A paradigm for community-based human computer interaction education
John D. Fernandez · Journal of computing sciences in colleges · 2004
With the pervasiveness of computers throughout our environment, there is a growing demand for diligent Human Computer Interaction (HCI) education of graduate and undergraduate students to satisfy the growing needs of a multiplicity of organizations. This paper describes one approach to teaching HCI while requiring students to develop systems for various city, school, and university organizations. The benefits derived by the students and the clients receiving their services are many. There is wide range of opportunities for community-based HCI education. The various client applications provide a plethora of learning scenarios that may be explored in a classroom setting. The process, experience, and results are presented in this paper.