democratising online education through innovative methods & tools: the case of living labs

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Democratising Online Education Democratising Online Education through Innovative Methods & through Innovative Methods & Tools: the case of Living LabsTools: the case of Living Labs

Charalampos Karagiannidis

University of Thessaly Department of Special Education

Volos, Greece

Adamantios Koumpis

ALTEC, S.A. Research Programmes Division

Thessaloniki, Greece



synopsissynopsis

living labs (LL) what

why

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presentations Karagiannidis, Efraimidou, Koumpis & Molinari

Molinari

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LL definitionLL definition

Prof. W. Mitchell, MIT, MediaLab and School of Architecture and City Planning LL represents a user-centric methodology for

sensing, prototyping, validating and refining complex solutions in multiple and evolving real-life contexts

a step beyond user-centred design lab experimentation, empirical research,

ethnographical observation, etc

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LL conceptLL concept

a LL is a collaboration of public-private-civic partnerships, in which

who stakeholders

what co-create

new products, services, businesses and technologies

where in real-life environments and virtual networks

when in multi-contextual spheres

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LL motivationLL motivation

Karl Hribernik at ICE 06 85% of product development time is invested

in products which never reach the market

only 18% of the innovations brought into the market prove sustainably successful

crowds are smarter at solving many problems than even the brightest minds

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LL benefitsLL benefits

implementing a European innovation system extension of contextual possibilities (regional,

multi-cultural, etc)

harnessing regional, sectorial, etc, specialisations

opportunities for SMEs to more easily enter the market

implementation of regional contact points for LL customers

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LL examplesLL examples

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Mobile City Bremen, GermanyMobile City Bremen, Germany

existing infrastructure was enhanced to create a test market for mobile applications

the acceptance and functioning of new products, services and solutions are investigated under real conditions

they analyze the effects of corresponding advertising and marketing measures focused on the Bremen test region

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Helsinki Virtual Village, FinlandHelsinki Virtual Village, Finland

an entire suburb of Helsinki is translated into an example of the future living environment

by integrating architecture, city planning with modern ICT solutions and services a unique environment has been created

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Botnia LL, SwedenBotnia LL, Sweden

several thousands end-users

researchers and companies conduct experiments on services and applications in a variety of social contexts

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CASST, Waterford, IrelandCASST, Waterford, Ireland

the Communications and Software Services Test (CASST) Centre a mobile communications test facility

providing test bed for rapid development with co-operation with industry and research organisations

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Karagiannidis et al, UTH & ALTECKaragiannidis et al, UTH & ALTEC

explore/propose the implementation of LL in special education "Employing the LL Methodology to Support

Experiential Improvement of Processes and Practices in Special Education"

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Molinari, ALTECMolinari, ALTEC

realisation of LL in a specific context "The Role of Participatory Evaluation in

Democratising Education Processes in the Public Administration: Experiences from the Tuscany Region"

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Protogeros, UOMProtogeros, UOM

explore LL for organisational learning "Net-wiring the Learning Environments to

address Emerging Organisational Needs: Virtual Learning Organisations and Ventures"

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hope to enjoy the presentations!!!hope to enjoy the presentations!!!

Karagiannidis, Efraimidou, Koumpis & Molinari Employing the Living Labs methodology to support

experiential improvement of processes and practices in special education

Molinari The Role of Participatory Evaluation in democratising

Education Processes in the Public Administration

Protogeros Net-wiring the Learning Environments to address

Emerging Organisational Needs: virtual learning organisations and ventures



synopsissynopsis

the context

existing approaches

the proposed LL approach

benefits

conclusions

future work

Karagiannidis, Efraimidou, Koumpis & Molinari

LL and Special Education



the contextthe context

improve special education mobilise the industry, which is usually not

interested in anything "special"

embed R&D results in the business processes, human resources and organisational infrastructures of the school environment

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existing approachesexisting approaches

participatory development (at best) "traditional" user- (learner-) centred

approaches

community tools (CSCW/CSCL, Web 2.0, etc)

low adoption, low investments



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the proposed LL approachthe proposed LL approach

explore the implementation of a special education LL



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ingredientsingredients

building on existing LL implementations involve different user communities, with

interchanging roles

set-up technical infrastructures

encourage them to co-create and verify, in real school environments

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expected benefitsexpected benefits



contextualisation exploration of the technological and social

challenges implied by different technologies and services

selection identification of potential users or user groups

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concretisation thorough description of the current

characteristics, everyday behaviour and perceptions of the selected test users regarding the research focus

implementation actual behavioural validation and

operationally running test phase of the LL, from a user-oriented and ethnographic viewpoint

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feedback ex post measurement to check the evolution in

the users perception and attitude towards the introduced technologies or services, to assess changes over time in everyday life in relation to technology use, and to detect transitions of usage over time

a set of technological recommendations from the analysis of data; which is used as the starting point for a new research cycle within the LL - the iterative nature of research can be made operational

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conclusionsconclusions

LL can provide a motivation for the "special" industry since it can reduce product development

time, time to market, etc

LL can ensure that the results are embedded in everyday practises by its nature, since the "results" are co-

created and verified by the users-citizens, they can be useful, usable and acceptable



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future workfuture work

set up a special education LL identify public, private, civic organisations

(regional and across Europe)

set up the technical, business and societal infrastructure

develop and validate new technologies, applications and businesses

which may improve special education everyday practice



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benefits

conclusions

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thank you for your attention!!!thank you for your attention!!!

Charalampos Karagiannidis & Sofia Efraimidou University of Thessaly, Department of Special

Education

[email protected], [email protected]

Adamantios Koumpis & Francesco Molinari ALTEC Information and Communication Systems,

S.A., Research Programmes Division

[email protected], [email protected]





hope to enjoy the presentations!!!hope to enjoy the presentations!!!

Karagiannidis, Efraimidou, Koumpis & Molinari Employing the Living Labs methodology to support

experiential improvement of processes and practices in special education

Molinari The Role of Participatory Evaluation in democratising

Education Processes in the Public Administration

Protogeros Net-wiring the Learning Environments to address

Emerging Organisational Needs: virtual learning organisations and ventures

LL Case Study

Molinari

democratising online education through innovative methods & tools: the case of living labs

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