Stella K. Hadjistassou
Department of English, Arizona State University
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Virtual Learning in Business Virtual Environments: The Role of Interactive Collaboration in Completing Assigned Tasks and Navigating through Virtual Forums, Oct. 2008 to present, Arizona State University
Study conducted in online technical communication courses, including ENG 301, here at Arizona State University
Primary Investigator: Dr. Karen L. Adams
Position Held: Co-investigator
Responsible for devising instructional and learning tasks in virtual forums for both native and ESL students; the study was conducted within a Cultural-historical Activity Theory perspective and it focused primarily on the implementation of Virtual Environments, such as Second Life, in completing instructional and interactive tasks for technical and professional writing.
The Application of Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) in Second Language Acquisition (ESL) in Synchronous and Asynchronous Forums (using Blackboard Vision, Version 7.0 of Blackboard Academic Suite), Oct. 2006- to present, Arizona State University
(Studies conducted in multiple ESL sections here at Arizona State University, including ENG 107 and ENG 108)
Primary Investigator: Dr. Karen L. Adams
Position Held: Co-investigator
Responsible for the application of, what has been term as third generation by scholars as the third generation of Cultural-Historical Activity Theory or CHAT and more precisely Engeström’s (1987;1993;1999) proposed framework, along with Wells (in press) dialogic discoursing, in ESL classrooms at Arizona State University. Collection of data included face-to-face interactions and Synchronous and Asynchronous Computer-Mediated Communications (CMC) using the asynchronous "Discussion Board" and the synchronous "Collaboration Sessions" of Blackboard Academic Suite, version 7.0 to investigate peer review sessions, group and other-related activities. Responsibilities also included devising the research methodology, collecting, transcribing and analyzing the data.
The Application of Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) in the Second Language ClassroomSept. 2005-to-Spring 2006, Arizona State University
(Studies conducted in two ESL sections, ENG 107 and ENG 108, here at Arizona State University)
Primary Investigator: Dr. Karen L. Adams
Position Held: Co-investigator
Responsible for the application ofEngeström’s (1987;1993) proposed framework on Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) in ESL classroom settings at Arizona State University for the collection of data during in-class activities and peer review sessions, as well as online activities, their transcription and analysis of research findings.