmented and Virtual Reality Development
IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC), 2020
The Effect of Tracking and Reflecting on Study Habits on Study Behavior and Grades
2020
Virtual Collaboration Training for Freshman Undergraduate STEM Students
IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC), 2020
2021
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Approaches on Undergraduate Virtual Reality Technology Projects
IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC), 2020
Pre-college Computer Science Initiative for Augmented and Virtual Reality Development
IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC), 2020
The Effect of Tracking and Reflecting on Study Habits on Study Behavior and Grades
2020
Virtual Collaboration Training for Freshman Undergraduate STEM Students
IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC), 2020
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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