Combining Technologies: Digital Feedback for Interacting with LEGO Bricks in Physical Space
Author
Spike, Dominic Matthew
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2016
Submitted on
2016-06-14
Abstract
This study explores how LEGO bricks and an interactive tablet can be combined to create learning technology that gives engaging feedback to children aged 5–7. We used participatory design, a method where children help shape the design, and ran a workshop with eight children aged 11–13. Our goal was to build a proof-of-concept prototype based on the ideas generated in this workshop. We analyzed the children’s sketches, discussions, and activities using thematic analysis, a way to identify common patterns in qualitative data. The outcome is a concept for an educational system in which the tablet provides feedback that supports LEGO Education’s 4Cs, a constructionist approach that promotes learning by building, reflecting, and iterating with LEGO.
Denne undersøgelse ser på, hvordan LEGO-klodser kan kombineres med en interaktiv tablet for at skabe læringsteknologi, der giver motiverende feedback til børn i alderen 5–7 år. Vi brugte deltagende design, hvor børn medvirker som meddesignere, og afholdt en workshop med otte børn på 11–13 år. Målet var at udvikle en proof-of-concept-prototype baseret på børnenes idéer fra workshoppen. Vi analyserede skitser, samtaler og aktiviteter med tematisk analyse, en metode til at finde gennemgående mønstre i kvalitative data. Resultatet er et koncept til et undervisningssystem, hvor tabletten giver feedback, der understøtter LEGO Educations 4C’er – en konstruktionistisk tilgang, der fremmer læring ved at bygge, reflektere og gentage med LEGO.
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