The first presentation for my thesis Learning 2.0 with special needs

1. Learning 2.0 with Special Needs Glenn Vingerhoets Promotor: Prof. E. Duval Coordinator: José Luis Santos

2. Overview What? How to start? Application Iteration I Problems The road ahead Questions

3. What?

4. What’s in a name Learning 2.0 Web 2.0: Enables collaboration & interaction Learning environment Special needs People with a mental handicap

5. On the iPad Why? Long battery life Instant on Touchscreen Easier for people who struggle with motor skills Attention span  because enjoy it more

6. How to start? Brainstorm Voting software Tasks on iPad Literature (guidelines,…) Existing apps Learning: Mostly LMS: Learning Management System Attendance checkers Disabilities: Communication solutions (Proloquo2go) Simple learning games VoiceOver

7. How to start? InclusoConference: “Youth at Risk” Social networks: Digital divide “Social aspect of ICT is very important and necessary to fully participate in the society” Risk of abuse

8. How to start? Interviews Teachers Wai-Not = Private network Makes them feel different Need of adapted Text-to-speech (too complicated now) Can do more than most think! Opportunities in this field to open their world Touchscreens take away the thinking of bringing the mouse to a button to do an action Brother Wants to read things

9. Application

10. Original idea Teacher app: Attendance + Tasks checker Grade and problems visualization Interaction during lesson (polls) Quick announcements via Twitter Calendar Student app: Tasks on iPad instead of pen and paper Protected Facebook class group Simple Text-to-Speech Gathering data Text-To-Speech Other use of Data (risk evaluation sites)

11. Storyboard

12. Use Cases

13. Change of plans… Meeting with prof. Duval Liked the ideaBUT Some aspects are for a too general learning environment Application does a lot Risk: application that works but isn’t great Concentrate on part(s) of the application Make it so it will really help people

14. New Idea Part I: Facebook application Accessibility to social technologies for people with mental disabilities Text-to-Speech + gathering data Pictograms Protect from abuse, “bad” social behavior,… Part II: Visualization application 2nd priority: If goals part I achieved! Clustering similar students Focus on certain words Avoiding certain texts COMBINED: A support learning application without the users even knowing it!

15. Storyboard Part I (1)

16. Storyboard Part I (2)

17. Storyboard Part I (3) (level 1!)

18. Iteration I

19. Paper Prototype I Change since storyboard Permissions On | Off  On | Hide | Block Avoid frustration Two parts Settings for parents Use of Facebook Goal: Application usable by: Persons who might not have experience with multitouch devices and/or social networks Persons with a mental disability Think aloud test

20. Some pictures… (1)

21. Some pictures… (2)

22. Some pictures… (3)

23. Some pictures… (4)

24. Some pictures… (5)

25. Some pictures… (6)

26. Evaluation I: Parents Scenario’s for parents: Login for your child and set that she/he is capable of reading and writing but needs control Set at the permissions everything that has to do with placing comments on “Hide” Go to the next screen (not a straightforward way) Set a password and continue Change the settings so the child cannot create groups anymore

27. Evaluation I: Parents Some questions afterwards: Age? Any experience with a touchscreen? Could be a smartphone,… Any with the iPad? Do you have a child with a mental disability or a child that is too young to realize any dangers in the world like abuse? Do you have any experience with Facebook? Were the settings clear enough? Any suggestions? Do you find the information panel handy?

28. Evaluation I: Parents 5 parents age 30-55 Conclusions: Segmented controls height not clear (4 of 5) Swipe for next screen problem for not-multitouch device users (2 of 5) Trouble finding settings (2 of 5) Received suggestions: Possibility adding standard texts Wishing happy birthday Status updates,… Child not a good word Move settings to iPad settings (frustration)

29. Evaluation I: Mental disability Scenario’s for person with mental disability: Who was the last one that posted something on your wall? Update your status (This is set that the person is not allowed to do this so there will be popup to enter a password => What is the reaction? Start a new Facebook chat Make a new Facebook group Make a new Event

30. Evaluation I: Mental disability Some questions afterwards: Have you ever used Facebook? Do you have a Facebook account yourself? If not, interested in one? Any experience with a touchscreen? Could be a smartphone,… Any with the iPad? Do you think it would be handy to have like a button that would read all statuses of your friends aloud or do you prefer choosing the statuses that you want to hear yourself?

31. Evaluation I: Mental disability Disappointing Hard for them Not visual enough Lack of colors Not good pictures Lot of handwriting What is button and what is text? Test with a child to check basic functionality Tapping existing status should allow updating status Sidebar for chat handy Suggested to move tabs to sidebar (needs further testing) Tapped a lot on text instead of icons

32. Problems

33. Problems Facebook changed profile look Part of application for users who might not work with iPad Hard to test a paper prototype with people with a disability Buttons are not so clear Need more colors Written text is a big no go Dilemma: Improve paper prototype VS. Mockup through interface builder?

34. The road ahead

35. The road ahead Part I:Iteration II (Adapted paper prototype) Evaluation ready @ 20/12/2010 Part I: Iteration III (Mockup on iPad) 30/12/2010 Part I: Iteration IV (Implement application) 24/02/2010 Part II: Iteration I (Paper prototype visualization) 10/03/2010 Part II: Iteration II (Adapted paper prototype) 17/03/2010 Part II: Iteration III (Implement application) 07/04/2010

36. Questions?