PinnedXin QianinSparks of Innovation: Stories from the HCILWhat If You Could Ask History Anything?Bringing historical figures to life through modern information retrieval.May 7, 2021May 7, 2021
PinnedXin QianinSparks of Innovation: Stories from the HCILUnpacking the Black Box of Scholarly SynthesisHow do scientists synthesize existing knowledge into new?May 26, 2020May 26, 2020
Xin QianPicking Your Year for the QuarantineThis question occurred to me last night: if a whole year of quarantine were inevitable but you were lucky to be able to choose which year…May 14, 2020May 14, 2020
Xin QianOn creating a demo video for a paperThis story lists a few resources that I found useful while making a demo video for our recently accepted paper.Aug 18, 2019Aug 18, 2019
Xin Qian5:A literature review writing sampleThis is a writing sample for the INST 888 Doctoral Seminar in the University of Maryland, College Park. I’m focusing my current project of…Apr 28, 2019Apr 28, 2019
Xin QianNavigating the Front-end WorldThis story plans to be my intermittent note on learning front-end techniques, including but not limited to React, TypeScript, etc.Mar 13, 2019Mar 13, 2019
Xin QianThe Social Construction and the Information Ecology of MOOCsThis story is a compare-and-contrast essay focusing on two concepts in information studies: Social Construction of Technology, abbr. SCOT…Mar 13, 2019Mar 13, 2019
Xin QianLost in Translation, in the academic lifeThis post is my third blog reflection for the UMD INST800 course: The Engaged Intellectual: An Introduction to Research and Academic Work…Nov 6, 2018Nov 6, 2018
Xin QianAcademia, past and present: an apple-to-orange comparison through a personal lensThis post is my second blog reflection for the UMD INST800 course: The Engaged Intellectual: An Introduction to Research and Academic Work…Nov 3, 2018Nov 3, 2018
Xin QianHyper-specialization, a common pitfall for PhDs?This post is my first blog reflection for the UMD INST800 course: The Engaged Intellectual: An Introduction to Research and Academic Work…Nov 2, 2018Nov 2, 2018
