27 research outputs found
Transforming Interior Spaces: Enriching Subjective Experiences Through Design Research
This article explores tacit knowledge of lived experience and how this form of knowledge relates to design research. It investigates how interior designers interpret user lived experiences when creating designed environments. The article argues that user experience is the basis of a form of knowledge that is useful for designers. The theoretical framework proposed in the article examines the nature of user experience and how it can be utilized in the design process. The study of lived experiences is contextualized within aesthetic, subjective, and functional aspects of the interior design process, which requires users to express their meanings and needs. A case study is described to illustrate the various stages of this process
The Power of Visual Approaches in Qualitative Inquiry: The Use of Collage Making and Concept Mapping in Experiential Research
The burgeoning interest in arts-informed research and the increasing variety of visual possibilities as a result of new technologies have paved the way for researchers to explore and use visual forms of inquiry. This article investigates how collage making and concept mapping are useful visual approaches that can inform qualitative research. They are experiential ways of doing/knowing that help to get at tacit aspects of both understanding and process and to make these more explicit to the researcher and more accessible to audiences. It outlines specific ways that each approach can be used with examples to illustrate how the approach informs the researcher's experience and that of the audience. The two approaches are compared and contrasted and issues that can arise in the work are discussed
Introduction: Design Epistemology
The last 50 years has seen moves towards establishing a sound epistemic basis for design as a knowledge discipline. Despite this, there is still a lack of clarity and penetration of such epistemic studies into pedagogy and practice, as well as little consensus of a foundational structure to the territory of specialized knowledge and knowledge acquisition. This raises the issue that there remains several epistemological âbig challengesâ across the entire spectrum of design disciplines â or as a generalized design knowledge (Cross, 2013). This theme will explore the current state of design epistemology and pose a range of questions that remain generally unanswered, or incompletely answered. Such questions have to consider the historical underpinnings of design as discipline, leading to the social and political drivers and contexts within which it operates today. At the same time, these questions have to consider the grounded and heuristic nature of design; a fundamentally situated practice whose artifacts still remain under-researched across the discipline. In general terms, a design epistemology as a truly distinct and rigorous knowledge praxis has yet to emerge. At this 50th Design Research Society conference, the Design Epistemology Theme seeks to encourage new discussions across the community to rigorously consider the scope, methods and veracity of design practice, education and research
Exploring the facilitators and barriers to shopping mall use by persons with disabilities and strategies for improvements: Perspectives from persons with disabilities, rehabilitation professionals and shopkeepers
AbstractPersons with disabilities face challenges which impact on their ability to accomplish daily activities such as moving around, communicating and fulfilling social roles. Social participation assumes individuals with disabilities live within their community and interact with others. Shopping malls are public spaces used by individuals for various reasons. Here, all components of the social and physical environment interact and have an impact on social participation. This exploratory and qualitative study provides a multi-perspective assessment of the usability, as well as of the environmental facilitators and obstacles to social participation in shopping malls. The results also suggest necessary improvements. We interviewed 15 persons with disabilities, 15 rehabilitation professionals and 9 shopkeepers. Participants viewed the mall as a multifunctional place for everyday use, but at times, also as a limiting place. Multiple facilitators and obstacles were identified; the most important were interaction with shopkeepers and the mall's design for mobility or wayfinding. All participants agreed shopkeeper training and an improved awareness of the needs of persons with disabilities would be beneficial. Multiple stakeholdersâ perceptions provide a basis for further investigation about needed changes and their potential for making malls more welcoming and inclusive to all
Comment bien utiliser les TIC au collégial : le point de vue des étudiants
