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In
the Interaction Design and Work Practice Lab, our core belief is that
information and communication technologies need to be useful, usable and
always designed, developed and implemented to maximise human agency and
benefit. Our interest is more on understanding how humans solve problems
with the support of technology, than on how technology solves problems,
real or assumed, for humans.
Nowadays, information and communications technologies are used not just
in the workplace but increasingly in other social environments and for
activities other than work. The social role of telecommunications is growing
and the technology available to us is increasingly designed to both augment
and be hosted by the human body as people move through their environment
carrying their potential connectivity to the networked environment with
them.
Current projects share a focus on the development of methods, tools, processes,
and theoretical perspectives that enhance the usability and usefulness
of existing and emerging information and communications technology. In
particular, we are interested in design practices that recognise issues
of use, including social and ethical issues, emerging from developments
in mobile and ubiquitous computing.
Current External Funded Projects:
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A R C D I S C O V E R Y P
R O J E C T D P 0 4 5 3 1 3 9
An empirical framework for
designing usable and useful wireless mobile computing applications.
Chief Investigators: A/Prof Toni Robertson, Dr Christopher
Lueg; PhD Student: Kirsten Sadler
Summary:
The technological challenges posed by mobile computing devices have
taken priority over the issues of appropriate use and usability
that will ultimately determine their success in real work environments.
This project investigates these issues, particularly the role played
by the context of use in the usability and usefulness of mobile
applications.
The project's aims will be realised through ethnographic studies
of mobile work practice, representative use scenarios and the development
of an empirically grounded conceptual framework that can guide the
design of usable mobile applications. The results will increase
the successful utilisation of mobile technology by Australian industries.
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A/PROF
TONI ROBERTSON
Associate Professor, FIT
A/PROF JOHN LEANEY
Adjunct Associate Professor, FIT
PROF JENNY EDWARDS
Adjunct Professor, FIT
PROF ROSS GIBSON
R/Prof, New Media & Digital Culture
LIAN LOKE
Lecturer, ENG and PhD Student, FIT
JULIA COLEMAN PRIOR
Lecturer, FIT
DR TIM MANSFIELD
Lecturer, FIT
DR THERESA DIRNDORFER
ANDERSON
Lecturer, HSS
ASTRID TWENEBOWA
LARSSEN
PhD Student, FIT
KIRSTEN SADLER
PhD Student, FIT
DR JENI PAAY
Visiting Fellow. FIT
PENNY HAGEN
Masters Student, FIT
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