scholarly journals Low-Contact Co-Design: Considering more flexible spatiotemporal models for the co-design workshop

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-137
Author(s):  
Aaron Davis ◽  
Ian Gwilt ◽  
Niki Wallace ◽  
Joe Langley

The recent global experience of COVID-19 has problematized the face-to-face co-design process and forced co-design researchers and practitioners to rethink the process of collaboration that typically takes place in a co-design workshop. This paper considers how we might continue to co-design when physical proximity is not possible. Recognising that technology has long played a role in co-design practice, we argue that to date, the technologically mediated experience of co-design has been largely based on the assumption of replicating the physical and embodied experience of the co-design workshop. Rather than accepting the deficit culture implied through the curtailing of much of the conventional face-to-face activities we associate with co-design, this paper reports on proactive research into novel possibilities for continuing collaborative research work through the concept of ‘low-contact co-design’. A series of proprietary visual models that explore a range of spatiotemporal conditions within which co-design practices can occur are presented. Opportunities for engaging with new communities, and in new processes are highlighted and a spatiotemporal framework for planning co-design processes is presented.

Author(s):  
Silas DENZ ◽  
Wouter EGGINK

Conventional design practices regard gender as a given precondition defined by femininity and masculinity. To shift these strategies to include non-heteronormative or queer users, queer theory served as a source of inspiration as well as user sensitive design techniques. As a result, a co-design workshop was developed and executed. Participants supported claims that gender scripts in designed artefacts uphold gender norms. The practice did not specify a definition of a queer design style. However, the co-design practice opened up the design process to non-normative gender scripts by unmasking binary gender dichotomies in industrial design.


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime Walter Cañarte Ávila ◽  
Ned Quevedo Arnaiz ◽  
Nemis García Arias

Este trabajo investigativo tiene como objetivo reflexionar el tratamiento que se le da a la formación y desarrollo de la competencia comunicativa oral en las condiciones actuales en que se emplean modalidades que combinan lo tutorial y lo presencial en la enseñanza aprendizaje del inglés para la carrera de Ingeniería Civil en el Ecuador, mediante métodos de análisis y síntesis y el análisis de documentos se reflexiona desde posiciones flexibles las posibilidades  de  desarrollo  que  esa  combinación  entre  las  realidades  presenciales  y  las virtuales ofrecen para el aprendizaje del inglés como lengua extranjera en la formación del profesional..  De  ahí  que  el  problema  es  el  restringido  tratamiento  metodológico  en  la enseñanza   aprendizaje   del   inglés   que   obstaculiza   el   desarrollo   de   la   competencia comunicativa oral para la Ingeniería Civil. Su campo de Acción el   Tratamiento a la competencia comunicativa oral del inglés en la modalidad combinada, tutorial y presencial. Se argumenta la importancia  del protagonismo del estudiante como indicador de calidad del aprendizaje, que incluye a su vez atención a la diversidad educativa.  Criterios que parten de los postulados del enfoque histórico cultural de L. S. Vygotsky, que sirven de guía para realizar propuestas que combinen lo presencial y lo tutorial en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje. Se precisa garantizar la formación y desarrollo de  actitudes y valores, y la apropiación de conocimientos y habilidades, comunes y específicos del estudiante, desde el Inglés, como expresión de un enfoque interdisciplinario.  Palabras claves: proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje, formación del profesional, competencia comunicativa en inglés, modalidad presencial y tutorial Reflections on the teaching - learning of foreign languages in Civil Engineering    Abstract This research work aims at reflecting the treatment given to the formation and development of oral communicative competence under current conditions in which tutorial guidance and face- to-face guidance combine in the learning of English for the Civil Engineering Major. By the using methods of analysis and synthesis and analysis of documents from flexible positions, it is  reflected  the  development  possibilities  that  combination  between  the  face-to-face  and virtual realities offer for English learning as a foreign language in the professional. Hence that the problem of the research is restricted methodological approach in the learning of English that hinders the development of oral communication skills for Civil Engineering. Its field of action is the treatment of oral communicative competence in English combined, face- to- face and tutorial guidances, in Civil Engineering. The importance of student leadership as a quality indicator of learning, which in turn includes attention to educational diversity is argued. Criteria are based on the principles of cultural historical approach to L S Vygotsky, that guide to make proposals that combine the face-to- face   and tutorial guidances, in teaching and learning.It is necessary to ensure the training and development of attitudes and values, and the appropriation of knowledge and skills, common and specific of the student from the English, as an expression of an interdisciplinary approach.  Keywords: teaching and learning process, professional training, communicative competence in English, face-to- face , tutorial guidances


