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Ronald M. Baecker
Researcher at University of Toronto
Publications - 174
Citations - 9237
Ronald M. Baecker is an academic researcher from University of Toronto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Webcast & Usability. The author has an hindex of 48, co-authored 171 publications receiving 8756 citations. Previous affiliations of Ronald M. Baecker include National Institutes of Health & Apple Inc..
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A "communication skills for computer scientists" course
TL;DR: A novel approach to teaching writing, interactive multimedia web technology to teach public speaking, and specific interpersonal skills training as the integral parts of the course are presented.
A Taxonomy of Internet Communication Tools
Byron Long,Ronald M. Baecker +1 more
TL;DR: A number of properties of the tool that influence human-to-human interaction and their importance are presented and existing Internet communications tools are described both in general and with respect to the properties.
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Automatic speech recognition for webcasts: how good is good enough and what to do when it isn't
TL;DR: A procedure for prototyping an Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) system that generates realistic transcripts of any desired Word Error Rate (WER), thus overcoming the drawbacks of both prototype-based and Wizard of Oz simulations is described.
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Digital video display systems and dynamic graphics
TL;DR: It is shown how dynamic graphics capabilities can be provided if systems adhere to one or the other of two possible architectures, and examples of such systems are presented.