SIG: Worldwide HCI Professional Education

Organizer

Marian G. Williams, University of Massachusetts Lowell

A good deal of attention hs been paid to HCI education in traditional academic settings, but much less has been paid to HCI professional continuing education. A working group is being formed through the sponsorship of ACM SIGCHI to examine the meaning of professional education in countries around the world, propose a curriculum for HCI continuing education, recommend vehicles for delivering that curriculum, and suggest strategies by which SIGCHI can support worldwide HCI professional education.

Participants in this SIG will llearn about the SIGCHI working group and will have an opportunity to influence its direction. All CHI attendees are invited; participants from outside the U.S. and Canada are particularly encouraged to attend. The SIG will begin with a brief presentation, followed by small- and whole-group discussions and written feedback through a brief questionnaire.

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