James Braman

James Braman is a Lecturer in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at Towson University. He holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science and is currently pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Information Technology. James also serves as a joint editor-in-chief of the (ICST) Transactions on E-Education and E-Learning. He is also part of the Towson University Second Life Initiative, the Towson Innovation Lab, promoting virtual environments for higher education learning. In collaboration with Giovanni Vincenti, has co-authored several publications, recently including the Handbook of Research on Computational Arts and Creative Informatics. His current research focus includes art and technology, intelligent agents, affective computing and education in virtual and immersive environments.

Publications

Reshaping Learning with Next Generation Educational Technologies
Reshaping Learning with Next Generation Educational Technologies
James Braman, Alexis Brown, Mary Jo Richards. © 2024. 340 pages.
The traditional educational landscape often struggles to keep pace with the rapid advancements in technology and the evolving needs of both students and educators. This challenge...
Engaging Students in a Computer Diversity Course Through Virtual Worlds
Engaging Students in a Computer Diversity Course Through Virtual Worlds
Yvonne Pigatt, James Braman. © 2023. 25 pages.
Virtual world technology allows for an immersive 3D experience with rich content and interactive potential for students. Through this richness and interactivity, educators have...
Death Analytics and the Potential Role in Smart Cities
Death Analytics and the Potential Role in Smart Cities
James Braman, Alexis D. Brown. © 2023. 11 pages.
With all of the means available now for collecting massive amounts of data, many are made possible through advancements in the internet of things (IoT). As more devices are...
Working Towards a Data Science Associates Degree Program: Impacts, Challenges, and Future Directions
Working Towards a Data Science Associates Degree Program: Impacts, Challenges, and Future Directions
Wendy Chin, James Braman, Hanks Melissa, Paulette Comet. © 2022. 16 pages.
As data science continues to grow and become intertwined into many domains, its application becomes increasingly relevant. Data science is becoming a part of an interdisciplinary...
Do We Need a Digital Data Exorcism?: End of Life Considerations of Data Mining Educational Content
Do We Need a Digital Data Exorcism?: End of Life Considerations of Data Mining Educational Content
James Braman, Alfreda Dudley. © 2022. 16 pages.
Considering the many interactions we have with technology over our lifetime, many data points, records, files, and other content are recorded in many digital forms. We inevitably...
Engaging Students in a Computer Diversity Course Through Virtual Worlds
Engaging Students in a Computer Diversity Course Through Virtual Worlds
Yvonne Pigatt, James Braman. © 2021. 24 pages.
Virtual world technology allows for an immersive 3D experience with rich content and interactive potential for students. Through this richness and interactivity, educators have...
Increasing Student Engagement through Virtual Worlds: A Community College Approach in a Diversity Course
Increasing Student Engagement through Virtual Worlds: A Community College Approach in a Diversity Course
Yvonne Pigatt, James Braman. © 2018. 20 pages.
Virtual worlds allow for an immersive 3D experience with rich content and interactive potential for students. Through this richness and interactivity, educators have abundant...
Increasing Student Engagement through Virtual Worlds: A Community College Approach in a Diversity Course
Increasing Student Engagement through Virtual Worlds: A Community College Approach in a Diversity Course
Yvonne Pigatt, James Braman. © 2016. 20 pages.
Virtual worlds allow for an immersive 3D experience with rich content and interactive potential for students. Through this richness and interactivity, educators have abundant...
Preparing Your Digital Legacy: Assessing Awareness of Digital Natives
Preparing Your Digital Legacy: Assessing Awareness of Digital Natives
James Braman, Ursula Thomas, Giovanni Vincenti, Alfreda Dudley, Karen Rodgers. © 2014. 16 pages.
With the increasing use of social networking tools and sites available, we must be mindful of the long-term consequences of posting information online. The combination of images...
Investigating Cyber Law and Cyber Ethics: Issues, Impacts and Practices
Investigating Cyber Law and Cyber Ethics: Issues, Impacts and Practices
Alfreda Dudley, James Braman, Giovanni Vincenti. © 2012. 343 pages.
Ethical values in computing are essential for understanding and maintaining the relationship between computing professionals and researchers and the users of their applications...
Hybrid Emotionally Aware Mediated Multiagency
Hybrid Emotionally Aware Mediated Multiagency
Giovanni Vincenti, James Braman. © 2012. 16 pages.
Emotions influence our everyday lives, guiding and misguiding us. They lead us to happiness and love, but also to irrational acts. Artificial intelligence aims at constructing...
Teaching through Multi-User Virtual Environments: Applying Dynamic Elements to the Modern Classroom
Teaching through Multi-User Virtual Environments: Applying Dynamic Elements to the Modern Classroom
Giovanni Vincenti, James Braman. © 2011. 588 pages.
In the last few years, educators have become familiar with the concept of online education through the use of tools such as “Blackboard,” “WebCT,” and other online course...
Multi-User Virtual Environments for the Classroom: Practical Approaches to Teaching in Virtual Worlds
Multi-User Virtual Environments for the Classroom: Practical Approaches to Teaching in Virtual Worlds
Giovanni Vincenti, James Braman. © 2011. 530 pages.
The future success of education depends on technological and pedagogical innovation. Unbridled by the physical constraints of both time and space, virtual spaces transcend many...
Interactions in Context-Zero: Towards Conceptual Adaptation through the Izbushka Agent
Interactions in Context-Zero: Towards Conceptual Adaptation through the Izbushka Agent
James Braman. © 2011. 15 pages.
Designing computer interfaces and other technologies that interact with users in adaptive ways that attempt to emulate natural styles of learning is generally difficult. As...
Handbook of Research on Computational Arts and Creative Informatics
Handbook of Research on Computational Arts and Creative Informatics
James Braman, Giovanni Vincenti, Goran Trajkovski. © 2009. 500 pages.
As technology becomes further meshed into our culture and everyday lives, new mediums and outlets for creative expression and innovation are necessary. The Handbook of Research...
International Journal of Agent Technologies and Systems (IJATS)
International Journal of Agent Technologies and Systems (IJATS)
. Est. 2009.
The International Journal of Agent Technologies and Systems (IJATS) focuses on all aspects of agents and multi-agent systems, with a particular emphasis on how to modify...
Designing Izbushka: Investigating Interactions in Context Zero Environments
Designing Izbushka: Investigating Interactions in Context Zero Environments
James Braman. © 2009. 22 pages.
Designing computer interfaces and other technologies that interact with users in adaptive ways that attempt to emulate their natural styles of learning is difficult. As...
Hybrid Emotionally Aware Mediated Multiagency
Hybrid Emotionally Aware Mediated Multiagency
Giovanni Vincenti, James Braman. © 2009. 16 pages.
Emotions influence our everyday lives, guiding and misguiding us. They lead us to happiness and love, but also to irrational acts. Artificial intelligence aims at constructing...