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Reconsidering Design And Evaluation, Andrew S. Gibbons Iii, David D. Williams
Reconsidering Design And Evaluation, Andrew S. Gibbons Iii, David D. Williams
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In this paper we have put design and evaluation as it were under a microscope with multiple lenses. We use four different snapshots of design, each at a different level of resolution, to reveal new perspectives on the design-evaluation relationship. We believe that the disparate views of designers and evaluators can be resolved by resorting to the middle ground described by Klir. We believe also that the disparate views of educational technologists and learning scientists can be similarly resolved by appealing to the similar principle of Edelson.
Some Big Questions About Design In Educational Technology, Andrew S. Gibbons Iii
Some Big Questions About Design In Educational Technology, Andrew S. Gibbons Iii
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This article asks five questions that lead us to the foundations of design practice. Design processes structure time, space, place, activity, role, goal and resource. For educational technology to advance in its understanding of design practice, it must question whether we have clear conceptions of how abstract conceptions are turned into physical artifacts capable of inspiring the intellect and the emotions to facilitate learning. These five questions hopefully supply topics for design conversations.