The Birth of a Notion

Happily, and at long last for some, the importance of education and practice is given equal weight with research in addressing HCI priorities for the future. That is, the education of today's and tomorrow's HCI-oriented professionals is viewed as key to meeting the challenge of the National Information Infrastructure (Nil) initiatives. Computer science must play a vital role in this process and the implications for higher education in general, and computer science specifically, are significant. The report's conclusions on education underscore the importance of this role in influencing change: