2025
Lux, K., Liang, L., Mukabana, A., Hamilton, E. (in submission, 2025).Collaboration to Enhance Learning and Learning to Enhance Collaboration: A Palindromic Approach to Project Based Learning in a Global STEM Environment. American Education Research Association. Lux, K., Hamilton, E., Liang, L. (in submission, 2025).Developing Student Competencies and Self-Identity to Enable Adaptation to Current and Future Technologies: Participant Reflections. American Education Research Association.
2024
Hamilton, E., Espino, D., Lee, S., & Lux, K. (2024). Adolescent Identity as a Complex Adaptive System: Implications for Informal Pre-college STEM Education. In Lindgren, R., Asino, T. I., Kyza, E. A., Looi, C. K., Keifert, D. T., & Suárez, E. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2024 (pp. 2425-2426). International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2024.616409 Lee, S.B., Espino, D.P., & Hamilton, E. (in submission, 2024). Ordered Network Analysis of Prompted Student Discourse in a Collaborative Learning Context. Advances in Quantitative Ethnography. ICQE 2024. Communications in Computer and Information Science. Gaskin, L. (2024). Exploring Cultural Nuances in Adolescent Ghanian and Kenyan Students Using Quantitative Ethnography. Best Poster. National Institute of Science Annual Meeting. Espino, D. P., Jones, N., Lux, K., Liang, L., Gaskin, L., Hamilton, E., & Lee, S. (2024). Initial Examination of Identity Development When Starting in an Online, Global, Collaborative, Learning Environment. In Clarke-Midura, J., Kollar, I., Gu, X., & D'Angelo, C. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning - CSCL 2024 (pp. 437-438). International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/cscl2024.677300 Espino, D.P., Hamilton, E., Schulz, D., & Gibson, J.S. (2024). Initial Comparison of Strategies for Promoting Social Trust in an Global, Collaborative Informal Learning Setting. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Espino, D.P., Lux, K., Liang, L., Shan, C., Gibson, J., Lee, S.B., Schulz, D., Hamilton, E. (in submission, 2024). Examining the contribution of adult mentor interactions in project-based adolescent peer group cohesion. Advances in Quantitative Ethnography. ICQE 2024. Communications in Computer and Information Science.
2023
Orrantia, H., Espino, D. P., Tan, Y., & Hamilton, E. (2023). Examining community development in an online, global, collaborative, learning environment. In Damșa, C., Borge, M., Koh, E., & Worsley, M. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning - CSCL 2023 (pp. 362-363). International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/cscl2023.259570 Lux, K., Hamilton, E. (2023). Enculturation in a Global STEM Learning Environment. Paper Presentation, Comparative Education Society of Asia. Japan. Hokama, M., Lowe, T., Tan, Y., Espino, D.P., & Hamilton, E. (2023). Personalized Learning and the Development of Emotional Intelligence in a Global, Collaborative, STEM-Learning Environment. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. https://doi.org/10.3102/2016743 Hamilton, E. (2023). Programmatic and Methodological Design in Building International Education Cooperation Between Precollege Students. Paper Presentation, Comparative Education Society of Asia. Japan. Hamilton, E. (2023). Adolescent Identify Formation in International Computer Supported Collaborative Learning: African Experience. Paper Presentation, E-Learning Africa. Senegal. Gibson, J.G. and Espino, D.P. (2023). Fostering Cross Cultural Interactions to Promote Sociability in a Global, Informal, Virtual Learning Environment. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. https://doi.org/10.3102/2018741 Espino, D.P., Hamilton, E., Lux, K., Lee, S.B. (2023). From We to Me: Moving Towards an Examination of Self Identity in an Online, Global, Collaborative, Learning Environment. In: Arastoopour Irgens, G., Knight, S. (eds) Advances in Quantitative Ethnography. ICQE 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1895. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47014-1_8 Akumbu, R.V., Lux, K., Schulz, D., Espino, D., Hamilton, E. (2023). Cultural Impact on a Global Virtual STEM Project. In: Arastoopour Irgens, G., Knight, S. (eds) Advances in Quantitative Ethnography. ICQE 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1895. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47014-1_7 Akumbu, R. V., Lux, K., Schulz, D., Espino, D. P., & Hamilton, E. (2023). Intercultural interactions in a virtual global learning environment. In Damșa, C., Borge, M., Koh, E., & Worsley, M. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning - CSCL 2023 (pp. 402-403). International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/cscl2023.831253
