World Views: Three Levels of Design

In the context of the "big ideas to think with" in Vicente's Ch 4&5 and Norman's ch3, each group was asked to discuss how the (i) three levels of design, and the (ii) human-technology ladder, apply to their project.

1. The Pattern Heros - Guitar Hero & Patterning

• How can we make the best interactive game that teaches and engaging division 1 students in recognizing and producing a pattern?
  
• Graphics and sound extraordinaire!
  

2. 2Busy2Learn - Corporate training

• Defining our user using concept maps, adult learners
  

3. Holiday Engaged Learning - Family Treasure

• Children from diverse backgrounds who are learning English
• Increasing vocabulary
• May not speak English at home, or have tech support at home
  
• Holding humanistic and mechanistic aspects together
  

4. ESL Online Center - Global Language and Globalization

• Teachers building projects to help ESL students
• Listening, speaking, writing - basic levels, modular approach
• Blend of media (video, journals, audio)
  

5. The Cookie Jar - Distributed Students

• Creating a learning environment that supports students "wherever" they are
• Junior to senior high school learners
• Student focused Life management system
  

6. I3 - Inquiry for Teacher Learning Through Inquiry

• Bring teachers together to learn together about inquiry
• Engaging in an inquiry to design an inquiry focused program for teachers to learn through inquiry
• Viscerally appealing, collaborative, social cohesion, shared expertise