Collaborative Co-Design: An Evidence-Based User-Centric Approach for Assessment and Advancement of Organizational Learning. Mary M. Somerville, MA, MLS,
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Collaborative Co-Design:An Evidence-Based User-Centric Approach for Assessment and Advancement of Organizational Learning.
Mary M. Somerville, MA, MLS, PhDAssociate Library DeanSan José State UniversityDr. Martin Luther King Jr. LibrarySan José, California [email protected]
Mary H. Nino, MLSCoordinator of Strategic Planning and Community OutreachSan José State UniversityDr. Martin Luther King Jr. LibrarySan José, California [email protected]
7th Northumbria International Conference on Performance
• Enable faculty innovation and curriculum revitalization with technological infrastructure, pedagogy and technology expertise, and information resources and consultation
• Encourage application of teaching principles to advance students’ information, communication, and technology proficiencies for life long learning
Designing WITH USERSLearning Commons
• Provide flexible, multi-use spaces and services
• Promote cross-disciplinary inquiry and discourse
• Create a sense of community for students, faculty, researchers
• Staff and community both contribute to and benefit from knowledge
creation and dissemination processes
• Learn by doing
Student-GeneratedCo-Curricular Recommendations
Purpose• To create a usable comprehensive
development and viewing tool for the Senior Project process
Motivation• Learn by doing: The Senior Project is
an integral part of the Cal Poly learning process
• Sharing ideas, developing concepts, and demonstrating competence
Functionality• Senior Idea Meeting-place: finding
interest and resources• Senior Project Development:
Milestones and student-advisor communication
• Showcase: Searching and viewing finished projects
Multimedia Café
FoodBooks
Caffeine Couches
Computers + Work Tables
STUDENT HAVEN!
Café Requirements• Access to food and drinks• Study and eat/drink concurrently• Study individually• Study in groups• Relax/leisure time
Initial Design: Café Functionalities• Group Tables w/ computer terminals – group work• Internet Bar & Work Tables – individual work• Coffee & Snack Counter – food/drinks• Coffee Tables & Couches – relaxation/leisure
Data Gathering• Usability evaluations of Starbucks, Borders, Barnes
& Noble, library• Surveys and focus groups
Lessons Learned
•Produce two-way empathy and insight
•Place users’ learning at the center
•Help librarians remain current
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. LibraryStrategic Planning Process
•Align with university strategic plan priorities
•Revitalize collections, programs, systems, and
services
•Build campus community relationships
•Embed collaborative learning in organizational
culture
Collaborative Co-Design and Interactive Evaluation
•Workplace information literacy – frame question, identify sources, interpret data
•Strategic systems thinking – involve stakeholders and shareholders in dialogue
•Participatory design – create inclusive planning and evaluation culture
Social Networking andPeer Production
Prepares librarians, paraprofessionals, and
administrators to explore new technologies (
http://sjlibrary23.blogspot.com/) through
completion of Web 2.0 “23 things.”
• Blogs
• Wikis
• Tagging
•Flickr
•RSS feeds
•YouTube
King LibraryCo-Design Project
•Purpose to obtain creative user input when planning and designing learning spaces
•Survey instrument
•Digital images
•Flickr visual tagging
•Data interpretation
Designing FOR USERS – Learning Commons
Faculty and Student Recommendations
• Adaptable Workspaces
• Multiple Technologies
• Technical and Research Assistance
• Presentation Space
Student Priorities
• Comfort and Color
• Environment (Light and Nature)
• Convenience and Accessibility
• Availability of Food and Drinks
User-CenteredEvaluation Guidelines
• Who are the stakeholders (students, faculty, staff, public) affected by the action plan?
• How have you determined that the plan is what stakeholders want?
• How will stakeholders determine the success of the project?
• How will stakeholders be informed of the results of the project?
• How is continuous improvement and growth built into the project?
Basic Co-Design Concept
Participatory co-design advances synergistic
relationships through interactive dialogue and
information encounters among learning
partners.
Organization LearningOutcomes
•Workplace information literacy
•Strategic systems thinking
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Mary H. Nino, MLSCoordinator of Strategic Planning and Community Outreach
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