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The DUB seminar will be hosted from 12-1pm on Wednesdays and (AFAIK) will conducted entirely over Zoom this quarter. I've listed the planned talks here and linked them on the calendar in Canvas. I don't schedule the DUB seminar and I know things sometimes change over the quarter. The latest version will always be [https://dub.washington.edu/seminar.html on the DUB seminar webpage] and changes will be announced on the [https://dub.washington.edu/gettinginvolved.html#tab_mailing_lists_and_slack DUB mailing lists].
The DUB seminar will be hosted from 12-1pm on Wednesdays and (AFAIK) will conducted entirely over Zoom this quarter. I've listed the planned talks here and linked them on the calendar in Canvas. I don't schedule the DUB seminar and I know things sometimes change over the quarter. The latest version will always be [https://dub.washington.edu/seminar.html on the DUB seminar webpage] and changes will be announced on the [https://dub.washington.edu/gettinginvolved.html#tab_mailing_lists_and_slack DUB mailing lists].


* Wednesday October 6: Marshini Chetty (University of Chicago)
# Wednesday October 6: Marshini Chetty (University of Chicago)
* Friday October 15 DUB Retreat (Speakers TBA)
# Wednesday October 20 Lindah Kotut (UW Information School)
* Wednesday October 20 Lindah Kotut (UW Information School)
# Wednesday October 27 Nithya Sambasivan (Google)
* Wednesday October 27 Nithya Sambasivan (Google)
# Wednesday November 3 Sucheta Ghoshal (UW Human Centered Design & Engineering)
* Wednesday November 3 Sucheta Ghoshal (UW Human Centered Design & Engineering)
# Wednesday November 10/21 Jed Brubaker (University of Colorado)
* Wednesday November 10/21 Jed Brubaker (University of Colorado)
# Wednesday November 17/21 Leilani Battle (UW Computer Science & Engineering)
* Wednesday November 17/21 Leilani Battle (UW Computer Science & Engineering)
# Wednesday December 1 Martez Mott (Microsoft Research)
* Wednesday December 1 Martez Mott (Microsoft Research)


You'll notice that we're skipping October 13 because we'll all be attending the DUB retreat that day. You'll also notice that there will be small group mixers on both [https://dub.washington.edu/seminars/2021-09-29.html September 29] and [https://dub.washington.edu/seminars/2021-12-08.html December 8th]. Although you're not required to attend these, I strongly encourage you to attend these because they are low key, lots of fun, and provide great opportunities to connect with folks working on related stuff at UW. You can follow the links above for more information.
You'll notice that we're skipping October 13 because we'll all be attending the DUB retreat that day. You'll also notice that there will be small group mixers on both [https://dub.washington.edu/seminars/2021-09-29.html September 29] and [https://dub.washington.edu/seminars/2021-12-08.html December 8th]. Although you're not required to attend these, I strongly encourage you to attend these because they are low key, lots of fun, and provide great opportunities to connect with folks working on related stuff at UW. You can follow the links above for more information.

Revision as of 02:28, 27 September 2021

Design, Use, Build Seminar
HCID 590 A - Master of Human-Computer Interaction and Design
Instructor: Benjamin Mako Hill / makohill@uw.edu
Office Hours: By appointment (I'm usually available via chat during "business hours.") You can view out my calendar and/or put yourself on it. If you schedule a meeting, we'll meet in the Jitsi room (makooffice) you'll get a link to through the scheduling app.
Meeting Times: Mondays 12-1pm and three Mondays 3:30-5pm (see FIXME calendar in Canvas)
Course Websites:
  • We will use Canvas for announcements and turning in assignments
  • We will use our own Slack Channel for asynchronous 'group chat' to discuss assignments and readings, ask questions, and share information around the course material throughout the week.
  • We will be doing our synchronous class meetings in Zoom. The link the Zoom channel will be placed in the Teams channel each week.
Course Catalog Description:
Covers the latest research in human-computer interaction and design, through talks by both UW and outside researchers.

