CO2Y the intelligent green solution: minimising carbon emissions by maximising shared travel opportunity.
Presentation / Conference
Urquhart, N. B., McEwan, T., Holden, R., & Vogogias, T. (2009, May)
CO2Y the intelligent green solution: minimising carbon emissions by maximising shared travel opportunity. Paper presented at Scottish Transport Applications Research Conference, Glasgow
It is in the interests of everybody that the environment is protected. In view of the recent leaps in environmental awareness it would seem timely and sensible, therefore, for...
ALT text and basic accessibility
Conference Proceeding
McEwan, T., & Weerts, B. (2007)
ALT text and basic accessibility. In D. Ramduny-Ellis, & D. Rachovides (Eds.), People and computers XXI : HCI-- but not as we know it : proceedings of HCI 2007, the 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference, 1-4
Recent surveys have shown that the majority of websites are not accessible. Despite legal obligations and the importance of the internet for disabled people, most websites fai...
A conference panel - but not as we know it!
Conference Proceeding
McEwan, T., England, D., O'Neill, E., Bryan-Kinns, N., & Finlay, J. (2007)
A conference panel - but not as we know it!. In D. Ramduny-Ellis, & D. Rachovides (Eds.), People and computers XXI : HCI-- but not as we know it : proceedings of HCI 2007, the 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference, University of Lancaster, UK, 3-7 September 2007, 1-2
This panel will take the form of a public debate about whether the conference of which it forms part has a future. Academic conferences are increasingly hard to cost-justify a...
Playing the game: HCI careers in the competency era
Presentation / Conference
McEwan, T. (2009, April)
Playing the game: HCI careers in the competency era. Paper presented at HCI Educators 2009, Swindon
This paper summarises the increasing formalization of HCI-related job-roles in competency frameworks (such as the UK’s Skills Framework for the Information Age – SFIA), and th...
Same stories, different continents.
Conference Proceeding
McEwan, T. & Cairncross, S. (2005)
Same stories, different continents
Higher Education (HE) is increasingly globalised, involving partnerships between institutions in different countries. There is little research available on such educational pa...
Digitally enabled.
Journal Article
McEwan, T. (2010)
Digitally enabled. ITNOW. 52, 8-9. doi:10.1093/itnow/bwq207. ISSN 1746-5702
Everyone has usability issues with mobile technology, so what is good practice for accessibility?
Digital Markets and UX: Case Studies in SFIA in Higher Education.
Conference Proceeding
McEwan, T. (2011)
Digital Markets and UX: Case Studies in SFIA in Higher Education
Two case studies are combined here, to illustrate generic challenges in embedding Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) competency statements in higher education, in...
Play up, play up and play the game.
Journal Article
McEwan, T. (2008)
Play up, play up and play the game. Interfaces / the British HCI Group newsletter. , 7. ISSN 1351-119X
The rules of the game are changing – we now have rules! In many walks of life, competency frameworks are emerging to define and compare roles (meeting legal requirements such ...
People and Computers XXI - HCI… but not as we know it.
Conference Proceeding
(2006)
People and Computers XXI - HCI… but not as we know it. In L. J. Ball, M. A. Sasse, C. Sas, T. Ormerod, A. Dix, P. Bagnall, & T. McEwan (Eds.), People and Computers XXI - HCI… but not as we know it
At first sight the two themes of this year’s People and
Computers volumes seem to send conflicting messages. On the one hand, “Happy 21st” suggests that British HCI as a
disci...
E-procurement & the SME: challenges for Scotland.
Conference Proceeding
Dutra, I., Findlay, C., McGregor, M., & McEwan, T. (2006)
E-procurement & the SME: challenges for Scotland. In S. Krishnamurthy, & P. Isaías (Eds.), Proceedings of IADIS International Conference e-Commerce, 281-286
The growth of Internet use and subsequent uptake of e-commerce have significantly changed the business environment. Automation of procurement processes and functions has magni...