HCD in the Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
HCD in the Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (LASS) and LASS Education
The purpose of research studies under this area is to:
- Investigate the potential of HCD approaches in addressing complex societal challenges and fostering social innovation within humanities and social sciences disciplines.
- Explore the application of HCD in the context of humanities and social sciences education to promote 21st century mindsets including human-centeredness, communication, collaboration, and metacognition.
- Develop pedagogical frameworks and instructional strategies for integrating HCD into LASS curricula and teaching practices.
Publications and Conference Presentations
Publications
James, C. L., & McCarthey, S. J. (2024). Reimagining writing: Integrating wicked problems into secondary writing instruction through a research practice partnership. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 68, 263-274
James, C. L., & Shehab, S. (2024). Blending HCD with multicultural education: Lessons learned from co-designing an intervention. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) Annual Meeting. New York, United States
James, C.L. (2023). A journey of becoming: Tracing pre-service English teachers’ practice. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign]. IDEALS.
James, C.L., Laixely, J. & Shehab, S. (2023). Tracing a path toward social empathy: The development of the multicultural awareness and empathy orientations model. In (Eds). Proceedings of the 17th International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) Annual Meeting. Montreal, Canada
James, C.L., Shehab, S. & Rost, G. (2021). Developing social empathy through human-centered design: The iterative journey of designing an instructional booklet for pre-service teachers. In E. de Vries, Y. Hod, & J. Ahn (Eds). Proceedings of the 15th International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) Annual Meeting. Bochum, Germany.
Findings: Explicit instruction about HCD and assessment tools must accompany the use of the booklet by the students.
James, C., Shehab, S. AERA 2022 part of symposium
James, Harris, Shehab AERA 2023 under review
Conference Presentations
James, C. L., & Shehab, S. (2024, April 11-14). Teaching for social empathy: Lessons learned from instructors in a social justice in education course [Paper session]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia and Virtual, PA, United States.
Shehab, S., Sanchez, L., & Abbott, A. (2023, April 13-16). The impact of Human-Centered Design on students’ learning in a language for health professions course [Roundtable session]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Chicago and Virtual, IL, United States.
James, C.L., Laixely, J. & Shehab, S. (2023, April 13-16). Journeys toward empathy: The impact of a social empathy focused intervention on preservice teachers [Roundtable Session] American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Chicago and Virtual, IL, United States.
Shehab, S. (2023, March 30-31). Lessons learned from integrating Human-Centered Design in community placement assignments of existing social sciences and humanities courses [Conference Session]. Design Forge, Elon University, NC, United States.
James, C.L. (2022, April 21-26). “Wicked problems” as writing tasks: The impact of a design-based intervention on secondary English classes [Paper Session]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA and Virtual, United States.
James, C.L. & Shehab, S. (2022, April 21-26). Designing instructional tools to engage pre-service teachers in human-centered design to develop social empathy [Poster session]. As part of Interactive Poster Session: Reconceptualizing designerly thinking and participatory design with students, teachers, administrators, and community members. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA and Virtual, United States.
Year: 2021
Presented at: the the International Organization of Food and Technology (IFT) Virtual Conference
Authors: Dawn Bohn, Lucas O'Bryan & Saadeddine Shehab
Citation: Bohn, D., O'Bryan, L., & Shehab, S. (2021, July). Integrating Human-Centered Design into a food product development undergraduate capstone course. Poster presented at the International Organization of Food and Technology (IFT) Virtual Conference.