Singapore, Sept. 2009 Participatory Pattern Workshops

Patterns Workshop

Patterns Workshop We have a set of case stories Completed stage 1  Challenge: Generate Design Patterns Key questions What is a pattern? Why generated it? How to generate it?

We have a set of case stories

Completed stage 1 

Challenge: Generate Design Patterns

Key questions

What is a pattern?

Why generated it?

How to generate it?

What is a pattern? At is simplest, it is a Generalised solution to a problem Follows a specific structure When, Where, Who What are we trying to achieve / solve? Cookbook: ingredients, procedure, expected outcomes C o n t e x t Problem Solution

At is simplest, it is a

Generalised solution to a problem

Follows a specific structure

Origins theory of architecture

A burda pattern.. Season: Fall For: Women Garment Type: Dress Style: Classic, Evening Wear, Romantic Material: Taffeta “ if I copy a dress, I can only create the same dress. If I have a pattern, I can create many dresses” (Yim Ping LENDEN)

Pedagogical pattern: Try Once, Refine Once http://patternlanguagenetwork.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Patterns/TryOnceRefineOnce

Why generate patterns? Need a way to collaborative produce and share knowledge of practice Use this knowledge to inform the development of new TEL artifacts (technologies and pedagogic resources) Integrate expertise across disciplines

Need a way to collaborative produce and share knowledge of practice

Use this knowledge to inform the development of new TEL artifacts (technologies and pedagogic resources)

Integrate expertise across disciplines

How to generate patterns? Two-stage process Start with this partial template Problem Context Solution Identify common features across case stories How? Let’s talk through an example

Two-stage process

Start with this partial template

Problem

Context

Solution

Identify common features across case stories

How?

Let’s talk through an example

Case study 1: CoMo

Case study 2: MiGen

How do I determine common features? Identify the problem addressed Supporting knowledge construction How is it addressed? Through communication around artifacts Identify the key aspects Students  Setting  Artifacts  Identify the forces underlying the problem

Identify the problem addressed

Supporting knowledge construction

How is it addressed?

Through communication around artifacts

Identify the key aspects

Students 

Setting 

Artifacts 

Identify the forces underlying the problem

Underlying Forces Knowledge construction through communication Communication is a powerful driver of learning Prompts learners to articulate their intuitions and in the process formulate and substantiate them Enables learners to share knowledge and question Communication is even more powerful when building on experience

Knowledge construction through communication

Communication is a powerful driver of learning

Prompts learners to articulate their intuitions and in the process formulate and substantiate them

Enables learners to share knowledge and question

Communication is even more powerful when building on experience

What are the common features? Artifacts are produced CoMo: images of practice MiGen: mathematical models Artifacts are shared CoMo: online image blog MiGen: shared on school network Artifacts are discussed in conversation CoMo: f2f with tutor MiGen: online with teacher

Artifacts are produced

CoMo: images of practice

MiGen: mathematical models

Artifacts are shared

CoMo: online image blog

MiGen: shared on school network

Artifacts are discussed in conversation

CoMo: f2f with tutor

MiGen: online with teacher

What are the key features? Conversation mediated by artifacts produced by students using technology Let’s make the language slightly simpler “ Artifact” ~ “object” “ Conversation” ~ “talk” Memorable title!

Conversation mediated by artifacts produced by students using technology

Let’s make the language slightly simpler

“ Artifact” ~ “object”

“ Conversation” ~ “talk”

Memorable title!

“ Objects to talk with” Pattern Problem How to support learning through online discussion of a shared activity Context Tools which allow learners to communicate Solution Learning activities often involve the use or construction of objects When providing tools for learners to discuss their experience, allow them to easily include these objects in the discussion The medium should support a visual (graphical, symbolic, animated or simulated) representation of the objects

Problem

How to support learning through online discussion of a shared activity

Context

Tools which allow learners to communicate

Solution

Learning activities often involve the use or construction of objects

When providing tools for learners to discuss their experience, allow them to easily include these objects in the discussion

The medium should support a visual (graphical, symbolic, animated or simulated) representation of the objects

Pattern Generation Pattern generated from cases CoMo and MiGen are instances of this pattern But there can be many more …

Pattern generated from cases

CoMo and MiGen are instances of this pattern

But there can be many more …

The Plan Map the common features to core template Illustrate the big idea Force mapping Sequence / block diagram of solution Define context as per concept map Fill in the blanks

Map the common features to core template

Illustrate the big idea

Force mapping

Sequence / block diagram of solution

Define context as per concept map

Fill in the blanks

The core template Context Primary, English, PBL, Implementation Problem (pick one!) We want to do A under condition B but are constrained by C Solution (in any order that works for you) C o n t e x t Problem Solution

Context

Primary, English, PBL, Implementation

Problem (pick one!)

We want to do A under condition B but are constrained by C

Solution

(in any order that

works for you)

Draw it!

Force Mapping Name the forces Give them icons Plot the links and mark + / - Forces: constraints or factors that influence the problem. The difficulty of solving the problem arises from tensions between competing forces.

Name the forces

Give them icons

Plot the links and mark + / -

Forces A ctors B eliefs C onditions D esires

A ctors

B eliefs

C onditions

D esires

Sequence / block diagram / flowchart http://xkcd.com/627/

Fill in the blanks Support Source Case Other Cases Theoretical justification Related patterns Notes, Links and References Liabilities, potential risks, extensions, expected side-effects

Support

Source Case

Other Cases

Theoretical justification

Related patterns

Notes, Links and References

Liabilities, potential risks, extensions, expected side-effects

Thank you The pattern language network project: http://patternlanguagenetwork.org The learning patterns project: http://lp.noe-kaleidoscope.org/ This presentation http://www.slideshare.net/yish/patterns-workshop Yishay Mor people.lkl.ac.uk/yishay yishaym@gmail.com twitter: @yishaym Niall Winters www.lkl.ac.uk/naill n.winters@ioe.ac.uk twitter: @nwin