Empirical studies of design for learning

Studies of design for learning

Beat A. Schwendimann, Ph.D.CoCo team meeting

8 May 2013

How do interdisciplinary groups of educational designers collaborate on design-for-learning tasks?

Educational Design Research Studio2 projectors

1 interactive whiteboard

Re-arrangeable furniture

3 video cameras

5 still-shot photo cameras

8 voice recorders

33 sqm of whiteboard wall

Screencapture & IP capture

2 iPads

Roles/ division of labourUsing tools

Knowledge representationsDesign phases

Design for Learning studies

Expected design phases

Observed design phases

Findings

• Design-for-learning is not a simple linear process but consists of multiple, fluid, parallel processes

• Short- and long-term design patterns can be identified

• Initial empathise phase is central to design-for-learning processes

Further steps

Two lines of research

Rich descriptions of naturally occurring educational design processes

Develop scaffolds to support design for learning processes -> Iterative experimental setups