Teaching Web Fluency: How we can help web users become web thinkers and web makers?

Posted on May 13, 2013, by Anne

Who: Jon Udell, Microsoft
What: Teaching Web Fluency: How we can help web users become web thinkers and web makers?
When: Friday, May 17, Noon to 1:20 p.m. Pizza provided!
Where: Mary Gates Hall (MGH), Room 420, University of Washington, Seattle

Abstract: Students of computer and information sciences aren’t the only ones who need to understand how web resources are represented, named, provided, composed, and exchanged. Everyone can learn a set of basic principles and then apply them to be more effective participants in (and co-creators of) the web. Microsoft’s Jon Udell is teaching communities how to manage their public calendars in a way that enables groups and organization to be authoritative for their own calendar data, and to connect their calendars in syndication networks using the well-established (but underutilized) Internet standard for calendar exchange. In this talk he’ll review the progress he’s made so far helping cities and towns around the country adopt this model, discuss the web concepts required, and explore the challenges involved in conveying those concepts. He’ll also suggest how lessons learned from community calendar syndication can generalize to other domains, including health care, energy conservation, and political discourse.

About Jon Udell
Jon Udell is an author, information architect, software developer, and new media innovator. His 1999 book, Practical Internet Groupware, helped lay the foundation for what we now call social software. Udell was formerly a software developer at Lotus, BYTE Magazine’s executive editor and Web maven, and an independent consultant. A hands-on thinker, Udell’s analysis of industry trends has always been informed by his own ongoing experiments with software, information architecture, and new media. From 2002 to 2006 he was InfoWorld’s lead analyst, author of the weekly Strategic Developer column, and blogger-in-chief. During his InfoWorld tenure he also pioneered the medium now known as screencasting and produced an audio show, Interviews with Innovators. In 2007 Udell joined Microsoft as a writer, interviewer, speaker, and experimental software developer. Currently he is building and explaining a calendar network that’s based on open standards and runs in the Windows Azure cloud.

Seattle CodeDay

Posted on May 10, 2013, by Anne

CodeDay is a 24 hour hackathon aimed towards students and hosted by local nonprofit StudentRND. CodeDay is aimed at students and it is focused on helping students learn new technologies and showing off their coding skills.

The next Seattle CodeDay event is coming up soon on May 25, 2013. Tickets are on sale now for $10 until May 20 and $20 afterwards.

More information: http://codeday.org/

Advancement Student Worker position with College of Engineering

Posted on May 7, 2013, by hcdefd

Payroll Title: Part-Time Advancement Student Worker

Supervised By: Special Events Manager, College of Engineering

Primary Responsibilities:

Assist special events team with the production of event collateral, venue research, online calendar updating, and day-of event assistance.

Assist donor relations manager with endowment and donor files, schedule student scholarship recipients for assignments and update and maintain the endowment master list.

Data entry, ensure that alumni updates are entered into University database.

Assist Marketing and Communications team with research projects, mail list maintenance, online image gallery maintenance and general office support.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Not applicable

Desired Qualifications:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Project management skills, ability work independently and meet deadlines. Attention to detail and the ability to multi-task.

Capacity to work professionally with many constituencies (e.g., staff, faculty).

Demonstrated strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office, Creative Suite (primarily InDesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator) and MAC computers.

Ability to work outside of regularly scheduled work hours on event days (evenings and weekends).

Ability to lift 25-30 lbs.

To APPLY please forward resumes to claradp@uw.edu

Society of Women Engineers presents the Roaring Twenties Ball

Posted on April 30, 2013, by hcdefd

Join us May 17^th, 7:30pm

for DINING, DRINKS, DANCIN’ and a DARN good time!

Your favorite Engineering Ladies are hosting a Roaring Twenties Ball to celebrate the end of Spring Quarter. Finish off the school year with this unforgettable night glittering of love, bliss and extravagance! If you’re a senior, don’t miss out on the last fun event that you will have as a UW student!

