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Posted by Stephen Holley
Stephen Holley
2,239 Points

Human Computer Interaction

I have somehow managed to find myself in a situation whereby I will be teaching Human Computer Interaction to 16-18 year olds.

I am a Social Science and applied IT Lecturer, so need to get up to speed on a relevant coding area that may help me.

Of those offered on Treehouse, which do you feel is the best place for me to start. It would need to be something that visual results are easier to produce in a classroom environment.

Thanks in advance.

Mark VonGyer
Mark VonGyer
21,239 Points

Hi there! No idea what you mean :). It seems like quite a large topic area. Aren't all areas and languages (javascript, java, objective-c etc) supposed to take input and deliver output?

2 Answers

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,254 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,254 Points

That's a very interesting question.

You might want to try looking at some of the JavaScript courses that teach how to make websites interactive.

I'm thinking of Interactive Websites with JavaScript and jQuery Basics both taught by Andrew Chalkley. There are plenty of examples of Use cases and projects to build that your students can replicate that have all sorts of interactions between Humans and Computers.

Good luck :)

Stephen Holley
Stephen Holley
2,239 Points
Stephen Holley
Stephen Holley
2,239 Points

Thanks for your responses.

Sorry for not being clearer.

Basically, I will be teaching this new area from September and wanted to complete a track during the Summer Holidays that would help me with my own knowledge and in a way that I could use it for my lessons.

I would not use Treehouse materials in my own lessons.

I'll take a look at Javascript, thanks :)

Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,254 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,254 Points

Hmm the closest track to interaction like that is the Front End Development Track. That said, if I know anything about HCI it;s that interaction comes through all sorts of things. I did a module on HCI several years ago which taught me how people interact with all sorts of different things, not just by licking or touching screens. :)

That said, I would still recommend the courses I mentioned. They'll at least give you some ideas about what kind of interactions between Humans and Computer you can teach.

Also check out the design section for some courses on UX and mobile game design. There are all sorts of interaction methods you can investigate. :-)