Liz Gerber, PhD | Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Communication Studies at Northwe

Time 2021-06-07 16:18:14

Web Name: Liz Gerber, PhD | Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Communication Studies at Northwe

WebSite: http://egerber.mech.northwestern.edu

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Liz Gerber, PhD | Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Communication Studies at Northwestern University, co-Director of the Center for Human Computer Interaction + Design, co-Director of the Delta Lab, and Faculty Founder of Design For America Liz Gerber, PhD Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Communication Studies at Northwestern University, co-Director of the Center for Human Computer Interaction + Design, co-Director of the Delta Lab, and Faculty Founder of Design For America PhD student Evey Huang just received Northwestern s prestigious Advanced Cognitive Science Fellowship. She will be researching the use of algorithms and the potential role of technologies in developing and deploying a mixed-initiative, intelligent coaching system. Texas State University hosted a fabulous conference on the State of Black Design for young designers, especially black designers, on April 9-10, 2021. Design for America was honored to participate in the event. Our work on scaling HCI interventions to appear at the Human Computer Interaction Consortium. We are excited to share the work.Abstract:Creating innovative technologies to improve people s lives has always been a core aim of HCI researchers and practitioners. In many cases, this impact is realized through innovations that scale to provide many people with the ability to achieve meaningful outcomes. As devices and software have become affordable and ubiquitous, our field has attempted to scale outcomes such as free access to a world-class education, on-demand personalized health interventions, and flexible employment through sharing economies. However, despite our efforts, many of these outcomes have failed to scale deeply and equitably. In this HCIC presentation, we will propose a working definition of scaling for HCI that addresses both the depth of the outcomes promoted by an innovation and the equity of people s ability to achieve those outcomes. We will then present a set of scaling approaches from computer science and the social sciences and highlight areas that have been understudied thus far. We will conclude with a discussion of unresolved issues with the definition and approaches, and will invite feedback and critique from the HCIC community. Congratulations to PhD student, Gus Umbelino, for his invitation to present his work in progress on mentor career strategies at CHI 2021. Check out his brief video here. I m excited to be invited to present with my colleagues at the Carnegie Summit on Network Improvement Communities this spring. We will present:Loft Digital Studio From Forgeworks: Technology to Support Improvement in Networked Improvement CommunitiesFor networked improvement communities (NICs) to succeed, network members must learn improvement science methods. Loft Digital Studio helps NIC members provide regular high-quality feedback to teams, author and share improvement methods, and select improvement methods. In this session, presenters will share a case study of the Loft network-improvement platform within a NIC for K–12 mathematics. Presenters will discuss how to combine software and strategies to help improvement science teams learn to positively transform education. Check out our lab s latest paper titled The design risk framework: Understanding metacognition for iteration in Design Studies.Iteration is an important design process that novice designers struggle to follow. However, iteration is difficult to coach because we do not understand the underlying metacognitive knowledge required for effective iteration. We developed the Design Risks Framework, which helps researchers to identify the knowledge underlying three metacognitive processes that control iteration: focusing attention on key areas of the project, identifying project risks, and choosing iterative strategies to mitigate risks. We tested the framework over a 6-week period with 5 novice design teams and found that novices seemed to lack metacognitive knowledge of 49 criteria for identifying project risks. By using this framework to diagnose knowledge gaps and design coaching interventions, educators and managers can improve how novice designers iterate in design projects. DFA joined with IBM Design and the World Design Organization on a design initiative to address the pandemicThe COVID-19 Design Challenge is a global initiative to mobilize the world’s design communities to focus on this battle. Spearheaded by the World Design Organization (WDO), IBM Design, and Design for America (DFA), this effort has brought over 225 designers together from 33 countries to address some of the most urgent and important challenges posed by the Coronavirus.Learn more about the COVID19 Design Challenge Congratulations to PhD student Spencer Carlson for his paper acceptance to Collective Intelligence 2020. His paper is titled, Supporting Knowledge of Design Risks in Collective Intelligence Efforts, and addresses an approach to supporting novices in collective intelligence. Congratulations to Dan Rees-Lewis for being selected by the National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program as 1 of 30 early career scholars working in critical areas of education research. A belated congratulations to Design Thinking for Teens for receiving the a Google Education Grant! DT4Treceived a Google Education grant to fund high school teachers to attend professional development classes that will help them bring back design thinking to their classrooms. DT4T partners with teens, teachers and local nonprofits to bring a free design thinking program into schools and was started by Oliver Greenwald in partnership with Design for America.

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