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  • Extending knowledge domains for new media education: integrating interaction design theory and methods.

Faiola, Anthony, Boyd Davis, Stephen and Edwards, Richard L., 2010, Journal Article, Extending knowledge domains for new media education: integrating interaction design theory and methods. New Media and Society, 12 (5). pp. 691-709. ISSN 1461-4448

Abstract or Description:

Over the last 10 years, new media has ascended to a prominent place in many fields that utilize communication technologies. At the same time, new media education has evolved in such a way that students are often not prepared to understand the social context of new media design and development. To produce new media professionals who are adequately prepared to meet the needs of an online hyper-social marketplace, new media curricula must reflect those human-centered theories and practices found within the discipline of interaction design, in addition to formal new media technical knowledge. The authors propose a new three-by-three theoretical model, referred to as Knowledge-Operators-and-Domains (KOD). Applying this model suggests an approach that extends the practical boundaries of new media to include a range of human-centered theories and practices, such as ethnography and usability-based studies.

Official URL: http://tinyurl.com/5ty68kf
School or Centre: School of Design
Identification Number or DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444809353014
Uncontrolled Keywords: education, ethnography, design, human-centered design, interaction design, new media
Date Deposited: 07 Mar 2011 10:46
Last Modified: 09 Nov 2018 14:25
URI: https://researchonline.rca.ac.uk/id/eprint/894
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