Design Workshops as means to involve teachers and other end-users in the process of CSCL tool

development

R. de-Groot, U. Hoppe, R. Hever, M. Krauß

ICLS2008 June 23-28, 2008

Agenda• Introduction• Models for Tech/Ped collaboration in tools design

– Technicians’ approach– The Argunauts’ model

• Participating in mini visualization workshop– discussion

• Hands-on experience with Argunaut, simulating another mini-design workshop (role play)

– discussion• Mobile QOC environment for centralized classroom discussion

• Summary and wrap-up

Models for Tech/Ped collaboration in tools design

Reuma De-GrootThe Hebrew university, Jerusalem

Matthias KraußFraunhofer instit. Ais, Germany

ICLS2008 June 23-28, 2008

What is the challenge?

Putting different perspectives and languages on board….

Matthias slides

• (see separate PPT)

The role of the design workshop in Argunaut

Tech work

Design workshops

Ped. work

M6M1 M182

M12 M302

M24 M33

M18 release

M23 release

M30 release

Designing cases with

existing tools

Designing cases with

existing tools

Sustainability of tools

Sustainability of tools

Carrying cases in schools

Carrying cases in schools

Requir. for modere.Requir. for modere.

Requir. for moderarionRequir. for moderarion

Second cycle of cases

Second cycle of cases

Requir. for modere.Requir. for modere.

Developing the architectureDeveloping the architecture

Third iteration Third iteration

Requir. for modere.Requir. for modere.

Cont. of devel. work

Cont. of devel. work

Expanding the work with more teachers

Expanding the work with more teachers

Requir. for modera.Requir. for modera.

Refinements of tools and architecture

Refinements of tools and architecture

Continuation of work

Continuation of work

DeploymentDeployment

Sustainability and stability of the

tools

Sustainability and stability of the

tools

Final requirements Ped. requirements Tech input

Cont. of experiments

The Argunaut approach

• Involving pedagogical researchers that clarify the (learning) practices beforehand.. (moderation, argumentation..)

• Designing a quasi-experimental setting where these practices can be activated with the new tools

• Evaluation• Providing new requirements

The special role of pedagogical experts and teachers in the design of the Argunaut system

Sketched by U. Hoppe

Possible Results & procedures

• Usability issues• Priority lists• Decision making on what should be

elaborated and what should be excluded• Suggestions on how to proceed with certain

features• More??

Possible Question

To what extent we develop new tool and (possible) new pedagogical practices in school setting, and how the answer to this question can be combined, in the

context of a design workshop?

“Ideas for products and (learning) practices…”

Practices Tools

Now to the hands-on part…

Involving end users in the design process: key elements

• Using concrete, real life scenarios - feature requests and guidelines in actual work situations (Prinz, Mark, & Pankoke-Babatz, 1998).

• Creating a new, common language – Participatory design calls for synthesis of "diverse knowledges into ideas for products and work practices" (Muller 2002 p. 2).