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Manuel B. Garcia is a professor of information technology and the founding director of the Educational Innovation and Technology Hub (EdITH) at FEU Institute of Technology, Manila, Philippines. Read More
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1607, FEU Tech Building,P. Paredes St, Sampaloc,
Manila, Philippines mbgarcia@feutech.edu.ph
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Publications co-authored with "Happonen, Ari"
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Garcia, M. B. iD, 
Quejado, C. K.
, Maranan, C. R. B.
, Ualat, O. N.
, Adao, R. T.
, 
Happonen, A. iD
, Yilmaz, R.
, Bozkurt, A. iD
Social Relationship Development in the Metaverse: The Roles of Embodiment, Immersion, and the Moderating Effect of Copresence
TENCON 2024 - 2024 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), pages 1533-1536, (2024)
doi https://doi.org/10.1109/TENCON61640.2024.10902707
Garcia, M. B. iD
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Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.ph iD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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cquejado@feutech.edu.phEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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cbmaranan@feutech.edu.phEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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onualat@feutech.edu.phEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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radao@fit.edu.phCollege of Computer Studies, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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ari.happonen@lut.fi iD 0000-0003-0744-1776School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Finland
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ryilmaz@bartin.edu.trFaculty of Science, Bartin University, Turkey
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arasbozkurt@gmail.com iD 0000-0002-4520-642X, Anadolu University, Turkey
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Garcia, M. B. iD, Goi, C.
, Shively, K.
, Maher, D.
, Rosak-Szyrocka, J. iD
, Happonen, A. iD
, Bozkurt, A. iD
, Damaševičius, R.
Understanding Student Engagement in AI-Powered Online Learning Platforms: A Narrative Review of Key Theories and Models
Cases on Enhancing P-16 Student Engagement With Digital Technologies, pages 1-30, (2025)
doi https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-5633-3.ch001 | Citations: 3
Garcia, M. B. iD
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Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.ph iD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
Search for more papers by this author Goi, C.Goi, Chai-Lee
goi.chai.lee@curtin.edu.my, Curtin University, Malaysia
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klshively@bsu.edu, Ball State University, United States
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damian.maher@uts.edu.au, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
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rosakszyrocka@gmail.com iD 0000-0002-5548-6787, Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland
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ari.happonen@lut.fi iD 0000-0003-0744-1776School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Finland
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arasbozkurt@gmail.com iD 0000-0002-4520-642X, Anadolu University, Turkey
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robertas.damasevicius@gmail.com, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
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Kovaleva, Y. iD
, Happonen, A. iD
, Garcia, M. B. iD, Kasurinen, J. iD
Female-Inclusive Practices for Software Engineering and Computer Science Higher Education: A Literature Review
Proceedings of the Annual Doctoral Symposium of Computer Science 2024, (2024)
doi https://doi.org/https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3776/paper08.pdf
Kovaleva, Y. iDKovaleva, Yekaterina
yekaterina.kovaleva@lut.fi iD 0000-0002-8069-3905, LUT University, Finland
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ari.happonen@lut.fi iD 0000-0003-0744-1776School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Finland
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Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.ph iD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
Search for more papers by this author Kasurinen, J. iDKasurinen, Jussi
jussi.kasurinen@lut.fi iD 0000-0001-9454-8664, LUT University, Finland
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Garcia, M. B. iD, 
Revano Jr., T. F.
, 
Maaliw III, R. R. iD
, Lagrazon, P. G. G.
, 
Valderama, A. M. C.
, Happonen, A. iD
, Qureshi, B.
, Yilmaz, R.
Exploring Student Preference Between AI-Powered ChatGPT and Human-Curated Stack Overflow in Resolving Programming Problems and Queries
2023 IEEE 15th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM), pages 1-6, (2023)
doi https://doi.org/10.1109/HNICEM60674.2023.10589162 | Citations: 7
Garcia, M. B. iD
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Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.ph iD 0000-0003-2615-422XCollege of Computer Studies, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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tfrevanojr@feutech.edu.phCollege of Computer Studies, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
Search for more papers by this author Maaliw III, R. R. iDMaaliw III, Renato. R.
rmaaliw@slsu.edu.ph iD 0000-0002-7310-2708College of Engineering, Southern Luzon State University, Philippines
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pitzgerald.lagrazon@gmail.comCollege of Engineering, Southern Luzon State University, Philippines
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arlenevalderama@gmail.comCollege of Computer Studies & Engineering, Jose Rizal University, Philippines
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ari.happonen@lut.fi iD 0000-0003-0744-1776School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Finland
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qureshi@psu.edu.saCollege of Computer and Information Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia
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ryilmaz@bartin.edu.trFaculty of Science, Bartin University, Turkey
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Garcia, M. B. iD, Enriquez, J. B. R.
, Adao, R. T.
, Happonen, A. iD
"Hey IDE, Display Hello World": Integrating a Voice Coding Approach in Hands-on Computer Programming Activities
2022 IEEE 14th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM), pages 1-6, (2022)
doi https://doi.org/10.1109/HNICEM57413.2022.10109412 | Citations: 6
Garcia, M. B. iD
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Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.ph iD 0000-0003-2615-422XCollege of Computer Studies, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
Search for more papers by this author Enriquez, J. B. R.Enriquez, John Benedic R.
jrenriquez@feutech.edu.phCollege of Computer Studies, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
Search for more papers by this author Adao, R. T.Adao, Rossana T.
radao@fit.edu.phCollege of Computer Studies, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
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ari.happonen@lut.fi iD 0000-0003-0744-1776School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Finland
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Garcia, M. B. iD, 
Yousef, A. M. F. iD
, 
de Almeida, R. P. P. iD
, 
Arif, Y. M. iD
, Happonen, A. iD
, 
Barber, W. iD
Teaching Physical Fitness and Exercise Using a Computer-Assisted Instruction: A School-Based Public Health Intervention
Handbook of Research on Instructional Technologies in Health Education and Allied Disciplines, pages 177-195, (2023)
doi https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7164-7.ch008 | Citations: 46
Garcia, M. B. iD
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Garcia, Manuel B.
mbgarcia@feutech.edu.ph iD 0000-0003-2615-422XEducational Innovation and Technology Hub, FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines
Search for more papers by this author Yousef, A. M. F. iDYousef, Ahmed Mohamed Fahmy
ahmed.fahmy@fayoum.edu.eg iD 0000-0003-0522-0734Faculty of Specific Education, Fayoum University, Egypt
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rpalmeida@ualg.pt iD 0000-0001-7524-9669Department of Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy, University of Algarve, Portugal
Search for more papers by this author Arif, Y. M. iDArif, Yunifa Miftachul
yunif4@ti.uin-malang.ac.id iD 0000-0002-2183-0762Department of Electrical Engineering, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim, Indonesia
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ari.happonen@lut.fi iD 0000-0003-0744-1776School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Finland
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wendy.barber@ontariotechu.ca iD 0000-0002-9265-9982Faculty of Education, Ontario Tech University, Canada
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