Learning Experience Design

Francesca Tosi, Foreword - Design for learning: the project for inclusion
Introduction
The contemporary dimension of inclusive learning
(Introduction; Socio-technological background; Knowledge society and the role of learning; Community strategies for the valorization of differences; The educational technologies sectors; Disability, inclusion e new technologies: from the accessibility to universal design; Towards a new definition of disability; ICF: a biopsychosocial model; Assistive Technologies and ICF; Access to technologies: defining accessibility; Design for all: what are the tools and methodologies involved?)
Digital Learning: strategies and initiatives at an international and national level
(Introduction; European strategies for inclusive education; The European ICT4I project: new technologies for inclusion; Italian Policies and Initiatives in the education environment; Italian Policies and Initiatives in the University field; Learning disorders in Europe and worldwide; Universal Design for Learning: the CAST's experience; Report on the main technologies supporting disabled students)
Cognitive aspects of digital learning
(Learning models mediated by ICT; Learning theories; Behaviourism: Learning as the Science of Behaviour Change; Cognitivism: the functioning of mind and machines; Hypertext and cognitivism; Constructivism: from machines to networks; Mayer's theory: Multimedia Learning; Analysis of the main learning models; Collaborative learning; Network learning: e-learning; Conclusions)
The contribution of design: disciplinary framework and methodological aspects
(Ergonomics and Human Factors; The Human-Centred Design approach; Human-Centred Design: strategy and tools; Usability tests; The User Experience; Universal Accessibility; Design for All; Universal Design; Inclusive Design and user exclusion models)
Towards the definition of an operational strategy to plan inclusive learning experiences
(Introduction; Advantages and disadvantages of ICT in formal learning contexts; Learning models mediated by ICT; Inclusive project strategies: UD and UD; Analysis of UDL platforms; Affinity between accessibility standards and the WCAG 2.0 and UDL guidelines; Moodle platform analysis; The contribution of the experts; Development of evaluation tools: simulation platform 0.2)
Design of learning experience: case studies
(Research objectives and methodology; Case study 1: VL4all learning platform; Case study 2: the Moodle 2.0 platform)
Conclusion
References
Appendix 1 (chapter 3): Guidelines and standards
Appendix 2 (chapter 6): Questionnaire.

Collana: Design International

Argomenti: Tecnologia e materiali per il design - Design dei servizi e delle esperienze

Livello: Studi, ricerche