User-Centered Design In and Beyond the Classroom: Toward an Accountable Practice

Ann Shivers-McNair University of Arizona ; Joy Phillips ; Alyse Campbell University of Washington ; Hanh H. Mai ; Alice Yan ; John Forrest Macy University of Washington ; James Wenlock University of Washington ; Savannah Fry University of Washington ; Yishan Guan University of Washington

Abstract

The authors, an instructor and students, describe our practice of user-centered design on three levels: in the design and structure of an advanced undergraduate course in which we all participated, in student projects designed during the course, and in our reflections on the course presented here. We argue that principles of user-centered design can and should be more than course concepts and assignments; they can be core practices of the course that hold both students and teachers accountable for the impacts of their rhetorical choices. We offer a model for other teacher-scholars looking to involve students in the design of their courses and in writing together about their work.

Journal
Computers and Composition
Published
2018-09-01
DOI
10.1016/j.compcom.2018.05.003
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  1. Computers and Composition
  2. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
  3. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
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  2. Computers and Composition
  3. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
  4. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
  5. Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric
  6. Technical Communication Quarterly
  7. Computers and Composition

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