Course Description

The world we live in has become suffused with computer technologies. They have created change and continue to create change. The aim of this tutorial is to reflect upon the many changes afoot and learn about a new paradigm for understanding our relationship with technology. Interaction Design is replacing Human-Computer Interaction, and addressing a much broader set of issues, challenges and concerns. These include human values, privacy, human augmentation (e.g., sixth sense devices), and the rise of techno-dependency and hyper-connectivity. This tutorial will cover the recent developments together with critiquing the efficacy and scope of the new lenses, tools and methods that are being developed as part of this exciting new field.

Presenter

Professor Yvonne Rogers

Presenter Biography

Yvonne Rogers is a professor in the Computing Department at the Open University, UK and a visiting professor of Informatics at Indiana University, USA (where she was from 2003-2006). From 1992-2003 she was in the School of Cognitive and Computing at Sussex University, UK. She has also worked as a senior researcher at Alcatel and has been a visiting professor at Stanford University, Apple Computer Inc., and the University of Queensland. She is internationally known for her work in HCI, ubicomp, interaction design, pervasive learning environments and CSCW. Her research focuses on augmenting and extending everyday learning and work activities with interactive technologies that move beyond the desktop. She has pioneered an interdisciplinary approach to the design and evaluation of pervasive and mobile technologies for enhancing and provoking the way people learn, play and understand.