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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.
  
==Welcome==
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As one piece in this effort, our goal is to build a space to share educational resources, including:  
'''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.  
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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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* ...
  
This coop is for anyone and everyone seeking and interested ways to bring together concerns for human values, moral, and/or ethics to technical education (e.g., design, computer science, engineering, media arts). Our goal is to build a space to share educational resources (e.g., syllabi, class activities, presentations, project prompts, design studies, to name a few), and to help catalyze an ecosystem an ecosystem around these resources and practices. We are especially interested in educational resources related to [https://vsdesign.org/ Value Sensitive Design], but all sympathetic approaches are welcome.
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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.
  
Typically, 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 love 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.
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==What is Value Sensitive Design?==
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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).
  
==What is Value Sensitive Design (VSD)?==
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Suggested readings on value sensitive design:
Here's a short paragraph describing what VSDD is.
 
  
=== Other Sympathetic Approaches ===
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*Friedman, B., & Hendry, D. G. (2019). ''Value Sensitive Design: Shaping Technology with Moral Imagination''. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
These include, but are not limited to:
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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.
  
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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:
 
* [https://ethicsinaction.ieee.org IEEE Ethically Aligned Design]
 
* [https://ethicsinaction.ieee.org IEEE Ethically Aligned Design]
* [https://standards.ieee.org/project/7000.html IEEE P7000]  
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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.
 
* [http://www.valuesincomputing.org Values in Computing]
 
* [http://www.valuesincomputing.org Values in Computing]
 
* [http://designforvalues.tudelft.nl UT Delft Design for Value]
 
* [http://designforvalues.tudelft.nl UT Delft Design for Value]
 
* [https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/responsible-research-innovation Responsible Research & Innovation]
 
* [https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/responsible-research-innovation Responsible Research & Innovation]
  
== Contributing to the Coop ==
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=== More on the VSD Coop ===
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*[[Contributing to the coop]]
 
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*[[Style guide]]
=== Create an Account ===
 
=== Style Guide ===
 
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).
 
 
 
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:
 
 
 
    Title of Activity
 
    Short Description with any links
 
    Instructor. Affiliation. Grade Level.
 
    Files
 
 
 
An Example:
 
 
 
    '''Tools, Technology, and Human Experience '''
 
    This writing prompts ask students to consider the implications of an essay,
 
    ''Preserving Wilderness'', by the American writer Wendell Berry for human-
 
    centered design. This writing prompt can be used to raise a set of enduring
 
    questions for value sensitive design, or for any approach in which values are
 
    substantially and faithfully engaged in design processes.
 
    Instructor: David Hendry. Information School, University of Washington.
 
    Files | Files
 
 
 
== Contact Us ==
 

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