Teaching universaldesign
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This document discusses teaching a course on Universal Design to computer science students. It provided an overview of the course contents, which included concepts of inclusive and non-exclusive design as well as practical examples. The course was aimed at advanced master's students over about 7-8 weeks. Student feedback indicated that the course was successful in raising awareness of accessibility issues and many pursued related topics for their master's theses.
Teaching universaldesign
- 1. Teaching Universal Design to Computer Science Students Re鍖ec:ons from a 鍖rst course instance Monday, February 27, 12
- 2. Excluding vs. Non-足excluding Design Monday, February 27, 12
- 3. Non-足excluding Design The concept and principles Not just interfaces and control ADtude/understanding Many prac:cal examples Monday, February 27, 12
- 4. Computer Science Students Basic HCI knowledge as a requirement Advanced Master Level 10 credits 7-足8 weeks Mul:-足Cultural Group Monday, February 27, 12
- 5. Good and Bad Aha-足moments are important Driving a wheel chair in various environments Focus on prac:cal situa:ons Re鍖ec:ons focused on: What problems are there? Why are they there? And how can they be removed? Design assignments Evalua:on project Monday, February 27, 12
- 6. Good and Bad Maybe too wide? ICF is di鍖cult for students to access No covering literature Book is under way Much of accessibility is focused on narrow applica:ons WWW GUI Monday, February 27, 12
- 7. Computer Scien:sts? Is this for CS students? Focus on computer science issues? What is a computer science problem in this 鍖eld? User interac:on problems/ADtudes Monday, February 27, 12
- 8. What happened? Most students (8/10) reported a big perspec:ve change as a result of the course Largely increased awareness General Interna:onal Master Theses on topics Tools for visually impaired people Tools for demen:a Monday, February 27, 12
- 9. Thinking about an including future Monday, February 27, 12