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The Natural Learning Case Study Archive is a research facility for myself and others interested in using case study analysis to deepen our understanding of common sense knowledge and natural learning (how the mind interacts with everyday experiences to develop common sense knowledge). This research is the primary objective. But equally important is the hope that this research about our children will prove useful to people as well as to developers of intelligent computing.
A second objective is to advance case study as a discipline by sharing materials publicly so that:
Here are three case study corpora based on experiences with three of my children. Each corpus contains recorded materials (originally videotape, now digitized), text observations, and interpretations of some of those materials. The studies are presented separately, by individual child, although there is significant overlapping and inter-relatedness of materials;
Beginning in 1976 and continuing into the 1980’s, these are some of the earliest studies of children with extensive involvement in computing. They capture a time of transition, looking forward to the penetration into our lives of intelligent machines while still embedded in everyday situations very little impacted by digital technology.
Cordially, Robert W. Lawler
Email address: RWLawler@NLCSA.net
Friends usually address me as “Bob”. Feel free to do so if you have questions.
Currently, I am filling the roles of site Builder and content Analyst, as well as site Administrator.
Please note: My hours and days are entirely focused on organizing, transcribing and making sense of the material of the Infant Peggy Study. I do NOT promise to read and respond to any and all email. But if the material interests you, let me know what you have in mind.
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Do not login. 2026 Goals: Extend transcriptions, subtitles, & traces through year one and into year two. Resume analyses.New Work is pushing primary links from center stage. All content remains accessible.
LC0a RWL Bob at 40 Exploring Learning |
LC3a IPS Case 3 |
LC3b-IPS Infant Peggy |
LC3c-Text Vignette Catalog. |
in Paris LC3c-Video Index.
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LC0b CS&C CaseStudy& Computing |
LC2a TIS Case 2 |
LC2b-TIS Analyses |
LC2c-Text Vignette Catalog.
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Adding LC2c-Video Index.
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LC0cAI&Ed AI and Education |
LC1a NLS Case 1 |
LC1b-NLS Exploration |
LC1c-Text Vignette catalog |
Combinations LC1c-Video sub-index.
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