Designing New Technologies for Children
Thursday June 17th, 1999
a
Workshop preceeding the
16th
Annual HCIL Symposium & Open House
Organized
by Allison Druin
allisond@umiacs.umd.edu
Abstract
New
processes for designing advanced technologies for children are emerging.
We will discuss the role of children in this process, the importance of
interdisciplinary partners, and the complexities of technology evaluation.
Workshop participants will be asked to share their past experiences and
examples from the University of Maryland will be presented.
Expected
Activities
Welcome/Introductions
(Allison Druin)
Framework
for Discussion (Allison Druin)
-Role
of the child in the technology design process
-Role
of the child as learner
-Role
of technology in learning environments
-Role
of new technologies for learners
Sharing
Approaches & Experiences (All)
-Workshop
participants discuss their experiences
(10
min.per participant)
Lunch
Issues
Going Forward (Allison Druin)
-Complexities
of working with children
-The
changing landscape of industry
-Funding
sources/ resource allocation
-Conducting
Research in the culture of K-12 schools
-Developing
new technologies vs.evaluating existing ones
Subgroup
Discussions (All)
The
issues above (with possible additions from workshop participants) will
be discussed in groups
of
3-4 participants: 1 issue per group will be focused on
Workshop
Summary
-Subgroup
reports
-Future
workshop/conference/publication possibilities
Participation
This
workshop is for university researchers and industry professionals focusing
on the design of new technologies for children. Some experience in
this field is necessary for particpation, since a portion of the workshop
day will be devoted to sharing approaches and experiences
Registration
Requirements
A
maximum of 15 workshop participants will be accepted on a a first-come-first-serve
basis.
In
addition to the workshop
fees and forms participants are asked to submit via email
(to
allisond@umiacs.umd.edu)
1-2
paragraphs briefly describing their work in developing new technologies
for children. These briefs will be incorporated into the workshop
materials given to all participants.
Please
note: You are not fully registered
unless
both your workshop fee and email brief have been submitted.
Workshop
Materials
All
workshop participants will receive the following:
Summary
of all participant briefs
-
Copy
of all slides presented
-
3
recent papers from the University of Maryland
-
Lunch
Questions?
More
information: allisond@umiacs.umd.edu