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Assistant Professor, School of Computing & Design

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Present	Assistant Professor, California State University, Monterey Bay ‐ School of Computing & Design
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Computer and Systems Architecture, Computer Sciences, and Databases and Information Systems

Journal Articles (3)

Hackathons as Community-Based Learning: a Case Study

Techtrends (2016)

Miguel Lara and Kate Lockwood

A “hackathon” is a computer-programming event in which volunteers work intensely in small teams for a short amount of time ...

Innovation Diffusion: Assessment of Strategies Within the DIFFUSION SIMULATION GAME

Simulation & Gaming (2012)

Jacob Enfield, Rodney D. Myers, Miguel Lara and Theodore W. Frick

Educators increasingly view the high level of engagement and experiential learning offered by games as a means to promote learning. ...

A Design Case: Developing an Enhanced Version of the Diffusion ...

International Journal of Designs for Learning (2010)

Miguel Lara, Rodney Myers, Theodore W. Frick, Sinem Aslan, et al.

In this paper, we present a design case describing the creation of a new online version of the Diffusion Simulation ...

Using a Video Conferencing Tool in a Face-to-Face Class to ...

Proceedings from the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Educational Communications and Technology (2016)

Miguel Lara and Troy Challenger

Even though the use of computers in university teaching has proliferated and become ubiquitous in the United States, there is ...

Peer-Led Hackathon: An Intense Learning Experience

Proceedings from the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Educational Communications and Technology (2015)

Miguel Lara, Kate Lockwood and Eric Tao

A “hackathon” is a computer-programming event in which volunteers work intensely in small teams for a short amount of time ...

Personality Traits and Performance in an Online Educational Game

Proceedings from the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Educational Communications and Technology (2013)

Miguel Lara, Seolim Kwon and Theodore Frick

In this study we explored the relationship among personality traits (based on the Big Five Model), game performance, learning gains, ...