2022
Espino, D., Lee, S.B,, Hokama, M., and Hamilton, E. (2022). Examining Prompted Discourse Patterns in an Informal, Online, Global Collaborative Learning Environment. In Weinberger, A. Chen, W., Hernández-Leo, D., & Chen, B. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning - CSCL 2022. Hiroshima, Japan: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://repository.isls.org//handle/1/8330 *Nominated for Best Paper* Espino, D., Orrantia, H., Lux, K., Gibson, J., Oliveira, L., and Hamilton, E. (2022). Big or Small? Examining the Influence of Group Size on Discourse Patterns in a Virtual, Collaborative, Informal, STEM-focused Learning Community. In Weinberger, A. Chen, W., Hernández-Leo, D., & Chen, B.(Eds.). Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning - CSCL 2022. Hiroshima, Japan: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://repository.isls.org//handle/1/8273 Espino, D., Hokama, M., Lowe, T., and Hamilton, E. (2022). Examining Gender Differences in Identity Development Within an Online, Global, Collaborative, Informal STEM-learning Community. In Chinn, C., Tan, E., Chan, C., & Kali, Y. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS2022. Hiroshima, Japan: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://repository.isls.org//handle/1/8789 Espino, D., Gibson, J., Oliveira, L., Lee, S.B., Luo, H., Schulz, D., & Hamilton, E. (2022). Examining gender and country differences in student reflections of an international STEM makerspace community. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. https://doi.org/10.3102/1895389
2021
Hamilton, E., Espino, D.P. & Lee, S.B. (2021). Theoretical and Practical Framework for a Multinational, Precollege, Peer Teaching Collaborative. Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICEE) https://icce2021.apsce.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ICCE2021-Vol.I-PP.-175-181.pdf
Baker, T. T. (2021). Getting to Know the STEM Media Makers and Global Change Makers at IC4! The Scientific Teen. (article) https://www.thescientificteen.org/post/getting-to-know-the-stem-media-makers-and-global-change-makers-at-ic4
Wright, T., Oliveira, L., Espino, D.P., Lee, S.B., Hamilton, E. (2021). Getting There Together: Examining Patterns of a Long-Term Collaboration in a Virtual STEM Makerspace. In: Wasson, B., Zörgő, S. (eds) Advances in Quantitative Ethnography. ICQE 2021. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1522. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93859-8_22
Espino, D.P., Baker, T.T., Hamilton, E., Oliveira, L., Gibson, J.S., Schulz, D., Hokama, M & Moffitt, M. (2021). Video Vignettes from a Global, STEM-focused, Virtual, Student Makerspace Collaboration. 2021 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aera/aera21/index.php?cmd=Online+Program+View+Paper&selected_paper_id=1692651&PHPSESSID=49ir639nfkpd1at5fobq8908t4
Espino, D. P., Lee, S. B., Hokama, M., & Hamilton, E. R. (2021). Initial Analysis of Prompted Discourse Patterns in an Informal, Online, Global Collaborative Learning Environment. In Hmelo-Silver, C. E., De Wever, B., & Oshima, J. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning - CSCL 2021 (pp. 299-300). Bochum, Germany: International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://repository.isls.org//handle/1/7353
2020
Hamilton, E. & Espino, D.P. (2020). Workshop Outcomes: Distributed Collaboration in STEM-Rich Project-Based Learning. Rapid Community Report (RCR), Digital Promise/CIRCL. https://repository.isls.org/handle/1/6849
