“The concept of learning goals will always be in my head” - Aligning and Applying Learning Goals in Participatory Design in a School Context

Abstract

In this paper, we explore applying learning goals in participatory design (PD) practice as an approach to mutual learning in a school context. The paper is based on experiences from master students in interaction design, who were instructed to define learning goals for children participating in PD activities that they organized in a school context. Based on the results of this study, we suggest a number of strategies for aligning and applying learning goals in PD in school contexts in practice: Debrief the results from the children's reflections with the teachers, Scalability in regard to time and context, Adjust to age, Collaborate with the teacher to define specific learning goals, Formulate learning gains for the teachers, and Develop support materials. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Participatory design.

A Distributed Participatory Design Research Protocol for Co-designing with Children

“…Children deserve to know how their ideas are used and what they gain (or potentially could gain) from participation. For The World's Largest DPD Project, this will happen in two ways: (1) by ensuring that the responsible researcher reports back to the participants in a child-friendly way; and (2) by developing support materials and visual learning goals [18]. These can be used by the children alone or with the help of a responsible adult, and can thereby sustain what was learnt after the designers have left.…”