RISE Seminar - Making Computer Science Education More Effective and Accessible

Research Seminar: Learning Interfaces, Mastery Design & Game-Inspired Pedagogy

Talk highlights include:

• Typing vs. dragging vs. VR: which parse-tree interface works best?

• Head-to-head study of three platforms and their impact on engagement and workload

• How large should a mastery-learning question bank be?

• Game-theory insights into mastery learning vs. “gaming the system.”

• Quest-based teaching in computer graphics (Computer Graphics Wizard Academy)

• Interactive “scrolls,” rapid visual feedback, and a shader-first learning approach

Ideal for faculty and researchers interested in educational technology, assessment design, and accessible computing education.

Dr. SingChun Lee is a faculty member at the University of the Pacific whose work focuses on computer graphics, augmented and virtual reality, and interactive learning systems. His research explores how interface design and game-inspired approaches can improve engagement and accessibility in computing education.