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Pearce, Jon and Pardo, Sofia (2008): To search or to explore -- that is the question: a study in mindful engagement. In: Proceedings of OZCHI08 - the CHISIG Annual Conference on Human-Computer Interaction 2008. pp. 251-254. Available online

“It's easy to attract someone's attention on the web -- seductive animations using software such as Flash make this all too easy. But how do you retain their interest and, more importantly, keep their focus on the task at hand? We have approached this question by producing a research tool called iFISH that enables us to quickly construct environments in which users explore a range of outcomes based on their dynamic changes to personal preference settings, together with reflections on the consequences of these changes. We first describe a study using this tool in the context of students given the task of making a selection from a large range of university subjects, and later we introduce other uses of such a system.”

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Pardo, Sofia, Vetere, Frank and Howard, Steve (2006): Teachers' involvement in usability testing with children. In: Proceedings of ACM IDC06: Interaction Design and Children 2006. pp. 89-92. Available online

“This paper describes the involvement of teachers as facilitators in user-based evaluation of educational software. Findings from a case study that compare the behaviour of teachers and designers during the evaluation indicate that there is no strong evidence to support the current practice of teachers' tangential participation in the evaluation of educational software. Further research is needed to better understand the role teachers can play in this type of evaluation so that their knowledge and experience can positively contribute to the evaluation process and outcomes, whilst retaining the children's valuable contribution.”

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Pardo, Sofia, Vetere, Frank and Howard, Steve (2005): Broadening stakeholder involvement in UCD: designers' perspectives on child-centred design. In: Proceedings of OZCHI05, the CHISIG Annual Conference on Human-Computer Interaction 2005. pp. 1-9. Available online

“We contribute to research and practice in User Centred Design (UCD) by arguing that, in certain contexts, the literal and restrictive interpretation of 'user' as hands-on user can be a hurdle to achieving development processes that are profoundly use-centred, and products that better support end users. Our example case focuses on Child Centred Design (CCD) and drawing on empirical data, we negate some popular concerns relating to the involvement of teachers in the child-designer equation, and suggest new structures for children and their teachers to jointly engage in UCD. The traditional power structure of adult-child or teacher-student, seen by previous authors as a barrier to involving teachers in CCD, is challenged and the need for an extension of the designer-child partnership to include a significant role for teachers is proposed. The implications for the wider UCD literature relate to a broadening of stakeholder involvement in design.”

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Publication period:2005-2008
Publication count:3
Number of co-authors:3



Productive colleagues

Sofia Pardo's 3 most productive colleagues in number of publications:

Steve Howard:48
Frank Vetere:32
Jon Pearce:3


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Number of publications with 3 favourite co-authors:

Frank Vetere:2
Steve Howard:2
Jon Pearce:1

 

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