Author(s):  
Jaime Walter Cañarte Ávila ◽  
Ned Quevedo Arnaiz ◽  
Nemis García Arias

Resumen: Este trabajo investigativo tiene como objetivo analizar el tratamiento que se le da a la formación y desarrollo de la competencia comunicativa oral en las condiciones actuales en que se emplean modalidades que combinan lo tutorial y lo presencial en la enseñanza aprendizaje del inglés para la carrera de Ingeniería Civil. Mediante métodos de análisis y síntesis y el análisis de documentos se reflexiona desde posiciones flexibles las posibilidades de desarrollo que esa combinación entre las realidades presenciales y las virtuales ofrecen para el aprendizaje del inglés como lengua extranjera en la formación del profesional en el Ecuador. Título en inglés: “Reflecting upon Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages in the Major of Civil Engineering in Ecuador”Abstract: This research work aims at analyzing the treatment given to the formation and development of oral communicative competence under current conditions in which tutorial guidance and face- to- face guidance combine in the learning of English for the Civil Engineering Major. By using methods of analysis and synthesis and analysis of documents from flexible positions it was reflected the possibilities for development that combination between the face–to- face and virtual realities offer for English learning as a foreign language in the professional training in Ecuador.


2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 132-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Zubow ◽  
Richard Hurtig

Children with Rett Syndrome (RS) are reported to use multiple modalities to communicate although their intentionality is often questioned (Bartolotta, Zipp, Simpkins, & Glazewski, 2011; Hetzroni & Rubin, 2006; Sigafoos et al., 2000; Sigafoos, Woodyatt, Tuckeer, Roberts-Pennell, & Pittendreigh, 2000). This paper will present results of a study analyzing the unconventional vocalizations of a child with RS. The primary research question addresses the ability of familiar and unfamiliar listeners to interpret unconventional vocalizations as “yes” or “no” responses. This paper will also address the acoustic analysis and perceptual judgments of these vocalizations. Pre-recorded isolated vocalizations of “yes” and “no” were presented to 5 listeners (mother, father, 1 unfamiliar, and 2 familiar clinicians) and the listeners were asked to rate the vocalizations as either “yes” or “no.” The ratings were compared to the original identification made by the child's mother during the face-to-face interaction from which the samples were drawn. Findings of this study suggest, in this case, the child's vocalizations were intentional and could be interpreted by familiar and unfamiliar listeners as either “yes” or “no” without contextual or visual cues. The results suggest that communication partners should be trained to attend to eye-gaze and vocalizations to ensure the child's intended choice is accurately understood.


2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 115-133
Author(s):  
조현 ◽  
Jaeshin Park ◽  
ki-jin jang

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrina A. Meyer

Thirteen students in a graduate-level course on Historical and Policy Perspectives in Higher Education held face-to-face and online discussions on five controversial topics: Diversity, Academic Freedom, Political Tolerance, Affirmative Action, and Gender. Students read materials on each topic and generated questions for discussion that were categorized by Bloom’s taxonomy so that the level of questions in the two discussion settings would be closely parallel. Upon completion of each discussion, they answered questions that addressed depth and length of the discussion, ability to remember, and a self-assessment of how the student learned. Students’ assessments show a consistent preference for the face-to-face discussion but a small number of students preferred the online setting. However, what is perhaps more interesting is a minority of approximately one-third of the students who perceived no difference between the settings, or that the two settings were perhaps complementary.


2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Reba-Anna Lee ◽  
Brian Dashew

In transitioning to a hybrid delivery model, faculty are presented with an opportunity to engage in a systematic instructional design process which can bring coursework in line with pedagogical best practices that may not exist in traditional face-to-face classes. This paper presents a model whereby Marist College Academic Technology & eLearning staff focuses faculty attention on designing effective student interactions with content, the instructor, and other students. These interactions promote deeper levels of engagement in student learning.


