CAS members: You will see that Ann is not talking directly about art, so
apologies if you think this too far off-topic, but I suspect some
members
will be interested.
Stephen
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Lansdown Lecture -- Ann Blandford
+ Date: Tuesday 31 October 2006 Time: 4:45 for one hour
+ Location: Middlesex University, Cat Hill Campus: Room 137.
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How can computing support creative work?
The new season of Lansdown Lectures begins on Tuesday 31 October with
a talk
by Prof. Ann Blandford of UCLIC (University College London Interaction
Centre) on 'Productive Creativity and Information Use'.
Ann writes:
An understanding of what knowledge workers do and the contexts within
which
they work can lead to the identification of requirements for tools to
support that work. In this talk I will consider the information
practices of
journalists, lawyers, and other professionals whose work can be
characterised as combining goal-directedness and creativity. In
particular,
I will discuss the nature of the information journeyı, in which
information
is acquired, interpreted, integrated and re-presented in a new form. By
drawing out commonalities and contrasts between those professions, I
will
outline opportunities for new tools and systems to support the rich
diversity of information activities across productively creative
knowledge
domains.
Ann Blandford is Professor of Human Computer Interaction and Director
of the
Interaction Centre at University College London. The main focus of her
research is on evaluating systems and relating evaluations to design. A
systemı might be anything from a small device through to a complex
organisational work setting.
Admission is free.
If you would like to attend this lecture, please email
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All enquires to Stephen Boyd Davis
Head, Lansdown Centre for Electronic Arts, Cat Hill
Ext. 5072
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The Centre's Web Pages are at http://www.cea.mdx.ac.uk/
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Stephen Boyd Davis
Head, Lansdown Centre for Electronic Arts
Middlesex University, Cat Hill, Barnet, Herts EN4 8HT
United Kingdom
Tel 44 (0)20 8411 5072
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The Centre's Web Pages are at http://www.cea.mdx.ac.uk/
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