Overview and Learning Objectives

The power of the Design, Use, Build group (DUB) lies in the way that brings together people across a range of departments at the University of Washington. DUB helps set up UW faculty to take on major challenges in HCI by bringing folks out of their departments and exposing them to new ideas and persepctives. The primary venues for this are the annual DUB retreat, small group activities organized several times throughout the year, and the DUB seminar. For more than 15 years, the DUB seminar has brought some of the leading researchers working at the intersections of people and computing to UW. It remains one of the best and easiest ways to connect with the broader UW community.

I am going to approach HCID 590 as a kind of slow-burn class stretched out across the year. That means that there won't be a final exam at the end of the quarter. It also means that each quarter the learning goals will shift. This also means that the assignments and activities may change so that they can build upon what you have learned. The first quarter of DUB, will be an opportunity for you to learn about the DUB community, practice formulating questions, and reflecting on what you have heard.

I will consider this quarter a success if following happens:

  • Everyone attends and participates in the weekly DUB seminars and the required discussion sessions.
  • Everyone is able to routinely form thoughtful questions about the academic work presented that would be appropriate to academic speakers, your classmates, and industry.
  • Everyone listens actively and takes excellent notes.

Class Schedule

Seminars

The DUB seminar will be hosted from 12-1pm on Wednesdays and (AFAIK) will conducted entirely over Zoom this quarter. I've listed the planned talks here and linked them on the calendar in Canvas. I don't schedule the DUB seminar and I know things sometimes change over the quarter. The latest version will always be on the DUB seminar webpage and changes will be announced on the DUB mailing lists.

  1. Wednesday October 6: Marshini Chetty (University of Chicago)
  2. Wednesday October 20 Lindah Kotut (UW Information School)
  3. Wednesday October 27 Nithya Sambasivan (Google)
  4. Wednesday November 3 Sucheta Ghoshal (UW Human Centered Design & Engineering)
  5. Wednesday November 10/21 Jed Brubaker (University of Colorado)
  6. Wednesday November 17/21 Leilani Battle (UW Computer Science & Engineering)
  7. Wednesday December 1 Martez Mott (Microsoft Research)

You'll notice that we're skipping October 13 because we'll all be attending the DUB retreat that day. You'll also notice that there will be small group mixers on both September 29 and December 8th. Although you're not required to attend these, I strongly encourage you to attend these because they are low key, lots of fun, and provide great opportunities to connect with folks working on related stuff at UW. You can follow the links above for more information.

Class Group Discussions

You are expected to attend the two facilitated group discussion events listed below and on the class Canvas calendar:

  1. Monday, October 25th from 3:30–5pm (in person in Alumni House classroom)
  2. Monday, November 15th from 3:30–5pm (in person in Alumni House classroom)
  3. Monday, December 6th from 3:30–5pm (Optional and virtual only via Zoom)

Assignments

There will be three

Class Deliverables: 1. Formulate Questions A critical skill to build and refine is formulating questions to enhance your knowledge and understanding. “The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.” Thomas Berger, American Novelist What you turn in: For each class, write down 3 questions. 1. A follow-up question for the speaker 2. A question for the cohort to discuss 3. A question for the instructor, industry, or someone else Every question that you ask should help you gather facts or opinions. The questions should be probing and with a purpose. It is not required of you to ask the speaker any questions but it is highly encouraged. If you decide to ask your questions in class be sure to respect the speaker and ask questions that you are really interested in learning about. 2. Visual Note Linking the Presentation to Design Create a visual note from the talks that illustrate; a. how the talk fits into the design challenges that you are currently addressing or b. Highlight research methods that you can use in the context of your projects. If neither prompt aligns with the talk, then capture your key takeaway. Please do not try to visualize the whole presentation within your one visual note. Just focus on one key point. Download the template from the course Canvas site.

What to turn in: Each week create one visual note and submit it to Canvas by the end of the week. The visual note can be in pdf or any standard image format.

