Date: October 1, 2004 Speaker: Steve Portigal — Customer researcher Portigal looks at two not-usually-combined-or-even-discussed-together approaches to direct experience: the theatrical activity of “improv” and participant-observer user research. As...
Date: September 4, 2004 Speaker: Jeremy Roschelle, — SRI International The mathematics that people need to thrive in the 21st century keeps advancing in complexity, yet our schools keep falling farther behind. As a society, we need to make significant changes in...
Date: August 4, 2004 Speaker: Anne de Ridder — The role of computer-human interaction in facilitating environmental awareness and activism De Ridder, an environmental steward and technical communications specialist, considers computer-based technology a suitable...
Date: July 7, 2004 Speaker: John Smith — Learning in community can be powerful because it entails the acquisition of “the whole practice” rather than bits and pieces of disconnected information. Learning communities can also be the most effective way...