The Impact of Out-of-School IT and Media Use on ICT in Education

Mr. Peter Looms Senior Consultant, DR Interactive, Danish Broadcasting Corporation. Visiting lecturer of the MSc(ECom-IComp) Programme, Department of Computer Science & Information Systems, The University of Hong Kong.As educators we have a tendency to assume that the use of information and communication technologies in school plays a dominant part in the acquisition of effective knowledge and skills in this domain. We tend to overlook what our pupils and students do in their own time and the impact this also has on their cognitive and affective development. Using examples from Europe, US and Asia this seminar the speaker explore current trends in media use by children and adolescents and the implications of this out-of-school learning for what we do in education.published_or_final_versionHosted by: The MSc(ECom-IComp) Programme Office; Co-organized by: The Centre for Information Technology in School & Teacher Education, School of Professional & Continuing Education, The University of Hong Kon

Design for the value of inclusiveness

There is an increasing awareness that many everyday products and services present challenges and difficulties to potential users. These difficulties may arise because the products and services have not been designed to allow for the full range of functional capabilities of the users who wish to use them. Medical conditions, accidents, ageing, or genetic predisposition means that most people will at some point experience functional impairments that make everyday products and services difficult to use. This chapter aims to introduce readers to the needs of the full range of users and provide an introduction to how they can develop more inclusive products and services. It addresses the principal approaches and tools to designing for inclusivity as well as the underlying rationale for why companies and designers need to consider this important set of users