crossing the ux interdisciplinary divide: technical communication & ux
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Explores how technical communication can participate in an interdisciplinary program in user experience.TRANSCRIPT
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Crossing the UX Interdisciplinary Divide: Technical Communication and UX
Kathie GossettAsst. Professor of Digital Humanities & Human Computing InteractionIowa State University | @gossettphd
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Laying Groundwork & Building Bridges• Making partnerships
• Administrative buy-in
• Different disciplines
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• 32 departments
• 7 colleges
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Laying Groundwork & Building Bridges• Making partnerships
• Administrative buy-in
• Different disciplines
• Cultures
• Vocabularies
• Classroom Practices
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Laying Groundwork & Building Bridges• Making partnerships
• Administrative buy-in
• Different disciplines
• Cultures
• Vocabularies
• Architecture & Classroom Practices
• Tenure & Promotion
• Publication venues
• Scholarship
• Conferences
• SIGDOC vs SIGCHI
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Technical Communication & UXCommunication as:
• Participation
• Interaction
• Design
• Structure
• Writing
“...Technical communication as a problem-solving activity.”
~Johnson-Eilola & Selber, 2013
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Technical Communication & UX
• Humanistic approach to technology
• Technical communication as problem solving
“Our field’s strengths in information design, project management, and content strategy coupled with our foundation in rhetoric are a strong fit for leading the development of programs that produce professionals capable of creating robust digital projects and services built around exciting new user experiences.”
~ Getto, Potts, Salvo, & Gossett, 2013
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Learn More• Organizations
• SIGDOC: http://www.sigdoc.org
• SIGCHI: http://www.sigchi.org/
• IxDA: http://www.ixda.org/en
• IA Institute: http://iainstitute.org
• UPA: http://www.upassoc.org
• Iowa State User Experience Lab: http://projects.vrac.iastate.edu/uxlab/