Shifting learning goals: from competent tool use to participatory media spaces in the emergent design process |
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Authors: | Erica Rosenfeld Halverson |
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Institution: | (1) University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA |
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Abstract: | Recently, the relationship between identity and learning has come front and center in discussions about how to design successful
learning environments for youth who struggle in mainstream institutions. In this essay, I explore the role identity development
plays in constructing learning environments for traditionally marginalized youth. While I agree with DeGennaro and Brown on
the importance of identity development for learning, I stretch the relationship between these two constructs in several ways:
First, I will argue that how we define “technology” and what that means for marginalized youth, particularly those who are
assumed to be victims of the “digital divide” is a crucial aspect of the design of successful digital learning environments.
Second, I discuss how identity is represented in these digital learning spaces, and analyze how meaning is constructed in
multimodal spaces such as websites. Finally, I reflect on DeGennaro and Brown’s notion of “emergent design,” as a positive
contribution to design research, and propose the idea of incorporating youths’ already existing competencies into the emergent
design process.
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Keywords: | Identity Digital media Design Marginalized youth |
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