Espino, D. P., Lee, S. B., Van Tress, L., Baker, T. T., & Hamilton, E. R. (2020). Analysis of US, Kenyan, and Finnish Discourse Patterns in a Cross-Cultural Digital Makerspace Learning Community Through the IBE-UNESCO Global Competences Framework. Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 5(1), 86-100. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46303/ressat.05.01.5
Lee, S. B., Espino, D. P., Van Tress, L. & Hamilton, E. R. (2020, Apr 17 - 21) Examining Connections Between Positive Affect and Discourse in a Global, STEM-Focused Digital Makerspace Community [Paper Session]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA (Conference Canceled) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33232-7_5
Lee, S. B., Espino, D. P. & Hamilton, E. R. (2020, Apr 17 - 21) Initial Examination of Roles in Online Meetups in a Global Collaborative STEM-Focused, Digital Makerspace Community [Paper Session]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA (Conference Canceled) http://tinyurl.com/yx7vm6wj
Hamilton, E. R., Espino, D. P., Lee, S. B. & Mbasu, Z. (2020, Apr 17 - 21) International Digital Makerspace Shared by Students in Six Countries: Theory and Mid-Term Results [Symposium]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA (Conference Cancelled) http://tinyurl.com/t9k87jq
Lee, S. B., Gui, X., & Hamilton, E. R. (2020). Application of AutoML in the automated coding of educational discourse data. The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2020, 5. DOI: https://doi.dx.org/10.22318/icls2020.2547
Kim, Y., D'Angelo, C., Cafaro, F., Ochoa, X., Espino, D., Kline, A., Hamilton, E., Lee, S., Butail, S., Liu, L., Trajkova, M., Tscholl, M., Hwang, J., Lee, S., & Kwon, K. (2020). Multimodal Data Analytics for Assessing Collaborative Interactions. The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2020, 5. DOI: https://doi.dx.org/10.22318/icls2020.2597
Hamilton, E., Espino, D., & Lee, S. (2020). Frameworks And Affordances For Internationally Distributed Collaboration (IDC) Between School-Aged STME Learners. In EpiSTEME8-Eighth International Conference to Review Research in Science, Technology and Mathematics Education https://episteme8.hbcse.tifr.res.in/proceedings/FRAMEWORKS%20AND%20AFFORDANCES%20FOR%20INTERNATIONALLY%20DISTRIBUTED%20COLLABORATION%20(IDC)%20BETWEEN%20SCHOOLAGED%20STME%20LEARNERS.pdf
Hamilton, E., & Kallunki, V. (2020). Distributed Collaboration in Project-Based Learning and Its Assessment in Next-Generation Learning Environments. In A. Tatnall (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Education and Information Technologies Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10576-1_59
2019
Espino, D., Lee, S.B., Van Tress, L. and Hamilton, E. (2019). Examining the Dynamic of Participation Level on Group Contribution in a Global, STEM-Focused Digital Makerspace Community. p. 55-65, ICQE Proceedings (below). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33232-7
Lee, S.B., Gui, X., Manquen, M. and Hamilton, E. (2019). Use of Training, Validation, and Test Sets for Developing Automated Classifiers in Quantitative Ethnography. p. 117-127, ICQE Proceedings (below). B. Eagan, M. Misfeldt, & A. Siebert-Evenstone, Eds. (2019). Advances in Quantitative Ethnography: First International Conference Proceedings, ICQE 2019, Madison, WI, USA, October 20-22, 2019, Proceedings; Communications in Computer and Information Science. Switzerland: Springer. ISBN 978-3-030-33231-0. DOI: http://doi:10.1007/978-3-030-33232-7
Lee, S.B., Espino, D. and Hamilton, E. (2019). Exploratory Research Application of Epistemic Network Analysis for Examining International Virtual Collaborative STEM Learning. Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association. Toronto, Canada. (paper) [Searchable in AERA Repository] AERA Repository
Espino, D., Lee, S.B., Eagan, B. and Hamilton, E. (2019). An Initial Look at the Developing Culture of Online Global Meet-ups in Establishing a Collaborative, STEM Media-Making Community. Proceedings of the International Conference for Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL2019). Lyon, France, International Society for Learning Sciences. Vol 2, p.608-611. (paper) https://repository.isls.org/handle/1/4468
