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This coop is for all who seek to teach on human values, tools & technology, and design, in such areas as Information Science, Informatics, Computer Science, Engineering, Design, Media Arts, and related areas.
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Welcome to the '''VSD Coop'''! Coop is short for cooperative. A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative cooperative] is an autonomous group of people mobilizing around a common set of aspirations or concerns.  
  
We seek to help catalyze a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_of_practice community of practice] around educational resources related to [https://vsdesign.org/ Value Sensitive Design], but all sympathetic approaches are welcome.
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As one piece in this effort, our goal is to build a space to share educational resources, including:  
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* Bibliographies
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* Case studies
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* Class activities
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* Content modules
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* Design projects
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* Presentations
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* Syllabi
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* Video lectures and demonstrations
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* Writing exercises
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* ...
  
====[[Goals for the value sensitive design coop]]====
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Coops are jointly owned and democratically controlled. As such, the coop is organized on a wiki. This means anyone is welcome to contribute content and resources, as well as edit existing content. We would like for the Coop to be as useful a resource as possible to as many people as possible. As such, when you are adding resources to the Coop, please use our [[style guide]] as a reference for what to include.
====[[Contributing to the coop]]====
 
====[[About the style guide]]====
 
  
== Contributing to the Coop  ==
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==What is Value Sensitive Design?==
To contribute to the coop you must first create an account (see below).
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Value sensitive design (VSD) seeks to provide theory and method to account for human values in a principled and systematic manner throughout the design process. Central to a value sensitive design approach are analyses of both direct and indirect stakeholders; distinctions among designer values, values explicitly supported by the technology, and stakeholder values; individual, group, and societal levels of analysis; the integrative and iterative conceptual, technical, and empirical investigations; and a commitment to progress (not perfection).
Once you have an account, please see the style guide to understand formatting your contribution. As the coop is under development, please feel free to make notes or changes where you see fit.
 
  
=== Create an Account ===
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Suggested readings on value sensitive design:
Our process for registering new users is still underdevelopment. For now, please email Nick at nlogler@uw.edu and let him know who you are and why you're interested and he will set up an account for you.
 
  
=== Style Guide ===
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*Friedman, B., & Hendry, D. G. (2019). ''Value Sensitive Design: Shaping Technology with Moral Imagination''. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Each section begins with a recommendation regarding what to include in content as you share it on the Coop. Please feel free to submit your own original materials, as well as materials created by others (assuming you have permission to share).  
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*Friedman, B., Hendry, D. G., and Borning, A. (2017). ''A survey of value sensitive design methods''. Foundations and Trends in Human-Computer Interaction, 11 (23), 63-125.
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*Friedman, B., & Hendry, D. (2012). The envisioning cards: a toolkit for catalyzing humanistic and technical imaginations. ''Proceedings of the 2012 ACM annual conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '12)'' (pp.1145-1148). New York: ACM Press.
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*Friedman, B., Nathan, L. P., Kane, S., and Lin, J. ''Envisioning Cards.'' University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, 2011.
  
Each template type includes the the formatting you need to create your own entry. For example, putting <nowiki>'''</nowiki> around text makes it bold.
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=== Related Approaches ===
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There are other excellent approaches for the design of technology that accounts for human values. Many of them share similar commitments and are sympathetic to the concerns of VSD, though the specifics of each approach may vary. Here is a incomplete list of some other approaches, please feel free to expand it:
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* [https://ethicsinaction.ieee.org IEEE Ethically Aligned Design]
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* [https://standards.ieee.org/project/7000.html IEEE P7000]. See, also, Spiekermann, S. (2015). ''Ethical IT Innovation: A Value-Based System Design Approach''. Boca Raton, FL: Auerbach Publications.
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* [http://www.valuesincomputing.org Values in Computing]
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* [http://designforvalues.tudelft.nl UT Delft Design for Value]
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* [https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/responsible-research-innovation Responsible Research & Innovation]
  
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=== More on the VSD Coop ===
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*[[Contributing to the coop]]
 
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*[[Style guide]]
The templates may at first seem confusing. For example, characters such as <nowiki> :: </nowiki> [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting format text] in wiki markup. In this case the two colons indent the text. We hope you can use either the blank format, or the example as a template to use when adding your own content. 
 
 
 
This is here to make adding content as easy as possible. If you have suggestions for format styling or information to include, please try it out.
 
 
 
At the VSD lab at the University of Washington, we have started using [www.github.com Git Hub] as an online repository for some of the teaching resources we use (e.g., pdfs, slides, word docs, etc). If you would like to contribute to a larger repository follow the instruction (Link to be added).
 
 
 
A list of educational resource types (please add!)
 
 
 
==== Courses ====
 
Please include the title of the course, number of credits, date, grade level,  affiliation/institution, the instructors name, a short description, and appropriate links to any full courses of syllabi.
 
