A review of research on universal usability, plasticity of user interface design and facilitation
of interface development with universal usability is presented. The survey was based on 165 …

Most programs today are written not by professional software developers, but by people with
expertise in other domains working towards goals for which they need computational …

We propose that the design and implementation of effective Social Learning Analytics (SLA)
present significant challenges and opportunities for both research and enterprise, in three …

PD questions major assumptions about technologies in workplaces, communities, homes,
and social institutions. It is not coincidental that PD offers these challenges at a time when …

A sociotechnical investigation of ubiquitous computing as a research enterprise and as a
lived reality. Ubiquitous computing (or ubicomp) is the label for a" third wave" of computing …

The microblogging site Twitter generates a constant stream of communication, some of
which concerns events of general interest. An analysis of Twitter may, therefore, give …

Ecological approaches to psychology suggest succinct accounts ofeasily-used artifacts.
Affordances are properties of the world that are compatible with and relevant for people's …

The emergence of ubiquitous computing as a new design paradigm poses significant
challenges for human-computer interaction (HCI) and interaction design. Traditionally, HCI …

We think that over the next few years, the goal of interactive systems and services will evolve
from just making systems easy to use (even though that goal has not yet been completely …

It has been recognized that system design will benefit from explicit study of the context in
which users work. The unaided individual divorced from a social group and from supporting …