Transforming the process and outcomes of assistive technology research: Reflections on the use of participatory research methods with disabled university students

ESRC Seminar Series: Researching the use of assistive technologies by children and young people: interdisciplinary perspectives , March 4th, 2010, De Montfort University Transforming the process and outcomes of assistive technology research: Reflections on the use of participatory research methods with disabled university students Dr Jane Seale

Journey through my talk ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

1. The LEXDIS Project: Understanding disabled university students’ experiences of e-learning and technology

The LEXDIS Project ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

LEXDIS: Objectives ,[object Object],[object Object]

2. Defining participatory research methods in the context of the LEXDIS Project

Participatory in the context of researching with and about learners: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Origins of the LEXDIS method ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Defining the LEXDIS Participatory Approach ,[object Object],[object Object]

Overview of Participatory Phases in LEXDIS Project ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

3. Learner voice as a potentially useful conceptual framework that brings with it aspirations and challenges relating to transformation

Building a conceptual framework: Learner voice and participation ,[object Object],[object Object]

Building a conceptual framework: Learner Voice and Transformation ,[object Object],[object Object]

Aspirations and Challenges ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

4. What was transformational about the process of the participatory project?

What was transformational about the PR processes? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Involving participants in the analysis of results ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Involving participants in the analysis of results ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The pay-off: authenticity ,[object Object],[object Object]

Involving participants in dissemination ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Involving participants in dissemination: a humbling experience!

The pay off: authenticity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

5. What was transformational about the outcomes of this participatory research project?

What was transformational about the outcomes of the PR research ,[object Object],[object Object]

Digital agility ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Confidence levels ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Strategies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Digital Decisions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Digital Decisions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cost-benefit analysis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

6. Implications for AT research

Seeing things differently: reflecting on the process (1)? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ I wondered whether you'd had any thoughts on including something on mental health difficulties as I can't find this mentioned anywhere?”

Seeing things differently: reflecting on the process (2) ,[object Object],[object Object]

Seeing things differently: reflecting on the outcomes (1) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Seeing things differently: reflecting on the outcomes (2) ,[object Object],[object Object]

Discussion and Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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