Ken Jen Lee

schoolUniversity of Waterloobar_chart#2366 Global Rank

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"Can't believe I'm crying over an anime girl": Public Parasocial Grieving and Coping Towards VTuber Graduation and Termination

Despite the significant increase in popularity of Virtual YouTubers (VTubers), research on the unique dynamics of viewer-VTuber parasocial relationships is nascent. This work investigates how English-speaking viewers grieved VTubers whose identities are no longer used, an interesting context as the \textit{nakanohito…

CSCW '232nd AuthorTeaching and Learning

Learning by Teaching: Key Challenges and Design Implications

Benefits of learning by teaching (LbT) have been highlighted by previous studies from a pedagogical lens, as well as through computer-supported systems. However, the challenges that university students face in technology-mediated LbT---whether it be teaching oneself, teaching a peer, or teaching an agent---is not well…

CHI '231st AuthorActivism & Political Participation +2

"We need to do more ... I need to do more": Augmenting Digital Media Consumption via Critical Reflection to Increase Compassion and Promote Prosocial Attitudes and Behaviors

Much HCI research on prompting prosocial behaviors focuses on methods for increasing empathy. However, increased empathy may have unintended negative consequences. Our work offers an alternative solution that encourages critical reflection for nurturing compassion, which involves motivation and action to help others.…

CSCW '211st AuthorLearning and Mentoring

Curiosity Notebook: The Design of a Research Platform for Learning by Teaching

While learning by teaching is a popular pedagogical technique, it is a learning phenomenon that is difficult to study due to variability in the tutor-tutee pairings and learning environments. In this paper, we introduce the Curiosity Notebook, a web-based research infrastructure for studying learning by teaching via…

CHI '212nd AuthorHonorable MentionConversational Chatbots +2

Can a Humorous Conversational Agent Enhance Learning Experience and Outcomes?

Previous studies have highlighted the benefits of pedagogical conversational agents using socially-oriented conversation with students. In this work, we examine the effects of a conversational agent's use of affiliative and self-defeating humour --- considered conducive to social well-being and enhancing interpersonal…

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