Participatory Design at a Distance
Monday October 27 at 6:00 PM
UPA DC Metro / Hosted by SRA International
This presentation provides a method for including remote team members in participatory design sessions, enabling them to be full partners in the product development process.
Advance registration by 4 PM on Friday, October 24 is required.
Location
SRA International, Inc.
3434 Washington Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201
Date and time
October 27, 2008
6:00-7:00 p.m. A light dinner will be provided at the event location.
7:00-9:00 p.m. Program (If you do not attend dinner, please arrive promptly at 7 as we must sign everyone in and escort them up to the presentation room.)
Cost
$10 members
$20 non-members
Contact the events coordinator (events@upa-dc-metro.org) for events-related issues.
Description
How can you include members of your team in participatory design sessions if they are not able to come in person? This presentation provides a method for including those team members in the participatory design sessions, enabling them to be full partners in the product development process. You will learn techniques for running sessions successfully and we will discuss challenges you may face preparing for and facilitating these sessions. You will also learn some coping methods for dealing with those challenges. Some of the techniques that will be discussed are also applicable for conducing successful remote interviews and remote usability studies.
Biography
Carol Smith has conducted participatory design sessions in government and corporate settings, the majority of which have involved remote participants. She has also conducted remote usability tests for a variety of clients in both government and corporate organizations. Carol has presented on accessibility and usability topics at the Usability Professionals' Association (UPA) International Conference and at regional UPA events. She is the UPA Director of Global Outreach for the Board of Directors and is a member of the international committee defining the Usability Body of Knowledge. Carol earned her Masters of Computer Science in Human-Computer Interaction from DePaul University in Chicago , IL . She is the Principal Consultant at Midwest Research (http://www.mw-research.com), a research and evaluation consultancy.
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