Dreams into [virtual] Reality (does design impact on learning?) Kate Boardman ALT-C, September 2009

Typology ( v basic  ) Beach & cushions Campus replicator « Now what? » ...the dangerous ones... (the ones with the ideas...)

Beach & cushions

Campus replicator

« Now what? »

...the dangerous ones...

(the ones with the ideas...)

Visual Environments What does... ...look like?

Does it matter?

Does it matter? What... a café a canteen a dwelling an office ...looks like?

What...

a café

a canteen

a dwelling

an office

...looks like?

Café French ...  What makes a French café?

French

... 

What makes a French café?

Café

Café

Café

Café

Canteen Factory ...  What does a (factory) canteen look like?

Factory

... 

What does a (factory) canteen look like?

Does it matter? What... a café a canteen a dwelling an office ...looks like?

What...

a café

a canteen

a dwelling

an office

...looks like?

Does it matter? What... a café a canteen a dwelling an office ...looks like?

What...

a café

a canteen

a dwelling

an office

...looks like?

Canteen Factory ...  What does a (factory) canteen look like? Dirty ... 

Factory

... 

What does a (factory) canteen look like?

Dirty

... 

Does it matter? What... a café a canteen a dwelling an office ...looks like?

What...

a café

a canteen

a dwelling

an office

...looks like?

Dwelling

Dwelling Just an individual dwelling  What does a «dwelling» look like?

Dwelling Just an individual dwelling 

Dwelling Just an individual dwelling 

Dwelling Just an individual dwelling 

Does it matter? What... a dwelling ...looks like?

What...

a dwelling

...looks like?

Text/Image/Learning Outcome Detailed text scenario provided Staff care what it looks like Affects the learning outcome Café Canteen Dwelling

Text/Image/Learning Outcome Detailed text scenario provided Staff care what it looks like Affects the learning outcome Café Canteen Dwelling   

Text/Image/Learning Outcome Detailed text scenario provided Staff care what it looks like Affects the learning outcome Café Canteen Dwelling      

Text/Image/Learning Outcome Detailed text scenario provided Staff care what it looks like Affects the learning outcome Café Canteen Dwelling         

Does it matter? What... an office ...looks like?

What...

an office

...looks like?

Office Desk Filing cabinet Diary Computer Files Phone...

Desk

Filing cabinet

Diary

Computer

Files

Phone...

Text/Image/Learning Outcome Detailed text scenario provided Staff care what it looks like Affects the learning outcome Café Canteen Dwelling          Office  (  )  (  )  (  )

Does it matter? What... an office ...looks like?

What...

an office

...looks like?

Does it matter? What... an office ...looks like?

What...

an office

...looks like?

Developing VLEs (==LMSs) Relevant Look good (believable) *not necessarily L$ or time* Easily navigable Allow focus on the learning outcome

Relevant

Look good (believable)

*not necessarily L$ or time*

Easily navigable

Allow focus on the learning outcome

Developing VLEs What do you want? What’s the learning outcome of this? How detailed does it need to be?

What do you want?

What’s the learning outcome of this?

How detailed does it need to be?

Developing VLEs What do you want? What’s the learning outcome of this? How detailed does it (really) need to be?

What do you want?

What’s the learning outcome of this?

How detailed does it (really) need to be?

Developing VLEs What do you want? What’s the learning outcome of this? How detailed does it (really) need to be? Do you have real/virtual images, or only mental ones?

What do you want?

What’s the learning outcome of this?

How detailed does it (really) need to be?

Do you have real/virtual images, or only mental ones?

Developing VLEs What do you want? What’s the learning outcome of this? How detailed does it (really) need to be? Do you have real/virtual images, or only mental ones? Can you draw it? (!)

What do you want?

What’s the learning outcome of this?

How detailed does it (really) need to be?

Do you have real/virtual images, or only mental ones?

Can you draw it? (!)

Developing VLEs What do you want? What’s the learning outcome of this? How detailed does it (really) need to be? Do you have real/virtual images, or only mental ones? Can you draw it? (!) When do you need it? (!!)

What do you want?

What’s the learning outcome of this?

How detailed does it (really) need to be?

Do you have real/virtual images, or only mental ones?

Can you draw it? (!)

When do you need it? (!!)

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