PinnedAlannah OlesoninBits and BehaviorBeyond “Average” Users: Building Inclusive Design Skills with the CIDER TechniqueIn today’s connected world, everyone should be able to effectively interact with technology so they can access the benefits it provides…Oct 5, 2022Oct 5, 2022
PinnedAlannah OlesoninBits and BehaviorTrip Report: EduCHI 2021HCI+UX design educators have gotten pretty good at promoting collaboration and community in virtual spaces — no surprise.May 16, 2021May 16, 2021
Alannah OlesoninBits and BehaviorTrip Report: 2020 Software Developer Diversity and Inclusion WorkshopBuilding community and brainstorming concrete ways to support D&I in softwareAug 19, 2020Aug 19, 2020
Alannah OlesoninBits and BehaviorSeven tips to improve HCI educationTeaching software interface design is hard, but it doesn’t have to beJan 20, 2020Jan 20, 2020
Alannah OlesoninBits and BehaviorLearning to think II: Designing the functional PhD student experienceDesign has been on my brain lately. What is design? Where does it happen? How does it happen best? How can we teach others to design well…May 19, 2019May 19, 2019
Alannah OlesoninBits and BehaviorCommunity Building at the 2019 CRA-W Grad Cohort for Women418 graduate women in computing learning the skills to change the world #GradCohort2019Apr 13, 2019Apr 13, 2019
Alannah OlesoninBits and BehaviorTwo Days with Designers: IxDA Education Summit 2019This week, Seattle welcomes the IxDA’s Interaction Week 2019, bringing together interaction design practitioners, researchers, and…Feb 6, 2019Feb 6, 2019
Alannah OlesonLearning to think: Becoming a functional PhD studentLast week marked the end of my first quarter at the University of Washington’s Information School. After ten weeks, I can confidently say…Dec 20, 20183Dec 20, 20183