User:Abramovs

I, Sam Abramovich, am a PhD student in the University of Pittsburgh's Learning Science and Policy Program.

My research interests lie in the intersection between new technology and the classroom. In the past I have looked at the use of games and virtual-reality to teach at-risk youth. I have also looked at how design-based instruction is best integrated with technology education. Some of my current research looks at how online feedback, when combined with social networks, can provide new opportunities for learning.

Before coming to the University of Pittsburgh, I was a researcher at the Center for Technology in Education at Johns Hopkins University. Prior to that I was Social Studies Teacher, Technology Coordinator for an Independent School, and a Dot-Commer for various Internet security companies.

You can find my official research home page at: http://www.pitt.edu/~sja24/.