Trictrac ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petru Adrian Danciu

Starting from the cry of the seraphim in Isaiahʹ s prophecy, this article aims to follow the rhythm of the sacred harmony, transcending the symbols of the angelic world and of the divine names, to get to the face to face meeting between man and God, just as the seraphim, reflecting their existence, stand face to face. The finality of the sacred harmony is that, during the search for God inside the human being, He reveals Himself, which is the reason for the affirmation of “I Am that I Am.” Through its hypnotic cyclicality, the profane temporality has its own musicality. Its purpose is to incubate the unsuspected potencies of the beings “caught” in the material world. Due to the fact that it belongs to the aeonic time, the divine music will exceed in harmony the mechanical musicality of profane time, dilating and temporarily cancelling it. Isaiah is witness to such revelation offering access to the heavenly concert. He is witness to divine harmonies produced by two divine singers, whose musical history is presented in our article. The seraphim accompanied the chosen people after their exodus from Egypt. The cultic use of the trumpet is related to the characteristics and behaviour of the seraphim. The seraphic music does not belong to the Creator, but its lyrics speak about the presence of the Creator in two realities, a spiritual and a material one. Only the transcendence of the divine names that are sung/cried affirms a unique reality: God. The chant-cry is a divine invocation with a double aim. On the one hand, the angels and the people affirm God’s presence and call His name and, on the other, the Creator affirms His presence through the angels or in man, the one who is His image and His likeness. The divine music does not only create, it is also a means of communion, implementing the relation of man to God and, thus, God’s connection with man. It is a relation in which both filiation and paternity disappear inside the harmony of the mutual recognition produced by music, a reality much older than Adam’s language.


Author(s):  
Mary Cavanagh

The face to face interactions of reference librarians and reference assistants are studied from a theoretical practice perspective. Rather than reinforcing professional boundaries, the results of this analysis support reference practice in public libraries as a highly relational activity where reference “expertise” retains a significant subjectivist, relational dimension.Les interventions en personne des bibliothèques de référence et des adjoints à la référence sont étudiées du point de vue de la pratique théorique. Plutôt que de renforcer les frontières interprofessionnelles, les résultats de cette analyse appuient l'idée que les pratiques de référence en milieu public sont des activités hautement relationnelles où l'expertise de la référence conserve une dimension subjectiviste et relationnelle. 


Author(s):  
Kumari Anshu ◽  
Loveleen Gaur ◽  
Arun Solanki

Chatbot has emerged as a significant resolution to the swiftly growing customer caredemands in recent times. Chatbot has emerged as one of the biggest technological disruption. Simply speaking, it is a software agent facilitating interaction between computers and humans in natural language. So basically, it is a simulated, intellectual dialogue agent functional in a range of consumer engagement circumstances. It is the easiest and simplest means enable interaction between the retailers and the customers. </p><p> • Purpose- Most of the research work done in this field is concerned with their technical aspects. The recent research on chatbot pay little attention to the impact it is creating on users’ experience. Through this work, author is making an effort to know the customer-oriented impact that the chatbot bear on the shoppers. The purpose of this study is to develop and empirically test a framework that identify the customer oriented attributes of chatbot and impact of these attributes on customers. </p><p> • Objectives- The study intends to bridge the gap between concepts and actual attributes and applications on the subject of Chatbot. The following research objectives can address the various aspects of Chatbot affecting the different characteristics of consumers shopping behaviors: a) Identify the various attributes of chatbot that bears an impression on consumer shopping behavior. b) Evaluate the impact of chatbot on consumer shopping behavior that leads to the development of chatbot usage and adoption among the customer. </p><p> • Design/Methodology/Approach – For the purpose of analysis, author has administered Factor analysis and Multiple regression using SPSS version 23 for identification of various attributes of Chatbot and knowing their impact on shoppers. A self-administered questionnaire from the review of literature is developed. Industry experts in the field of retailing and academician evaluate the questionnaire. Primary information from the respondents is gathered using this questionnaire. The questionnaire comprises of Likert scale on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 stands for strongly disagree and 5 stands for strongly agree. Data is collected from 126 respondents, out of which 111 respondents were finally considered for study and analysis purpose. </p><p> • Findings – The empirical results show that the study identifies various attributes of chatbot like Trust, Usefulness, Satisfaction, Readiness to Use and Accessibility. It is also found that chatbot is really influencing the customers in providing them with shopping experience, which can be very helpful to the businesses for increasing the sales and creating repurchase intention among the customers. </p><p> • Originality/value – The recent research on chatbot pay little attention to the impact it is creating on customers who are actually interacting with it on regular basis. The research paper extends information for understanding and appreciating the customer oriented attributes of artificially intelligent Chatbot. In this regard, the author has developed a model framework and proposed the attributes identified. Through the work, author is also making an effort to test empirically the impact of the identified attributes on the shoppers.


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