Jason Tan

This is the academic homepage of Jason Tan.
     see also  jasontan.org, flickr:jasontan, jaytee productions

Affiliations:
Teachable Agents Group
Learning Sciences Institute
Institute for Software Integrated Systems (ISIS)
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
School of Engineering
Vanderbilt University

Research interests:
Intelligent Learning Environments
Artificial Intelligence
Video Games and Simulations in Education

Publications:

• Tan, J., Skirvin, N., Biswas, G. & Catley, K. (2007). Providing Guidance and Opportunities for Self-Assessment and Transfer in a Simulation Environment for Discovery Learning, The twenty-ninth Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Nashville, Tennessee, to appear.
• Wagster, J., Tan, J., Wu, Y., Biswas, G. & Schwartz, D. (2007). Do Learning by Teaching Environments with Metacognitive Support Help Students Develop Better Learning Behaviors?, The twenty-ninth Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Nashville, Tennessee, to appear.
• Tan, J., Wagster, J., Wu, Y. & Biswas, G. (2007). Effect of Metacognitive Support on Student Behaviors in Learning by Teaching Environments [poster], The thirteenth International Conference on AI in Education, Marina del Rey, California, to appear.
• Tan, J. & Biswas, G. (2007). Simulation-Based Game Learning Environments: Building and Sustaining a Fish Tank, The first IEEE International Workshop on Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning, Jhongli, Taiwan, (pp. 73-80).
  * Recipient of Best Student-Authored Paper Award
• Tan, J., Biswas, G. & Schwartz, D. (2006). Feedback for Metacognitive Support in Learning by Teaching Environments, The twenty-eigth Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Vancouver, Canada, (pp. 828-833).
• Tan, J. & Biswas, G. (2006). The Role of Feedback in Preparation for Future Learning: A Case Study in Learning by Teaching Environments, Intelligent Tutoring Systems: 8th International Conference, Jhongli, Taiwan, (pp. 370-381).
• Tan, J., Beers, C., Gupta, R. & Biswas, G. (2005). Computer Games as Intelligent Learning Environments: A River Ecosystem Adventure, The twelfth International Conference on AI in Education, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, (pp. 646-653).

Academic History:
Graduate Research Assistant, Vanderbilt University, 2005-2007
M.S. in Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, December 2004
B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics, Vanderbilt University, May 2004

Academic Honors and Awards:
DIGITEL 2007 Best Student-Authored Paper Award (2007)
Recipient of Graduate School Travel Grant (2005)
Dean's Award for Outstanding Scholarship (2004)
Computer Science Program Award (2004)
Vanderbilt University School of Engineering Honor Scholar (2000-2004)
Recipient of James W. Stewart Jr. Honor Scholarship (from Vanderbilt University) (2000-2004)
Recipient of Robert C. Byrd Honor Scholarship (from the state of Maryland) (2000-2004)
Stanford Book Award (2000)
Maryland Distinguished Scholar Finalist (2000)

Other Academic Experience:
Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Nashville, TN), 2005
Teaching Assistant
     CS 231 - Computer Organization
ITS Help Desk (Nashville, TN), 2002-2005
Help Desk Consultant
     Technical support for university faculty, staff, and students.
ISIS (Nashville, TN), 2002
Undergraduate Research Assistant
     Research in fault detection and correction in FPGA devices.

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