Featuring: LIVE BAND LIVE SINGERS
The Joint: HUB South Ballroom

The goods:

Open to all kinds o’ cats (all majors)
Live Swingin’ Band – playing modern music!
Free ritzy Italian cuisine catered by Bay Laurel
Spiffy chocolate fondue fountain
Swanky (formal) attire suggested
Moonshine for 21+ (professional bartender)
Themed free photo booth with wacky accessories! Keep your memories forever…

THEME is Roaring Twenties: Reference the Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge and Some Like it Hot for Outfit Ideas. Don’t be the only one looking like you just finished from lab.

Your secret password:
$15 pre-sale
$20 after May 1st
Tickets: tinyurl.com/SWE13

Event site: tinyurl.com/SWE13

Find us on Facebook: Roaring Twenties Ball

The 10th annual Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition!

Posted on April 30, 2013, by hcdefd

Announcing the 10th^th annual

Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC)

Students: Do you have a world-changing idea?

The Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) is a social venture plan competition open to enrolled university students in any discipline around the world. Applicants submit an executive summary of a business idea that both addresses an issue related to global poverty and will be implemented in the developing world.

The deadline for this year’s competition is Tuesday November 12, 2013 at midnight Pacific Time. Semi-finalist teams (about 15-20) will be notified in early December, and will be invited to compete at the week-long competition held at the University of Washington in Seattle February 24-28, 2014, where they will receive coaching, network with hundreds of local health, development and business professionals, attend an event with the Seattle Rotary, and finally, compete for cash and in-kind prizes, including a grand prize of $12,500, a $10,000 Global Health prize, a $10,000 ICT prize, and other prizes from the Rotary and NCIIA, detailed along with their criteria here.

Applications will open in August, 2013. Learn more about GSEC at our website.

gsec@uw.edu | GSEC on Facebook |GSEC Home Page

UW Seattle Tech Meetup- May 21st!

Posted on April 23, 2013, by hcdefd

Seattle Tech Meetup happens on the 3rd Tuesday of every month, and this May they’ve decided to host their event at UW!

Join us for FREE on May 21st for food, drink, fun, community connections and five awesome presentations of new technology from startups and major companies founded or run by UW grads! Enjoy this SPECIAL EVENT bridging the UW tech community with the greater Seattle tech community.

Agenda

6:00pm – Doors Open/Buffet/Drinks/Get to know your community
7:00pm – Event Begins!

- Community Announcements: Events, Jobs, etc. (20 seconds/ea)
- Pres. #1: PatientStream
- Pres. #2: LumiSands
- Pres. #3: SpiralGenetics
- Pres. #4: Decide.com
- Pres. #5: (Surprise Keynote!!)

8:00pm – Closing / Sponsor thank you’s / Open Networking

Sign up information: The event will be on May 21st at 6pm at the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering. The event is FREE…FREE…FREE…and we’re expecting 300+ to show up. If you want to attend, RSVP Here: http://www.meetup.com/SeattleTechMeetup/events/107869672/

Want to know more about #STMeetup? Check out the STM Teaser Video.

PS SIGCHI Spring Workshop

Posted on April 15, 2013, by hcdefd

The UX Team of One Bootcamp
@ TBA
Friday, May 31st, 2013 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Many organizations have only a modest understanding of user experience. Some have none at all. In such an environment, if you are the key person or team driving for a more user-centered way of working, you are a user experience team of one. (That’s true whether it’s your official job or not.)

This workshop is a hands-on crash course in the skills, methods, and clever hacks that successful UX teams of one use to work inclusively, efficiently, and effectively. It is also a frank and candid guide to the challenges and opportunities that you might encounter if you’re a UX team of one.

In this workshop, you’ll learn:

Quick and effective methods for every point in the UX process, from planning a project to collaborative lo-fi design and rapid prototyping
Language and tools for “selling” UX and building support
Soft skills for gaining buy-in, conquering conflict, and communicating your work

Like any good bootcamp, this workshop will get you working, sweating, and challenging your own assumptions about what you’re capable of.

