Participatory Design
Dr. Mega Subramaniam and Dr. Beth Bonsignore, College of Information Studies,
University of Maryland
The Participatory Design workshop will introduce participants to the use of design techniques to create and/or revise their programs and services that capture community voice and insights. In this workshop, participants will work in teams to identify a design challenge that they would like to solve, and then utilize these design techniques to outline the design sessions that they will have with their community members. This is a highly interactive workshop, allowing participants to try these techniques themselves before designing with their patrons.
Schedule: The workshop will be in the following format: 1 day onsite instruction plus 2 hours of online coaching and sharing of the outcomes of their respective design session with their community
Workshop Instructors Dr. Mega Subramaniam (Associate Professor at the College of Information Studies, University of Maryland) and Dr. Beth Bonsignore (Director of KidsTeam at the College of Information Studies, University of Maryland) will be facilitating the workshop and the online session.
Time/Date: Friday,
October 19, 10am to 4pm
(Note: An online follow-up is scheduled for January 22, 10am to 12pm)
Location: Laurel Library, Prince
George’s County
Continuing Education hours : 5 hours
Maximum class size : 30 people
Intended Audience: Open to all – Those
who can practice these techniques and share them with others in their library
are best suited.
Registration: All registrations
will be confirmed by email after registration closes. Please register people in priority order. Registration
deadline is September 14. Register -
https://tinyurl.com/ycslrom5