 
 
The format:
 
 
 
    Title of Course
 
    Short Description with any links
 
    Instructor. Affiliation. Credit. Dates. Grade Level. Format.
 
    Files
 
 
 
An Example:
 
 
 
    Value Sensitive Design.
 
    Summary: Introduction to value sensitive design, information system design that
 
    accounts for human values in a principled and comprehensive manner.
 
    Instructor: David Hendry. Information School, University of Washington. (5
 
    credits). Spring 2018. Undergrad (B.S. Informatics).
 
    Format: Weekly lectures and studios.
 
    Files | Files
 
 
 
==== Studio Activity ====
 
Classroom or studio activities that are generally completed in class over one or more class meeting. It may also involve work completed outside of class.
 
 
 
The format:
 
 
 
    Title of Activity
 
    Short Description with any links
 
    Instructor. Affiliation. Grade Level.
 
    Files
 
 
 
==== Design Project ====
 
 
 
The format:
 
 
 
    Title of Activity
 
    Short Description with any links
 
    Instructor. Affiliation. Grade Level.
 
    Files
 
 
 
==== Writing Prompts ====
 
Writing prompts require that students read and then respond to a prompt. Typically, students engage in theory or pursue some kind of critical analysis of an author's work.
 
 
 
The format:
 
 
 
<nowiki>==== Title: Xxxx xxxx xxx ====
 
::Description: xxx xxx 
 
::[http://xxx.xxx.xxx <span style="color: green;">Author name</span>]<span style="color: green;">,
 
Affiliation-part1, Affiliation-part2, ...</span>.
 
::[link PDF] | [link DOC] | [link bib.tex] </nowiki>
 
 
 
An Example:
 
 
 
==== Tools, Technology, and Human Experience ====
 
Students read an essay, ''Preserving Wilderness'', by Wendell Berry&mdash;the American writer,
 
naturalist, and farmer&mdash;and explore how an enduring set of questions about design apply to
 
human-centered design and value sensitive design. Used in undergraduate and graduate teaching for
 
about 10 years.
 
[https://vsdesign.org <span style="color: green;">David Hendry</span>]<span style="color:
 
green;">, Value Sensitive Design Lab, The Information School, University of Washington</span>.
 
[https://github.com/dghendry/learn-uw-ischool-vsd-lab/raw/master/writing-activities/W01/w01-07-01-2019.pdf PDF] | [https://github.com/dghendry/learn-uw-ischool-vsd-lab/raw/master/writing-activities/W01/w01-07-01-2019.doc DOC] | [https://github.com/dghendry/learn-uw-ischool-vsd-lab/raw/master/writing-activities/W01/w010-07-01-2019.bib bib.tex]
 
 
 
== Contact Us ==
 
There's an email coming soon just for the coop. for now, try nlogler@uw.edu.
 

Latest revision as of 17:19, 20 January 2020

Welcome to the VSD Coop! Coop is short for cooperative. A cooperative is an autonomous group of people mobilizing around a common set of aspirations or concerns.

As one piece in this effort, our goal is to build a space to share educational resources, including:

  • Bibliographies
  • Case studies
  • Class activities
  • Content modules
  • Design projects
  • Presentations
  • Syllabi
  • Video lectures and demonstrations
  • Writing exercises
  • ...

Coops are jointly owned and democratically controlled. As such, the coop is organized on a wiki. This means anyone is welcome to contribute content and resources, as well as edit existing content. We would like for the Coop to be as useful a resource as possible to as many people as possible. As such, when you are adding resources to the Coop, please use our style guide as a reference for what to include.

What is Value Sensitive Design?

Value sensitive design (VSD) seeks to provide theory and method to account for human values in a principled and systematic manner throughout the design process. Central to a value sensitive design approach are analyses of both direct and indirect stakeholders; distinctions among designer values, values explicitly supported by the technology, and stakeholder values; individual, group, and societal levels of analysis; the integrative and iterative conceptual, technical, and empirical investigations; and a commitment to progress (not perfection).

Suggested readings on value sensitive design:

  • Friedman, B., & Hendry, D. G. (2019). Value Sensitive Design: Shaping Technology with Moral Imagination. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
  • Friedman, B., Hendry, D. G., and Borning, A. (2017). A survey of value sensitive design methods. Foundations and Trends in Human-Computer Interaction, 11 (23), 63-125.
  • Friedman, B., & Hendry, D. (2012). The envisioning cards: a toolkit for catalyzing humanistic and technical imaginations. Proceedings of the 2012 ACM annual conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '12) (pp.1145-1148). New York: ACM Press.
  • Friedman, B., Nathan, L. P., Kane, S., and Lin, J. Envisioning Cards. University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, 2011.

Related Approaches

There are other excellent approaches for the design of technology that accounts for human values. Many of them share similar commitments and are sympathetic to the concerns of VSD, though the specifics of each approach may vary. Here is a incomplete list of some other approaches, please feel free to expand it:

More on the VSD Coop