1. The primary research goal is to investigate which specific smartphone and social media behaviors are problematic, correlated with negative mental health outcomes. Are mindfulness-based interventions effective in shifting smartphone and social media behaviors toward less problematic, improving the negative mental health outcomes? 2. How does social media use influence polarization, prosocial behavior, and perspective-taking? How does social media use influence the human capacity for i) cognitive empathy ii) emotional empathy iii) empathic concern. 3. What is the efficacy of bringing mindfulness-based interventions into the classroom? How does this impact learning and academic performance? 4. Building Post-Disaster Resilience in Puerto Rico: ICT-Enabled Mental Health Support Service
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mindfulness-based interventions, social media, smartphones, social support, stress, education, empathy, prosocial behavior, perspective-taking, mentalizing
ATLS 1100 - Design Foundations
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Spring 2018
Introduces foundational principles, practices and methods of design. Emphasizes design as an expressive and creative problem solving tool. This course engages with design from a broad perspective including visual, computational, physical and auditory design practices. Through lectures, discussions and creative projects, students will gain a familiarity with the diverse applications of creative technology through design.
ATLS 2000 - The Meaning of Information Technology
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Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020
Surveys the history of information technologies and modern techniques of information production, storage, transmission, and retrieval. Emphasizes understanding not only the technological transformations in interpersonal, organizational, and mass communication, but also the technological, social and political changes that underlie the movement toward a digital society. Same as HUEN 2020.
ATLS 4529 - Advanced Special Topics: Critical Perspectives in Technology
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020
Analyzes critical perspectives in technology, art and media. Within these courses, students will develop vocabularies, theoretical perspectives and critical approaches relevant to technology and its effects on culture and society. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Same as ATLS 5529.
ATLS 5529 - Advanced Special Topics: Critical Perspectives in Technology
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020
Analyzes critical perspectives in technology, art and media. Within these courses, students will develop vocabularies, theoretical perspectives and critical approaches relevant to technology and its effects on culture and society. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Same as ATLS 4529.
