Supporting learning in context: extending learner-centered design to the development of handheld educational software

The emerging family of mobile devices presents new opportunities to design handheld tools that can support students within the context of their learning activities. In this paper we discuss the challenges of building handheld educational software and describe the design of Pocket PiCoMap, a learner-...

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Published inProceedings. IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education pp. 107 - 111
Main Authors Luchini, K., Bobrowsky, W., Curtis, M., Quintana, C., Soloway, E.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2002
Subjects
Application software
Buildings
Design methodology
Guidelines
Handheld computers
Human computer interaction
Mobile computing
Software testing
Software tools
User centered design
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Summary:The emerging family of mobile devices presents new opportunities to design handheld tools that can support students within the context of their learning activities. In this paper we discuss the challenges of building handheld educational software and describe the design of Pocket PiCoMap, a learner-centered tool that supports concept mapping activities on handheld computers. By combining available research on the design of small interfaces with existing guidelines for developing learner-centered desktop software, we describe some of the design considerations and tradeoffs of developing learner-centered handheld software. We present initial design guidelines for balancing these constraints, describe their application to the development of Pocket PiCoMap, and discuss ongoing classroom tests of this software.
ISBN:9780769517063
0769517064
DOI:10.1109/WMTE.2002.1039230