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TouchSmart Publishing to Jointly Present Paper at E-Learn Conference
with Professor Michael Seth Mott PhD, Purdue University Calumet

TouchSmart Publishing LLC, is conducting a joint presentation with
Purdue University Calumet researcher, Michael Seth Mott, PhD at the
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
Conference in Washington, D.C.

Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) November 3, 2004 – TouchSmart Publishing LLC,
today announced a joint presentation with Purdue University Calumet
researcher, Michael Seth Mott, PhD at the Association for the
Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) Conference in Washington,
D.C.

Where: Hyatt Regency, Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy,
Arlington, VA 22202 USA, telephone 703.418.1234, room 9.
When: 1115am, EST, November 5th, 2004.

Dr. Mott is presenting a paper entitled “Developmental Phonics
Instruction with Touch User Interface Technology: Moving Toward a
Multi-Sensory Approach for Grades Pre-K-2.”

This paper proposes the use of the Touch User Interface (TUI)
technology platform to create a multi-sensory phonics program
"workbook" with digital elements and will discuss the possible benefits
to students for using this technology.

According to researcher and author Dr. Mott, "TouchSmart Publishing
products could meet the needs of a wide-array of struggling readers."
Dr. Mott added, "A wide-array of research, from comprehension of text
to hypermedia-authoring, anecdotally indicates promise that this
technology may help students achieve a new level of learning. It is my
intention to see if it does."

This is the second joint presentation between professor Michael Seth
Mott of Purdue University Calumet and TouchSmart Publishing in
preparation for the pilot studies.

According to co-author and TouchSmart Publishing’s President, Jason
Barkeloo “The E-Learn Conference is an international forum. I am
excited by our selection to demonstrate and discuss the touch user
interface (TUI) technology.” Barkeloo added, “Dr. Mott is a leader and
visionary for helping students learn. I am proud that he has chosen to
focus his research talents toward the TUI.”

Dr. Mott finished by saying “The current phonics approach I am
proposing would be the first truly multi-modal emergent reading program
available and would, by design, meet a wide array of learning styles
and needs.”

For further information, please contact TouchSmart Publishing at
513.225.8765 or visit TouchSmart's website at
http://www.touchsmart.net.

About TouchSmart Publishing, LLC.
TouchSmart Publishing is developmental-stage company poised to
distribute touch-sensitive wireless textbooks to K-12 math, science,
and special education needs students. The Company's mission is to
create and distribute exciting and easy-to-use interactive textbooks
that connect to digital content by using touch user interface (TUI)
technology that allows a student to touch pages in a book that wireless
connect to digital content.

TouchSmart Publishing expects to be a bridge over the digital divide
for more students, regardless of learning style, special needs or
socioeconomic position, than are current connected. As a result,
TouchSmart Publishing is the only complete No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
solution poised to meet the National Instructional Materials
Accessibility Standard (NIMAS).

TouchSmart Publishing is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio as a Main
Street Ventures company, www.digitalrhine.com.

For more information, please visit the TouchSmart Publishing web site
at www.touchsmart.net.

About the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
(AACE), E-Learn Conference
E-Learn 2004 -- World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate,
Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education is an international
conference organized by the Association for the Advancement of
Computing in Education (AACE) and co-sponsored by the International
Journal on E-Learning.

This annual conference serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the
exchange of information on research, development, and applications of
all topics related to e-Learning in the Corporate, Government,
Healthcare, and Higher Education sectors.

For more information, please visit the AACE website at www.aace.org.

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Contact:
TouchSmart Publishing
Jason Barkeloo, 513.225.8765
Dr. Michael Seth Mott,
219.989.2335
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Source: TouchSmart Publishing

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