NSU Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences Faculty Viewbook

13 www.scis.nova.edu | BITS AND BYTES - advancing effective practices in online learning since 1983 - INTHIG 2010 impact factor of 1.896, ranked 17th of 177 journals in the “Education and Educational Research” category by Thomson Reuters “Designing technology for a better user experience (UX) depends more on what we know about the user than on what we know about the technology.” Laurie Dringus enjoys teaching and conducting research in the areas of human-computer interaction (HCI) and online learning. Her research focuses on the design, development, and evaluation of interactive technology and of online learning environments. Dringus has been involved in online learning since 1983, having joined the pioneer group that developed online programs at NSU. “It was exciting to experience the creation of online learning from the ground up.” She also initiated the development of HCI curriculum at GSCIS. “We were one of the first institutions to offer HCI courses and expand the ACM SIGCHI model for HCI curricula to graduate-level studies.” She has published widely on many aspects of the nature of human interaction and discourse in online settings. Since 1998, she has served as the editor in chief of The Internet and Higher Education (INTHIG), an international journal that is acknowledged as one of the leading academic journals of online learning and educational technology.