May 8, 2012 @ 09:30, Room: 13B
Course 12: Designing With and For Children in the 21st century: Techniques and Practices - Course
Contribution & Benefit: This course will cover technology co-design methods involving children; covering history, practical techniques, roles of adults and children, and practical issues relating to an intergenerational design team.
Abstract » Children are fast becoming a large user-segment of new technologies in the world. The CHI community has acknowledged children as important users by featuring an "HCI for Kids" community this year. We believe that it is critical that the HCI community continue to lead the way in supporting the best possible design of technology for children. To this end, this course will offer a balance of traditional lecture and hands-on design activities, and will cover techniques which balance the voices and contributions of adults and children. We will also ground these techniques in information on the history of co-design with children, as well as child development as it relates to the design of technology for children. We will additionally focus on the roles of the adult in and intergenerational co-design team, including addressing practical issues of beginning a co-design team.
This course will include a historical overview of co-designing with children. We will also address understanding how child development should be considered in technology design and the technology design process. The course will include hands-on experience using techniques for designing new technologies with and for children. It will also offer participants an understanding of the role of the adult in co-design processes with children, including consideration of practical issues in co-design.
The audience for this course requires no special background. We welcome and encourage attendance by industry professionals, academics, and students from a wide variety of communities (e.g., design, computer science, information studies, and psychology).
This course will include a historical overview of co-designing with children. We will also address understanding how child development should be considered in technology design and the technology design process. The course will include hands-on experience using techniques for designing new technologies with and for children. It will also offer participants an understanding of the role of the adult in co-design processes with children, including consideration of practical issues in co-design.
The audience for this course requires no special background. We welcome and encourage attendance by industry professionals, academics, and students from a wide variety of communities (e.g., design, computer science, information studies, and psychology).