[Colloq] TODAY! Talk: Positive Computing - Rafael Calvo - 1/26 11-12 WVH366

[Timothy Bickmore]

Positive Computing: Technologies forpsychologicalwellbeing and human 
potential
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> Rafael Calvo, University of Sydney
> Mon 1/26, 11-12, WVH366
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> Abstract
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> Digital technologies have made their way into all the aspects of our 
> lives that, according to psychology, influence our wellbeing -- 
> everything from social relationships and curiosity to engagement and 
> learning.  By bringing together research and methodologies 
> well-established in psychology, education, neuroscience and 
> human-computer interaction, we can begin to cultivate a new field 
> dedicated to the design and development of technology that supports 
> wellbeing and human potential.
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> More specifically, in this seminar I will present an introduction to 
> our Human-Computer interaction work aiming to support psychological 
> wellbeing. The suggested HCI framework builds on psychology, 
> education, design and other disciplines addressing intrapersonal 
> factors of wellbeing such as motivation, engagement, reflective 
> thought and mindfulness, interpersonal factors such as empathy, and 
> extrapersonalsuch as altruism.
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> For more information visit positivecomputing.org 
> <http://positivecomputing.org>
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> Rafael Calvo is Professor at the University of Sydney. He has taught 
> at several Universities, high schools and professional training 
> institutions. He worked at the Language Technology Institute in 
> Carnegie Mellon University, Universidad Nacionalde Rosario (Argentina) 
> and on sabbaticals at the University of Cambridge and the University 
> of Memphis. Rafael also has worked as an Internet consultant for 
> projects in the US, Australia, Brasil, and Argentina. Rafael is the 
>  author of two books and many publications in the fields of learning 
> technologies, affective computing and computational intelligence. 
> Rafael is Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Learning 
> Technologies and of IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing and 
> Senior Member of IEEE. Rafael isEditor of the Oxford Handbook of 
> Affective Computing. “Positive Computing” (MIT Press) with Dorian 
> Peters is coming out this October. For more information visit: 
> rafael-calvo.com <http://rafael-calvo.com>
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