About Leah Buley

Leah Buley is a design strategist at Intuit and the author of the forthcoming book “The User Experience Team of One”. Prior to Intuit, Leah was a lead experience designer at Adaptive Path working for clients in financial services, media, consumer products, and the non-profit world. Leah writes and speaks regularly on tactics for inviting colleagues and skeptics into the user-centered design process. Her workshops and presentations have a reputation for being quirky, information-packed, and always fun.

Date & Time: Friday, May 31st, 2013 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Location: TBA

Agenda

9:00 – 9:30 Check-in and breakfast
9:30 – 12:00 Workshop
12:00 – 12:30 Lunch
12:30 – 3:00 Workshop

Registration

A limited number of scholarships are available! See our website for details.

Early bird signup before May 1st
$360 for members, $395 for non-members (includes PS SIGCHI membership for a year).

May 1st or later
$375 for members, $410 for non-members (includes PS SIGCHI membership for a year)

Join PS SIGCHI for only $35/year for extra benefits.

Rebecca Destello
Secretary, Puget Sound SIGCHI
http://www.pssigchi.org

UW Libraries Research Award for Undergraduates

Posted on April 9, 2013, by hcdefd

Call for UW Undergrad Research Papers & Projects - Be eligible for a $1000.00 award!

What? The UW Libraries Research Award for Undergraduates recognizes undergraduate students who have authored superb research projects that demonstrate a creative use of scholarly materials.
Why? Winners receive $1,000 and University-wide recognition for their outstanding accomplishment.
When? Deadline to submit is Monday, May 13, 2013, by 5:00pm PST.
Where and How? Submission criteria and guidelines are available online.
Questions? Send them to libaward@uw.edu

UX Speaker Series: Cross-Platform Product Design – Rhapsody Case Study

Posted on March 12, 2013, by hcdesta

Please join the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) for a 10-week seminar this winter on user experience (UX), as industry experts speak about current issues and research in the field.

Each 40-minute talk will be filmed and will be followed by a Q&A session. Videos of each talk will be posted online afterwards. Members of the University of Washington community and the public are welcome. http://www.hcde.washington.edu/ux

Lecture Speaker: Carol Taylor

Date/Time: Friday, March 15, 2013 11:30–12:20 PM

Location: Loew Hall, Room 216
University of Washington, Seattle campus

Abstract Designing a compelling consumer service that delivers streaming music across a wide range of connected devices creates unique and complex UX challenges. Rhapsody has encountered different standards and constraints across mobile phones, tablets, PCs, Web, TVs, xBox and consumer electronics devices running Android, iOS, Windows, and other proprietary operating systems. Learn how we adapted and innovated to move towards a unified music service that compliments the needs and strengths of different contexts of use.

About the Speaker
Carol A. Taylor is the Director of User Research and Experience at Rhapsody International, a streaming music service. Prior to Rhapsody, she worked at Motricity (mobile data services) and T-Mobile USA and was a partner in both Magi Group Interactive and Sakson & Taylor. She has been researching and designing user experiences for mobile, Web, and PC applications for the past 15 years and is currently focused on cross-platform experience design for mobile, PC, and consumer electronics devices.

UX Designer/Information Architect Wanted by MasterclassU.com

Posted on March 6, 2013, by hcdefd

MasterclassU.com is a non-profit music start up for virtual music education web-based application.

The ideal candidate’s skill set:

Embrace Lean Start-Up principles.
UX Designer – Turn the vision and general design into a User Centered Design with User Experience Specifications for our software developers. Create personas, user journeys, and task based design.
Information Architect – Must be well versed in the core aspects of designing for website usability.
User Testing – Bring the usability of the new design from an initial point of “great idea” to “proven idea backed up with a proven design” that can be refined and polished iteratively.
Business Acumen – Be an active musician.

Pay is negotiable. Part-time contract position/hourly basis. Must be available to start immediately.

Please send your resume and portfolio link to Faculty@masterclassu.com

Job Information Link: http://masterclassu.wpengine.com/?p=18

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