Instructional Design Courses

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Robots for Us - Social Perspectives on the Collaborative Design of Ubiquitous Robots

Exploring social perspectives on collaborative design of ubiquitous robots, focusing on healthcare applications and their impact on individuals, groups, and social relationships.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Imaginary Design Workbooks - Constructive Criticism and Practical Provocation

Explores critical design strategies using "imaginary design workbooks" to provoke innovative thinking about home hub technology, challenging the divide between constructive and critical design approaches.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Exploring Co-design with Breastfeeding Mothers

Insights on co-designing mobile apps for breastfeeding mothers, focusing on challenges, methodologies, and key factors to consider for effective user engagement and empowerment.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

CommunityCrit - Inviting the Public to Improve and Evaluate Urban Design Ideas through Micro-Activities

Explore a system for engaging communities in urban design through micro-activities, offering insights on public participation, project awareness, and diverse skill levels in planning processes.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Sketching NLP - A Case Study of Exploring the Right Things To Design with Language Intelligence

Explore innovative sketching techniques for NLP-powered user experiences, addressing challenges in visualizing language interactions and ideating feasible intelligent functionalities for writing assistance design.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Power Struggles and Disciplined Designers – A Nexus Analytic Inquiry on Cross-Disciplinary Research and Design

Explores challenges in cross-disciplinary HCI research, examining power dynamics, divergent understandings of design, and the impact of various discourses and epistemologies on collaborative projects.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Managing Multimorbidity - Identifying Design Requirements for a Digital Self-Management Tool to Support Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions

Explores design requirements for a digital tool to support older adults with multiple chronic conditions in self-management, based on a qualitative study with 125 participants across two European countries.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Emotion Work in Experience-Centered Design

Exploring the role of emotions in experience-centered design, examining how designers navigate and utilize their own emotional responses to enhance the design process and user empathy.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

May AI? Design Ideation with Cooperative Contextual Bandits

Explore AI-powered design ideation using cooperative contextual bandits. Learn how this machine learning method adapts to suggest relevant materials, enhancing creativity while maintaining designer control.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Autonomous Distributed Energy Systems - Problematising the Invisible through Design, Drama and Deliberation

Explores innovative methods to engage the public in discussions about complex autonomous energy systems, using speculative design, performance, and deliberation to reveal hidden stakeholder relationships.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

The Business of UX - Achieving Market Impact Through User Experience Design

Explore how UX design impacts business success, market adoption, and ROI. Learn strategies for aligning user needs with corporate goals to elevate UX's role in organizations.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Design and Evaluation of Semi-Transparent Keyboards on a Touchscreen Tablet

Explores design and usability of semi-transparent soft keyboards for tablets, examining transparency levels, design options, and text caret positioning to optimize screen space and typing efficiency.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Student Design Competition: Assistive Technologies - CHI 2016

Innovative student designs for assistive technologies showcased, including communication tools for the deaf, typing aids for the visually impaired, and solutions for mobility and health challenges.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Data, Design and Civics - An Exploratory Study of Civic Tech

Exploratory study examining how civic leaders conceptualize civic tech, focusing on intersections of data, design, and civics. Identifies key issues and proposes guiding questions for advancing the field.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Anti-Solutionist Strategies - Seriously Silly Design Fiction

Explore unconventional design approaches that challenge solutionism in technology innovation, focusing on absurd and imaginative concepts to foster critical thinking and creativity.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk