Keeping Up: IxD Education In the Age of GenAI
Paper in proceeding, 2026
Generative AI (GenAI) is moving with a pulse that many human-computer interaction (HCI) and interaction design (IxD) educators struggle to keep up with. While educators are adapting, they are largely doing so in isolation, and the specific challenges they face and what they need to stay current remain understudied. This workshop addresses this gap. Using participatory activities, we will look at (1) the challenges that IxD educators have faced and the resources, methods, or frameworks that have helped them, and (2) what future directions and approaches could address the needs of IxD educators in the age of GenAI. The aim is to move beyond individual experience toward collective insight, leaving participants with consolidated perspectives, directions for future educational practice, and material for a possible collaborative paper.
generative AI
interaction design education
HCI education
educators
Author
Wendy Zhou
Chalmers, Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers), Interaction Design and Software Engineering
Martina Vincoli
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH)
Willem Van Der Maden
IT University of Copenhagen
Jichen Zhu
IT University of Copenhagen
Swen E. Gaudl
University of Gothenburg
Mattias Rost
University of Gothenburg
Thommy Eriksson
Chalmers, Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers), Interaction Design and Software Engineering
Negin Hashmati
Chalmers, Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers), Interaction Design and Software Engineering
Hugo Andersson
Aarhus University
Kaisa Väänänen
Frode Guribye
University of Bergen
Adjunct Proceedings of the 14th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (NordiCHI ’26 Adjunct)
14th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Vaasa, Finland,
Vaasa, Finland,
Areas of Advance
Information and Communication Technology
Subject Categories (SSIF 2025)
Computer Sciences
Human Computer Interaction
Artificial Intelligence
DOI
10.1145/3821402.3830203