I am a lecturer in the Math and Computer Science Department at Santa Clara University. In Fall 2012, I will be teaching CS10: Introduction to computer Science, and Math 31: Business Calculus II.

I spent the 2011-2012 school year as a post-doctoral researcher at the Silicon Valley campus of Carnegie Mellon University, and a lecturer in the Computer Science department at San Jose State University. As a post-doc, I worked on finding ways that we could use technology to help with training for civilian search and rescue first responders, and this project is ongoing.

In June 2011 I received my PhD in Computer Science from the University of Washington. My thesis work focused on educational technology for developing regions. In particular, I investigated techniques and technologies for providing support to the facilitators of facilitated video deployments. Facilitated video is a methodology whereby classes are recorded and these recordings are then shown to a group of students by a semi-skilled facilitator. I have developed a system that provides the facilitator with targeted information during the video shows. Audio codes are embedded in the video and an application on an Android device uses digital signal processing techniques to decode them and present information to the user. I also piloted this system in rural India with Digital Green.

During an internship at Microsoft Research India I tried several interventions with Digital Green to increase interactivity in their video sessions.

I have also worked on the Classroom Presenter project since 2006. Classroom Presenter is a Tablet PC-based classroom interaction system, and while I have worked on the code-base, my primary contributions to this project focus on effective pedagogy for using Classroom Presenter.

Educational Technology Publications:

• Natalie Linnell, Ray Bareiss, Kristoffer Pantic. Mobile Training in the Real World for Community Disaster Responders . MobiCASE Poster Session, To Appear. 2012.

• Natalie Linnell, Ray Bareiss, Kristoffer Pantic. A Wizard of Oz Tool for Android. Mobile HCI Poster Session, To Appear. 2012.

• Natalie Linnell, Ray Bareiss, Martin Griss. Contextualized Mobile Support for Learning by Doing in the Real World. Ubiquitous Learning. 2011.

• Natalie Linnell, Richard Anderson, Guy Bordelon, Rikin Gandhi, Bruce Hemingway, S.B. Nadagouda, Kentaro Toyama. Context-Aware Technology for Improving Interaction in Video-Based Agricultural Extension. India HCI. 2011.

• Amit Saxena, Urvashi Sahni, Rahul Gupta, Anjana Arora, Richard Anderson, and Natalie Linnell. Evaluating Facilitated Video Instruction for Primary Schools in Rural India. ICTD Poster Session. 2010.(PDF)

• Richard Anderson and Natalie Linnell. Promoting Interaction in Distance Education. eLearn magazine. August 11, 2009. (HTML)

• Richard Anderson, Ruth Anderson, Natalie Linnell, Mansoor Pervaiz, Umar Saif, and Fred Videon. Collaborative Technologies in International Distance Education. CSCWD 2009.(PDF)

• Natalie Linnell, Richard Anderson and Jane Prey Cross-Cultural Issues in a Tutored Video Instruction Course, SIGCSE 2008. (PDF)

• Richard Anderson, Ruth Anderson, Peter Davis, Natalie Linnell, Craig Prince, Valentin Razmov and Fred Videon, Classroom Presenter: Enhancing Interactive Education with Digital Ink, IEEE Computer, September 2007, pp. 56-61.

• Chunyuan Liao, Francois Guimbretiere, Richard Anderson, Natalie Linnell, Craig Prince and Valentin Razmov. PaperCP: Exploring the Integration of Physical and Digital Affordances for Active Learning. Interact 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. (PDF)

• Natalie Linnell, Richard Anderson, Jim Fridley, Tom Hinckley and Valentin Razmov. Supporting Classroom Discussion with Technology: A Case Study in Environmental Science, ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education, 2007. (PDF)

• Richard Anderson, Jiangfeng Chen, Luo Jie, Ning Li, Natalie Linnell, Valentin Razmov and Fred Videon. Supporting an Interactive Classroom Environment in a Cross-Cultural Course, ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education, 2007. (PDF)

• Richard Anderson, Ruth Anderson, K. M. Davis, Natalie Linnell, Craig Prince and Valentin Razmov. Supporting Active Learning and Example Based Instruction with Classroom Technology, SIGCSE 2007 (PDF)