Teaching:

I curently teach Introduction to Cognitive Ergonomics (2008) and Advanced Technical Communications (2007, 2008) to Masters and PhD students.

I have also taught Masters level courses in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Integrated Studies and supervise 3rd year and Masters projects.

HCI Masters: course description for 2006 (Also 2003 ,2004 and 2005, 2006)

In the HCI course, students do group projects where they undertake 'consultancy' usability and user testing projects with real world clients. We have worked with Brighton and Hove City Council and with Sussex Community Internet Project (SCIP) in previous years.

HCCS Advanced Topics Masters: course description for 2006. (Was Integrated Studies 1 in 2004 and 2005).

This is an advanced HCT topics course, covering areas of pervasive computing, tangible computing, ludic computing, designing for user experience, and so on. The students also undertake hands-on projects building applications using the tangible user interface toolkit phidgets. The students own notes on the projects can be seen in their HCCS page as well as an example video.

Undergraduate HCI - 2nd year 2006 (Also 2003).

Research student supervision:

I supervise (or co-supervise) a number of DPhil students:

Manuela Jungmann - looking at real time embodiment in virtual space (with Phil husbands and Rudi Lutz)
Cian O'Connor - looking at designing for the social, ludic and expressive needs of the severely disabled users (with Graham McAllister)
Raphael Cummins - technobiographies and data shadows
Sonya Barnett - web 2.0 tools and support for learning (with Judith Good)
Tom Hamilton - creativity and creative spaces [on intermission]
Chris Kiefer - the computer workstation as an intuitive musical instrument (with Nick Collins)
Gareth White - video games and usability (with Graham McAllister)
Fiona Rivera - looking at visual fidelity in virtual environments (with Katerina Mania)
Dave Harley - looking at intergenerational communication (with Graham McAllister)
Harry Brignull - thesis finished 2005: "Understanding and Designing for the Voluntary Adoption of Community Displays".
Rowanne Fleck - finished 2007: looking at SenseCam (Microsoft prototype) as a tool to support reflective practice