Espino, D., Lee, S.B., Van Tress, L. and Hamilton, E. (2019). Application of the IBE-UNESCO Global Competences Framework in Assessing STEM-focused, Global Collaborative Learning within a Digital Makerspace Environment. Proceedings of the International Conference for Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL2019). Lyon, France, International Society for Learning Sciences. Vol 2, p.612-615. (paper) DOI: https://doi.dx.org/10.22318/cscl2019.612
Analysis of discourse patterns in a cross‐cultural digital makerspace learning community through the IBE‐UNESCO global competences framework. (2019) Media Education Conference, Salla, Finland. Rovaniemi-Lapland Congress, University of Lapland. (presentation) https://www.ulapland.fi/EN/Events/MEC-2019
Social and cognitive development of learners in a global, collaborative, STEM‐focused media‐making community: Case study of a Kenyan participant. (2019) Media Education Conference, Salla, Finland. Rovaniemi-Lapland Congress, University of Lapland. (presentation) https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DixPWqEoQ6BOZgo0dGE31F1HFK1mKj28
2018
Hamilton, E., & Owens, A. M. (2018). Computational thinking and participatory teaching as pathways to personalized learning. In Digital Technologies and Instructional Design for Personalized Learning (pp. 212-228): IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3940-7.ch010
Eagan, B. and Hamilton, E. (2018). Epistemic Network Analysis of an International Digital Makerspace in Africa, Europe, and the US. Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association. New York City. (paper) https://www.dropbox.com/s/y2duoz69f1fgwqd/ENAofaDigitalMakerSpace.pdf?dl=0
2017
Hamilton, E. (2017). IC4 Project overview in Keynote and conference presentations in Mexico, Germany, and Finland. (poster) Sway Presentation
Hamilton, E. (2017). Technology Ensembles, Interactional Bandwidth, Participatory Teaching and Identify Shifts in Secondary STEM Education. American Education Research Association (AERA2017). San Antonio. (poster) https://www.dropbox.com/s/5h9zt1k55hmfodt/aera17-poster3.pdf?dl=0
Hamilton, E., Espino, D., Mohabir, P. and Culp, K. (2017). Distributed Learning Mediated Across Digital Makerspaces. White Paper Draft. (paper in development) https://www.dropbox.com/s/1ss22bfo5x70tts/whitepaperabstract.docx?dl=0
Hamilton, E., Kapenda, L. Miranda, H. and Ngololo, E. (2017). The intersection of academic disciplines in an international partnership to promote learning through ICT and media-making. Multi/Interdisciplinary Research Conference. Windhoek, Namibia, University of Namibia. (presentation) Semantics Scholar Entry
Hamilton, E., Nardi, N., Ndegemo, J, and Espino, D. (2017). Research on an International Network of STEM Media Making and Student-Led Participatory Teaching. Proceedings of the International Conference for Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL2017), Philadelphia, International Society for Learning Sciences. (poster) https://cscl17.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/finalvol2cscl2017.pdf
Kallunki, V. and Hamilton, E. (2017). Analysis of Finnish and international students participating an international digital makerspace community. Paper presented in MEC 2017 conference, Under the Northern Lights. H. Rokamo. Rovaniemi, Finland. (presentation) https://www.dropbox.com/s/1qgyxmkhg47yaa3/MEC%202017%20Veera%20Kallunki.pptx?dl=0
2017 STEM for All Showcase Submission https://www.dropbox.com/s/xw3p02oq2sabyh3/videoshowcase.JPG?dl=0
NSF Funding Proposal http://bit.ly/distro-aisl-2015
National news report on Namibian Broadcast Company http://bit.ly/nbc-ic4-2017
2016
Hamilton, E., Kapenda, L., Mbasu, Z., Miranda, H., Ngololo, E., Ogwel, J., Sarmonpal, S., and Stern, D. (2016). A Model and Research Agenda for Teacher and Student Collaboration Using Pen-based Tablets in Digital Media Making in Sub-Saharan Africa. Digital Media Making in Sub-Saharan Africa in Revolutionizing Education with Digital Ink. T. Hammond, Springer International Publishing: 223-230. (paper) DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-31193-7_15