Group Discussion: There are two ways in which our cohort can continue the DUB dialogue. 1. After DUB Seminar Discussion I am a geek. I tend to geek out about a lot of things. I am inherently curious to know what else is happening in the world. I would love for you to geek out with me. Throughout the quarter, I have scheduled DUB discussions where we can all get together and have discussions about the various DUB topics. 2. MHCI+D DUB Cohort7 Slack Discussion Group We will be setting up a Slack group for our cohort as a place to continue our DUB Seminar Dialogue. This is a place for us to discuss the weekly presentations. Here we can talk about what inspired us, what confused us, and what bothered us. I believe that a seminar is about the dialogue so I would like to embrace that with you.

Office Hours: I will be having weekly open office hours directly after the DUB Seminar Presentations. When: Wendesdays, 1:00 - 1:30pm Join URL: https://washington.zoom.us/j/93374178851

(Links to an external site.)

Feel free to come join me after the DUB seminars presentations to chat about DUB.

Resources: DUB Website: https://dub.washington.edu

(Links to an external site.)

DUB Calendar: https://dub.washington.edu/seminar.html

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Sketchnoting Resources: The 50/50 Rule of Visual Note-Taking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNFk1HvlCho

(Links to an external site.)

Verbal to Visual / What is Sketchnoting https://www.verbaltovisual.com/what-is-sketchnoting/

(Links to an external site.)

Course Summary: Date Details Due Wed Oct 7, 2020 Calendar Event

DUB 590 Office Hours with Scott

1pm to 1:30pm Fri Oct 9, 2020 Assignment

Week 1 - Questions + Visual Notes - Tanu Mitra

due by 9pm Wed Oct 14, 2020 Calendar Event

DUB 590 Office Hours with Scott

1pm to 1:30pm Fri Oct 16, 2020 Calendar Event

DUB Retreat

12am Assignment

Week 2 - Questions + Visual Notes - Neha Kumar

due by 9pm Wed Oct 21, 2020 Calendar Event

DUB 590 Office Hours with Scott

1pm to 1:30pm Thu Oct 22, 2020 Calendar Event

HCID 590 DUB Discussion

1pm to 2:30pm Wed Oct 28, 2020 Calendar Event

DUB 590 Office Hours with Scott

1pm to 1:30pm Fri Oct 30, 2020 Assignment

Week 4 - Questions + Visual Notes - Christina N. Harrington

due by 9pm Wed Nov 4, 2020 Calendar Event

DUB 590 Office Hours with Scott

1pm to 1:30pm Fri Nov 6, 2020 Assignment

Week 5 - Questions + Visual Notes - James Pierce

due by 9pm Wed Nov 11, 2020 Calendar Event

DUB 590 Office Hours with Scott

1pm to 1:30pm Wed Nov 18, 2020 Calendar Event

DUB 590 Office Hours with Scott

1pm to 1:30pm Thu Nov 19, 2020 Calendar Event

HCID 590 DUB Discussion

1pm to 2:30pm Fri Nov 20, 2020 Assignment

Week 7 - Questions + Visual Notes - César Torres

due by 9pm Wed Nov 25, 2020 Calendar Event

DUB 590 Office Hours with Scott

1pm to 1:30pm Fri Nov 27, 2020 Assignment

Week 8 - Questions + Visual Notes - Robert Xiao

due by 9pm Wed Dec 2, 2020 Calendar Event

DUB 590 Office Hours with Scott

1pm to 1:30pm Fri Dec 4, 2020 Assignment

Week 9 - Questions + Visual Notes - Steve Oney

due by 9pm Wed Dec 9, 2020 Calendar Event

DUB 590 Office Hours with Scott

1pm to 1:30pm Wed Dec 16, 2020 Calendar Event

DUB 590 Office Hours with Scott

1pm to 1:30pm Fri Dec 18, 2020 Calendar Event

HCID 590 DUB Discussion (Optional)

12:30pm to 2pm