To those who follow such matters, i have uploaded my dissertation proposal (click here), which i hope to defend in the upcoming weeks...
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To those who follow such matters, i have uploaded my dissertation proposal (click here), which i hope to defend in the upcoming weeks...
Feel free to critique my work, rate this blog (based on my work), etc.
Enjoy.
2008 Grant Proposals
> PI is Terry Ryan
> Grant writer is Nathan Garrett
> PI is Tom Horan
> Grant writer is Nathan BottsHello and welcome to my CV page on Claremont Conversation. You can also find information about my work and experience at http://brianthoms.com
To provide a little bit about myself, I am a second third fourth year doctoral student in the School of Information Systems and Technology (SISAT) at Claremont Graduate University. My research focuses on the social aspects of learning and computing in organizational settings. Prior to working with the Social Learning Software Lab, I worked for five years as a software developer and analyst at Salomon Smith Barney in downtown NYC, where I also received my MSIS from Stevens Institute of Technology.
Below you'll find pages linking current and past activities. Currently, I am working on my dissertation building a recommender agent for the Claremont Conversation Online (CCO) Project.
When incorporating the various elements into our online CoP I use the following figure as an illustrative model. In today’s classroom, activity based learning, represented by activity theory, is commonplace, where students and faculty incorporate the use of technology to accomplish high level course tasks. These technologies, in turn, will (1) accommodate for the unique learning styles of each individual, represented in our model by constructivism and (2) facilitate levels of social interaction and building community, represented in our model by social presence theory.
Figure –Model for online CoPs in the New “U”
Expanding Learning and Social Interaction Through Intelligent Systems Design: Implementing a Reputation and Recommender System for The Claremont Conversation Online
A research proposal by: Brian Thoms
Committee: Terry Ryan (chair), Lorne Olfman and (To be determined)
This dissertation proposal presents plans for Design Science Research examining the design, construction and implementation of an online blog reputation and user recommender system for the Claremont Conversation Online (CCO). In line with constructivist learning models and practical information systems (IS) design, I develop a blog reputation system (a system that can be extended to support wiki pages, profiles and files) that provides CCO users with the capability to rate the blog posts of their peers. Additionally, my research explores the design and construction of a user recommender system (a system that, also, can be extended to support blogs, wiki pages, profiles, and files). Utilizing the ratings from the reputation system, the system recommends like-minded individuals from across the site. While this research builds upon earlier work on the CCO, I expand this research to explore 1) an innovative mechanism to facilitate learning in higher education through the addition of a reputation system for blogs and 2) an innovative tool to quell user attrition across the CCO with the addition of a user-based recommender system.
Check out my latest blog entry for more information on my resarch design.
| Present | | Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CAPhD –School of Information Systems & Technology (SISAT) |
| | | PFF Fellow, SISAT Student Council President |
| | | The PhD Program maintains a strong focus on research and field application. Unconstrained by a typical business school structure, students are allowed to focus specifically on those topics associated with IS&T. |
| | | Dissertation: Expanding Learning and Social Interaction through Intelligent Systems Design: Implementing a Reputation and Recommender System for the Claremont Conversation Online |
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| 2006 | | Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJM.S. – Information Systems |
| | | M.S. Thesis Outsourcing: Inside Out and Outside In |
| | | The MSIS Program focused largely on the effective and efficient use of information on various areas of technology & management. |
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| 2001 | | Fordham University, Bronx, NYB.S. - Computer Science |
| | | Dean’s List Student, Atlantic-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll |
| | | The CS Program focused on programming in a variety of languages with a strong emphasis on computer architecture and system design. |
| | | Four-year, D-1, Varsity Athlete (Mens Soccer). |
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| 2007 | SISAT Doctoral Screening Exam |
| | Passed the 2007 SISAT doctoral screening exam with distinction [pdf]. |
| IADIS Award for Best Research Paper | |
| | Winner of Best Research Paper at the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems July 3-8, 2007, Lisbon, Portugal [pdf] |
| SISAT Student Council Summer Travel Award | |
| | In 2007 the School of Information Systems and Technology (SISAT) awarded four students with travel awards. The awards aimed to provide these students with financial assistance as they continue work on research and/or present their research at academic conferences around the world [pdf]. |
| | Hillcrest Award |
| | Hillcrest Transdisciplinary Student Research Fund to support transdisciplinary research on “Advising and Mentoring Graduate Students.” |
| 2006 | PFF Fellowship (2006-2007) |
| | The Claremont Graduate University Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program has four major goals: prepare students to be outstanding researchers of the 21st Century, prepare students to teach and advise at a variety of institutions, prepare students to perform service at the departmental and university level, and prepare students for the academic job market. PFF Fellows participate in a year-long Learning Community. |
| Kozmetsky Award | |
| | Kozmetsky Award for transdisciplinary research. |
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