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2019 |
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2020-01 |
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abstract |
In a long-term partnership between a university in the UK and one in Botswana teaching
interaction design, the Botswana cohort of students consistently performed less well
than their UK counterparts. To investigate this, we conducted a pair of design protocol
studies: one in the UK and one in Botswana. Our findings show that designer behaviour
differs in the two contexts in terms of process, use of ideation techniques, and solution
and problem focus when approaching the task. More specifically, UK students follow
the approach taught in the module, while this process conflicts with Botswana students’
behaviours. However, we also find that Botswana students prioritise the external context
of the designed product rather than its interaction characteristics, which is problematic
as interaction is the key feature of interactive products. These results are significant
because without leveraging indigenous knowledge to design interaction that supports
local user characteristics and context, sustainable and equitable development through
technological innovation will be suppressed. In this paper we highlight challenges
for interaction design education in Botswana, which include how to recognize and support
a diversity of design approaches while providing suitable pedagogic scaffolding. |
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1 |
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peerReviewed |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/937248 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/937262 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/937314 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/937327 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/937328 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/937329 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/937330 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/937331 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/937790 |
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volume |
32 |
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AcademicArticle |
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Article |
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label |
Lotz, Nicole and Sharp, Helen (2019). Challenges for interaction design education
in the South: a case study of Botswan. Journal of International Development (In Press).
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label |
Lotz, Nicole and Sharp, Helen (2019). Challenges for interaction design education
in the South: a case study of Botswana. Journal of International Development (In
Press). |
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label |
Lotz, Nicole and Sharp, Helen (2020). Challenges for interaction design education
in the South: a case study of Botswana. Journal of International Development, 32(1)
pp. 62–84. |
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Title |
Challenges for interaction design education in the South: a case study of Botswan |
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Title |
Challenges for interaction design education in the South: a case study of Botswana |
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oro |