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Item Open Access Concluding remarks by the Office of the Provost(2022-10-14) Office of the Provost, University of OregonItem Open Access Keynote: Sumi Cho(University of Oregon, 2022-10-14) Cho, SumiItem Open Access Keynote: Jim Grossman(University of Oregon, 2022-10-14) Grossman, JimItem Open Access Panel #3: New Directions in the Study of Academic Freedom(University of Oregon, 2022-10-14) Office of the Provost, University of Oregon; Martin, Lori Latrice; Dreiling, Michael; Morton, TabithaItem Open Access Keynote: Irene Mulvey(University of Oregon, 2022-10-14) Mulvey, IreneItem Open Access Panel #2: Donors, Media, and Civil Society Organizations(University of Oregon, 2022-10-14) Office of the Provost, University of Oregon; Wilson, Ralph; Kamola, Isaac; Krieger, Katy; Woody, Cassandra; Ciccariello-Maher, GeorgeItem Open Access Keynote: Eric Ward(2022-10-14) Ward, EricItem Open Access Panel #1: Political Interference(University of Oregon, 2022-10-14) Office of the Provost, University of Oregon; Comella, Lynn; Austin, Sharon Wright; Friedman, Jonathan; Newfield, ChristopherItem Open Access Keynote: Lynn Pasquerella(2023-02-08) Pasquerella, LynnItem Open Access Opening Remarks(University of Oregon, 2022-10-14) Office of the Provost, University of OregonItem Open Access Crisis Brings Connection – Virtual Programming for Older Adults(2022-01-28) Lensing, AmandaConnected for Life: Object-based Digital Programming to Foster Active Minds for Senior Living Communities is a project serving a population especially vulnerable to COVID-19 and underserved in outreach and engagement programs. The goal is to increase participants’ sense of connection and well-being and decrease feelings of isolation through accessible technology.Item Open Access Presenting VRA Core 5: A Standard with Accessibility Baked In, Not Bolted On…and the Tools to Use It(2022-01-28) Williams, Susan Jane; Madden, BridgetVRA Core 4 is a metadata standard purpose-built to describe works of cultural heritage and their surrogates. An updated and republished VRA Core 5 will have built-in support for accessibility. CCO (Cataloging Cultural Objects) will also be updated, and a free database tool created as a complete support suite.Item Open Access To Use Alt(ernative) Text or Not to Use Alt(ernative) Text for Images(2022-01-27) Patterson, PatrickAlternative text descriptions are used to convey meaning for images that appear on a website. We will explore creating meaningful alternative text along with exploring situations where it can be left empty. Images are used to communicate several things and it is imperative that they provide meaning to everyone.Item Open Access Choosing Colors(2022-01-27) Sattler, KellyColor is an important part of branding. Color contrast is important for accessibility. This presentation will cover a few essential tools that can be used to verify color contrast to pass WCAG standards as well as tools that can be used to tweak colors and create pleasing color palettes.Item Open Access Auditing Accessibility Through Remote User Testing(2022-01-27) Burmeister, Nora; Walston, FelicityWhen COVID-19 hit, many UNC-Chapel Hill Libraries employees needed remote tasks. The UX department saw an opportunity for these employees to perform remote accessibility testing of subscription e-resources with freely available digital accessibility evaluation tools. We will outline the procedures, outcomes, and next steps of this accessibility audit.Item Open Access Early, Often, and Iterative: A UX Research Strategy(2022-01-27) Sistrunk, HannahFrom the perspective of a user experience practitioner on a small digital strategies team at an archival repository, this talk will share the results of the teams’ work to iteratively incorporate user research methods from the earliest stages of a project to build a system for archival discovery and delivery.Item Open Access User Research Methodologies for GLAM Digital Projects(2022-01-27) Lepska, HannaIn 2021, remote UX Research was conducted for GLAM digital projects created at the University of Oregon. This presentation will outline the process of UX Research alongside the recommendations for enhancing digital projects. It will also introduce important considerations for the design process of new digital projects in GLAM.Item Open Access Making Change from Within: Integrating Accessibility into Strategic Planning and Assessment(2022-01-27) Frank, Jacqueline L; Young, Scott W HImplementing accessibility means making change from within. But real barriers stand in the way. In response, we have looked to the infrastructure of strategic planning as a vehicle for change. This presentation describes an approach for improving accessibility by integrating accessibility goals, measures, and initiatives into strategic planning.Item Open Access Computational Design Thinking and Thinking Design Computing(University of Oregon, 2019) Soleimani, ArashIn alignment with the rapid advancement of cyber-physical technologies in an information age, we are faced with complex problems that go beyond the kinds of challenges that designers had to deal with in the past. For many of these challenges we do not have established theories, methods, or tools to solve the problems. Therefore, it is critical for architects to not only have expertise in established design methods, but also to be able to rapidly and creatively develop new theories, skills, and technologies. This paper seeks to contribute to the core curriculum of architecture programs by exploring opportunities that benefit from advancements in computation as an innovative approach to teaching digital tools. The paper explores how computational thinking can be used in design as a new way of thinking, making, solving problems, and developing techniques and technologies to nurture creative processes, practices, and design outcomes. The paper presents how advancements in technology and computation may change the process of design. Intelligent Design Systems are introduced as a successful example of teaching “Computational Methods” by the author in several architecture schools’ core sequences in the United States. Computational Methods introduces students to computational thinking and fundamental concepts of computation through explorations with generative and analytical technologies. The goal of the course is to explore and elaborate the potential of computation and the role it can play as a part of one’s design process; not as a collection of specific tools, but as a way of thinking about design.Item Open Access Performative Ornament: Computational and Material Logics of Repetition and Difference(University of Oregon, 2019) Marcus, AdamThis paper describes a series of research seminars investigating the contemporary capacities of architectural ornamentation in the context of computational design and digital fabrication technologies. The pedagogy explores potential overlaps between ornamental systems and logics of performance-driven design, challenging students to formulate a critical agenda vis-à-vis the relationship between the two. How can material assemblies produce innovative, symbolic, or communicative visual effects while also addressing specific performance criteria? What kinds of new aesthetic, figural, representational, expressive, and spatial qualities can emerge from such a synthetic approach? The material focus of this research is on processes of casting and forming—workflows that allow for the production of difference within repetitive systems. Parallel to the material research, students develop robust digital, parametric models that enable iteration and evaluation of the work both qualitatively and quantitatively. Within this hybrid workflow, students develop wall systems of modular yet variable components that respond to specific performance criteria, such as daylighting, visibility, or acoustics. By cultivating a fluency across analog, digital, material, and virtual modes of working, the pedagogy suggests one way to meld computational thinking with architectural design. The projects demonstrate an understanding of how to correlate larger-scale performance criteria with design decisions at the scale of the individual component. The emphasis on proof-of-concept prototyping insists that students grapple with material realities of tolerance and assembly. And the positioning of the research within the historical discourse on ornament encourages students to think strategically, intentionally, and critically about how they integrate computational processes into their work.