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DESIGN
Do Beautiful Things Work Better?
Is Usability Enough?
Where’s the line?  ,[object Object]
At what point are aesthetics NOT enough?
By concentrating on aesthetics in the design of learning tools, do we detract from their pedagogical value?,[object Object]
Toys… Are these kids learning?
iPad Fun
Other Tools Used in Learning Do you think they balance aesthetics and usability?  Are they successful when applied in learning due to their beauty/fun or usefulness?
Group Activity Think of (or find online) a tool used in learning Evaluate its  usability Evaluate its aesthetics Evaluate its overall effectiveness Think of a way to make it better for teaching/learning
How can design change your (…….)?
Design can change your… Decision	 ->The piano stairway Communication -> Social-networking tools Experience -> Book vs YouTube              Behavior -> mail vs email Community -> classroom settings Life -> house/work  World -> Everything

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Design block 3

  • 2. Do Beautiful Things Work Better?
  • 4.
  • 5. At what point are aesthetics NOT enough?
  • 6.
  • 7. Toys… Are these kids learning?
  • 8.
  • 10.
  • 11. Other Tools Used in Learning Do you think they balance aesthetics and usability? Are they successful when applied in learning due to their beauty/fun or usefulness?
  • 12. Group Activity Think of (or find online) a tool used in learning Evaluate its usability Evaluate its aesthetics Evaluate its overall effectiveness Think of a way to make it better for teaching/learning
  • 13. How can design change your (…….)?
  • 14. Design can change your… Decision ->The piano stairway Communication -> Social-networking tools Experience -> Book vs YouTube              Behavior -> mail vs email Community -> classroom settings Life -> house/work World -> Everything
  • 15.
  • 16. Design of your textbook(past) letters pictures audio/video Internet (present) Web 2.0 . . (future) ?
  • 17. What’s your design for learning?

Editor's Notes

  1. From RSS feed of Blogs at Penn State for tag “ipad”I’m trying to come up with something else that is relevant to the design of the ipad (possibly the fanboys vs. haters discussion)