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Mercer DEN: Mercer professor strives to improve web experience for ‘every body’
Dr. Philip Gallagher is working to make online communication more useful, usable and accessible for everyone, regardless of their sensory or physical abilities. Through his independent research as well as projects involving students, he is helping to improve user web experiences and educate the next generation of professionals who will continue these efforts. Dr. Gallagher,
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Mercer Den: Engineering faculty members recognized nationally
MACON — Two Mercer University School of Engineering faculty, Dr. Pam Estes Brewer and Dr. Sinjae Hyun, have been recognized nationally for their exceptional leadership and excellence in the classroom, respectively. Dr. Pam Estes Brewer, professor and chair of technical communication, has been recognized by the IEEE Professional Communication Society (ProComm) and awarded the Emily
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Mercer Den: Mercer’s new user experience mobile lab allows for usability testing on the go
Mercer University technical communication professors and students will be able to take their usability testing and research to the next level with an innovative mobile lab. The Technical Communication Department already has a research lab outfitted with computers, cameras and technology that monitors biometric information like pulse rate, blood pressure and eye-tracking. Here, in the
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Mercer Den: Mercer faculty explore what students stand to lose — and gain — from using ChatGPTMercer Den:
The emergence of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT has created a significant moment in higher education, as academics debate whether the new technology is a danger or opportunity for learning — or maybe a little bit of both. Mercer University is responding swiftly and was among the first universities to begin training faculty on AI
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Mercer Den: Two faculty members selected as Governor’s Teaching Fellows
MACON – Mercer University faculty members Dr. Dina Schwam and Dr. Bremen Vance were recently selected as 2022 Governor’s Teaching Fellows. Dr. Schwam and Dr. Vance will represent Mercer among a select group of faculty from institutions of higher education across the state during the fellows program’s academic-year symposia and intensive two-week summer symposium, respectively.
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Mercer Den: Mercer student research helps make U.S. Homeland Security websites more user friendly
Feedback provided by Mercer technical communication students has played a part in improving U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) websites, including the newly redesigned DHS.gov. This is the sixth year that Dr. Pam Brewer’s students have conducted usability studies for DHS. A technical communication professor in the School of Engineering, Dr. Brewer teaches an undergraduate
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Mercer Den: Faculty Flashback: Dr. Pam Estes Brewer
Get to know Mercer University‘s faculty members a little better through our “Faculty Flashback” series. Some of our professors will be sharing personal and professional details of their lives in a Q&A as well as then-and-now photos from today and their college days. Dr. Pam Estes Brewer, professor of technical communication and director of the M.S.
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Mercer Den: Going remote: Tips for transitioning to online coursework
Amid developments related to the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, Mercer students will begin receiving online instruction for their courses March 23. Tackling school assignments from home can be a challenge and an adjustment, but some simple steps and prep work can help make the transition easier. Here are five tips for students working
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Mercer Den: Mercer Engineering Professor Honored with Society for Technical Communication’s Jay R. Gould Award
MACON – Mercer University’s Dr. Pam Estes Brewer, associate professor of technical communication, has been chosen as a recipient of the Society for Technical Communication’s Jay R. Gould Award for Excellence in Teaching for 2014. The award will be presented at the annual Society for Technical Communication Summit, which will be held May 18-21 in
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