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Keywords:
SIGCHI, tutorials, common ground.
Introduction
The formal feedback that is traditionally available to the
tutorial program planning committee comes from survey
questionnaires filled out by tutorial attendees at prior
conferences. The surveys are extremely valuable for
helping the tutorial committee decide whether individual
tutorials meet the needs of attendees. However, the theme
of CHI ‘96, "Common Ground," suggests that we can do
more to shape the content and evolution of the CHI tutorial
program.
At this SIG, we hope to gather opinions and experiences
that will help us look at the tutorial program as a whole.
This is not the place to compliment or zing an individual
tutorial. Rather, it is a place to help shape the future of the
CHI tutorial program.
Although we are the co-chairs for the CHI ‘96 tutorial
program, we want to make it clear that this SIG is not a
CHI ‘96 planning meeting. Rather, we hope it will be the
beginning of an on-going discussion about what the CHI
tutorial program should be.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
We invite all interested conference participants to attend the
SIG, including:
- experienced tutorial presenters
- prospective tutorial presenters
- experienced tutorial attendees
- prospective tutorial attendees.
ISSUES
The SIG will address some issues that cannot be addressed
by the survey questionnaires that tutorial attendees fill out:
How should the content of the tutorial program be defined?
Are tutorial presenters satisfied with the program? And
what do prospective presenters need to know about how to
propose and deliver a tutorial? Here's the way we will
approach these issues during the SIG.
Tutorial topics.
Should the CHI tutorial program seek to cover a "common
ground" of knowledge and experience from the field of
CHI? What topics might that common ground include?
And is the common ground perhaps different for different
groups of CHI tutorial attendees (newcomers to the field
who want an introduction vs. veterans who want a deeper
look at a topic, for instance)?
Tutorial presenter's experience.
How do CHI tutorial presenters feel about their experience?
What do they get out of it? Are there things about the
tutorial program that drive them nuts? Should we be
gathering formal feedback from presenters, and if so, how?
Encouraging new presenters.
What's the procedure for proposing a tutorial? What
prevents some prospective presenters from submitting
tutorial proposals? What advice do experienced presenters
have for new presenters? And what advice would attendees
like to give future presenters?
GOALS OF THE SIG
The SIG will provide a forum at which:
- interested people may start an on-going discussion about
the CHI tutorial program
- CHI tutorial presenters may voice their satisfaction or
dissatisfaction with their experiences giving tutorials
- CHI tutorial attendees may voice opinions that are not
addressed by the feedback questionnaires
- prospective CHI tutorial presenters may learn about how
to propose and present a tutorial.
