Faculty and Staff – Texts and Technology Ph.D.

Emily Kuzneski Johnson

Assistant Professor
Email: ekj@ucf.edu
Office Hours: Virtual, by appointment
Campus Location: TCH256G
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Biography

Emily K. Johnson, Ph.D. conducts research focusing on UX, user-centered design, educational technology, learning games, playful/gameful learning, simulations and learning, self-regulated learning, learner motivation, and self-efficacy. She designs and researches educational games in VR, AR, mobile, PC/Mac, and nontraditional platforms. Emily earned her Ph.D. in Texts and Technology from the University of Central Florida in 2015 after teaching middle school Language Arts for eight years. She earned her M.A. in Reading Education from the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL and her BA in English from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA.

Research Interests

technical communication
UX, human-centered design
educational technology
leaning games
playful/gameful learning
self-regulated learning
embodied cognition
VR, MR, AR, XR, etc.
computer assisted language learning

Recent Research Activities

ELLE the EndLess Learner
- https://ekjphd.com/
- http://endlesslearner.com/home
BeadED Adventures
- https://ekjphd.com/beadedadventures/
emPower through Play (UCF SEED funded project in progress)
- https://empowerucf.wixsite.com/empower (under construction)
And more!
- https://ekjphd.com/

Selected Publications

Articles/Essays

Johnson, E.K., Giroux, A.L., Merritt, D., Vitanova, G., Sousa, S. (2020). Assessing the Impact of Game Modalities in Second Language Acquisition: ELLE the EndLess LEarner. Journal of Universal Computer Science, 26(8), 880-903.

Conference Papers/Presentations

Johnson, E.K. (2021). Just @Me: Digitally-Mediated Team Communication in a Pandemic. In 39th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication (SIGDOC ’21). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY: 315-318. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3472714.3473658

Courses

Course Number	Course	Title	Mode	Date and Time	Syllabus
20224	DIG3171	Tools for Digital Humanities	Mixed-Mode/Reduce Seat-Time(M)	M,W 12:30 PM - 01:20 PM	Unavailable
Digital Tools for the Humanities examines the digital humanities through the lens of critical making. This course provides an introduction to digital humanities discourse, intentional design, multimodal development, and digital tools. Topics of study include social media, digital narratives, and GIS. Students will conduct a research project using critical making methodology and produce a digital portfolio website.
19534	ENC4265	Writing for Computer Industry	Web-Based (W)		Unavailable
This course is an introduction to designing and creating different kinds of online help files or help systems for the computer industry. In addition to learning some of the specialized language of the software industry, students will study the major kinds of software documents and online help systems: software tutorials, procedures, and reference guides. Emphasis will be placed on writing and designing clear, concise, task-oriented instructions. Students will be able to: Apply general principles for writing and designing effectively for the online environment. Understand and use specialized language typical of the computer software industry. Assess current trends concerning online help and tools for creating it. Create effective online software tutorials, procedures, and reference guides. Write clear, reader-friendly tutorials, procedures, and reference guides using a task-oriented point of view. Design and develop professional digital portfolios. Follow minimalist writing principles: knowing the audience, removing nonessential content, and focusing on user goals instead of product functions.
19535	ENC4265	Writing for Computer Industry	Web-Based (W)		Unavailable
This course is an introduction to designing and creating different kinds of online help files or help systems for the computer industry. In addition to learning some of the specialized language of the software industry, students will study the major kinds of software documents and online help systems: software tutorials, procedures, and reference guides. Emphasis will be placed on writing and designing clear, concise, task-oriented instructions. Students will be able to: Apply general principles for writing and designing effectively for the online environment. Understand and use specialized language typical of the computer software industry. Assess current trends concerning online help and tools for creating it. Create effective online software tutorials, procedures, and reference guides. Write clear, reader-friendly tutorials, procedures, and reference guides using a task-oriented point of view. Design and develop professional digital portfolios. Follow minimalist writing principles: knowing the audience, removing nonessential content, and focusing on user goals instead of product functions.

Course Number	Course	Title	Mode	Date and Time	Syllabus
93860	ENG5009	Methods Bibleo & Research	Web-Based (W)		Unavailable
No Description Available
81294	ENG6812	Res Methods for Texts and Tech	Mixed-Mode/Reduce Seat-Time(M)	Tu 06:00 PM - 07:50 PM	Unavailable
No Description Available

No courses found for Summer 2021.

Course Number	Course	Title	Mode	Syllabus
11261	ENC3241	Writing for Technical Prof	Web-Based (W)	Unavailable
PR: Grade of C (2.0) or better in ENC 1102 and junior standing. Instruction and practice in expository prose used in technical writing, layout and design, and translation of technical documents for the lay audience. Students will explore the importance of the writer's purpose and audience. In addition, we will examine the use of tone, voice, graphics, document design, content organization, standard document formats, and rhetoric when preparing technical communications. We will rely primarily on the case study method of learning.
11263	ENC3241	Writing for Technical Prof	Web-Based (W)	Unavailable
PR: Grade of C (2.0) or better in ENC 1102 and junior standing. Instruction and practice in expository prose used in technical writing, layout and design, and translation of technical documents for the lay audience. Students will explore the importance of the writer's purpose and audience. In addition, we will examine the use of tone, voice, graphics, document design, content organization, standard document formats, and rhetoric when preparing technical communications. We will rely primarily on the case study method of learning.
19621	ENC4265	Writing for Computer Industry	Web-Based (W)	Unavailable
Class Hours: 3 Lab and Field Work Hours: 0 Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite(s): Grade of C (2.0) or better in ENC 1102 or C.I. Corequisite(s): None. Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): None. Creating different kinds of software manuals or online help systems for the computer industry.

Course Number	Course	Title	Mode	Syllabus
88838	DIG4713	Game Design	Web-Based (W)	Unavailable
No Description Available
88817	DIG5487	Principles of Visual Language	Web-Based (W)	Unavailable
No Description Available

No courses found for Summer 2020.

Updated: Oct 13, 2021