TY - GEN
T1 - Code for america as an instructional resource for teaching user centered design and accessibility
AU - Elliott, Lisa Jo
AU - Brunk, Angie
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - One of the key challenges in user centered design instruction is how to replicate the professional climate. Code for America is a group of volunteers who work on civic problems from a technology standpoint.The group is ideal for helping to train students in design thinking, civic entrepreneurship, and collaboration with the hope that they will continue to volunteer after graduation. Within the group, there are several development teams. The teams consist of experienced developers, writers, and designers. Often, the development teams lack interaction designers or user experience researchers to help them understand the user, understand accessibility and W3 standards. This article illustrates best practices in our experience. It is a starting point for incorporating open source volunteer development projects into a user centered design curriculum.
AB - One of the key challenges in user centered design instruction is how to replicate the professional climate. Code for America is a group of volunteers who work on civic problems from a technology standpoint.The group is ideal for helping to train students in design thinking, civic entrepreneurship, and collaboration with the hope that they will continue to volunteer after graduation. Within the group, there are several development teams. The teams consist of experienced developers, writers, and designers. Often, the development teams lack interaction designers or user experience researchers to help them understand the user, understand accessibility and W3 standards. This article illustrates best practices in our experience. It is a starting point for incorporating open source volunteer development projects into a user centered design curriculum.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-60018-5_28
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-60018-5_28
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85022184345
SN - 9783319600178
T3 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
SP - 293
EP - 299
BT - Advances in Human Factors in Training, Education, and Learning Sciences - Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors in Training, Education, and Learning Sciences, 2017
A2 - Andre, Terence
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors in Training, Education, and Learning Sciences, 2017
Y2 - 17 July 2017 through 21 July 2017
ER -