Teaching Practices on More-than-human Perspectives in HCI Education – Current State and Future Paths
Abstract
In times of climate emergency and artificial intelligence affecting everything in life, we must reconsider the way we teach our students how to become responsible designers of future technologies. In recent years we have seen a rise in interest in more-than-human perspectives in human-computer interaction (HCI), where more-than-human things, species, and designers move the field beyond traditional human-centred approaches. In this paper, we set out to explore how this new approach is taught, what we can learn from it, and what challenges remain. The contribution of this paper is an overview of a selection of more-than-human teaching practices and curriculum in higher education, and some suggestions of future paths.
Keywords
More-than-human; human-computer interaction; HCI; Interaction design; teaching
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https://doi.org/10.21606/drslxd.2024.083
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Eriksson, E., Nilsson, E.M., Bekker, T.,and Yoo, D.(2023) Teaching Practices on More-than-human Perspectives in HCI Education – Current State and Future Paths, in Derek Jones, Naz Borekci, Violeta Clemente, James Corazzo, Nicole Lotz, Liv Merete Nielsen, Lesley-Ann Noel (eds.), The 7th International Conference for Design Education Researchers, 29 November - 1 December 2023, London, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.21606/drslxd.2024.083
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Teaching Practices on More-than-human Perspectives in HCI Education – Current State and Future Paths
In times of climate emergency and artificial intelligence affecting everything in life, we must reconsider the way we teach our students how to become responsible designers of future technologies. In recent years we have seen a rise in interest in more-than-human perspectives in human-computer interaction (HCI), where more-than-human things, species, and designers move the field beyond traditional human-centred approaches. In this paper, we set out to explore how this new approach is taught, what we can learn from it, and what challenges remain. The contribution of this paper is an overview of a selection of more-than-human teaching practices and curriculum in higher education, and some suggestions of future paths.