Sachant que la motivation est au cĆur de lâapprentissage, les auteures de cet article se sont intĂ©ressĂ©es aux technologies de lâinformation et de la communication (TIC) qui pouvaient augmenter la motivation des Ă©tudiants Ă sâimpliquer dans leurs apprentissages et dans les activitĂ©s proposĂ©es en classe. Les professeurs du collĂ©gial participent de plus en plus au dynamisme du courant TIC en enseignement supĂ©rieur, privilĂ©giant lâutilisation des technologies en classe. Dâailleurs, plusieurs recherches se sont dĂ©jĂ penchĂ©es sur lâintĂ©gration des TIC Ă lâenseignement collĂ©gial, mais peu se sont attardĂ©es en profondeur Ă toute la complexitĂ© pĂ©dagogique quâelle implique. Cette complexitĂ© dĂ©coule du fait que la technologie nâest pas utilisĂ©e dans le vide : une intĂ©gration pĂ©dagogique rĂ©ussie des TIC doit sâinsĂ©rer dans un cadre respectant certains principes et oĂč les activitĂ©s pĂ©dagogiques impliquant les TIC sâarticulent finement Ă des mĂ©thodes servant des objectifs explicites. Dans une Ă©tude, les auteures ont tentĂ© de mieux comprendre comment favoriser les apprentissages ainsi que la participation des Ă©tudiants par lâutilisation des TIC en classe en sâattardant Ă la perception quâont ceux-ci des diffĂ©rentes technologies et de la maniĂšre dont elles sont mises Ă profit par leurs professeurs durant la session. Lâarticle expose les grandes lignes de cette recherche en pistant les lecteurs sur les TIC que prĂ©fĂšrent les Ă©tudiants ou sur celles qui semblent avoir un effet positif sur leurs apprentissages, de leur point de vue. Le texte prĂ©sente, par ailleurs, des problĂšmes frĂ©quents associĂ©s aux technologies que les Ă©tudiants ont relevĂ©s et des stratĂ©gies quâil est possible de mettre en place pour les contrer. Les chercheuses espĂšrent fournir aux professeurs quelques rĂ©flexions quant aux meilleures façons dâintĂ©grer les TIC en classe, en fonction de la perspective Ă©tudiante
Creating a rehabilitation living lab to optimize participation and inclusion for persons with physical disabilities
AbstractWe present an on-going multidisciplinary and multisectorial strategic development project put forth by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of greater MontrĂ©al (CRIR) in Quebec, Canada and its members, in collaboration with a MontrĂ©al ârenovation-readyâ shopping mall, local community organizations, and local, national and international research and industrial partners. Beginning in 2011, within the context of the Mall as Living Lab (MALL), more than 45 projects were initiated to: (1) identify the environmental, physical and social obstacles and facilitators to participation; (2) develop technology and interventions to optimize physical and cognitive function participation and inclusion; (3) implement and evaluate the impact of technology and interventions in vivo. Two years later and working within a participatory action research (PAR) approach, and the overarching WHO framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), we discuss challenges and future endeavors. Challenges include creating and maintaining partnerships, ensuring a PAR approach to engage multiple stakeholders (e.g. people with disabilities, rehabilitation and design researchers, health professionals, community members and shopping mall stakeholders) and assessing the overall impact of the living lab. Future endeavors, including the linking between research results and recommendations for renovations to the mall, are also presented
Student and professor perspectives on exemplary practices in the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and e-learning in colleges
"This document is based on the final report of a projet funded by the Fonds de recherche du QuĂ©bec â SociĂ©tĂ© et culture (FRQSC) and its partner the ministĂšre de lâĂducation et de lâEnseignement supĂ©rieur (MEES) for the program Actions concertĂ©es PersĂ©vĂ©rance et rĂ©ussite scolaires."Comprend un rĂ©sumĂ©, des rĂ©fĂ©rences bibliographiques et des annexe
Les perspectives des Ă©tudiants et des professeurs sur lâexcellence dans lâutilisation des TIC et du cyberapprentissage au collĂ©gial
"Ce document est basĂ© sur le rapport final dâun projet financĂ© par le Fonds de recherche du QuĂ©bec â SociĂ©tĂ© et culture (FRQSC) et son partenaire, le ministĂšre de lâĂducation et de lâEnseignement SupĂ©rieur (MEES) dans le cadre du programme Actions concertĂ©es PersĂ©vĂ©rance et rĂ©ussite scolaires."Comprend un rĂ©sumĂ©, des rĂ©fĂ©rences bibliographiques et des annexe
Les deux cÎtés de la médaille : la perception des élÚves de l'usage que font leurs enseignantes et enseignants des technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC)
Affiche prĂ©sentĂ©e dans le cadre du Colloque de l'ARC, «La relĂšve scientifique et la recherche collĂ©giale : pratiques inspirantes au regard des chercheuses et chercheurs, et enjeux spĂ©cifiques Ă la formation des Ă©tudiantes et Ă©tudiants», dans le cadre du 84e CongrĂšs de l'Acfas, UniversitĂ© du QuĂ©bec Ă MontrĂ©al, MontrĂ©al, le 10 mai 2016.Le RĂ©seau de recherche ADAPTECH a Ă©tudiĂ© la frĂ©quence dâutilisation de divers outils technologiques en classe par des Ă©lĂšves de cĂ©gep, dâune part, et par des enseignantes et enseignants rĂ©putĂ©s auprĂšs des Ă©lĂšves pour leur excellente utilisation de la technologie, dâautre part. Dans cette recherche, il sâest Ă©galement demandĂ© quels Ă©taient les outils favorisant le mieux la rĂ©ussite des Ă©lĂšves. Son objectif Ă©tait dâexaminer lâexpĂ©rience des Ă©lĂšves avec les TIC au collĂ©gial, et de comprendre en quoi celle-ci se distingue de celle du personnel enseignant. Le terme TIC recouvrait une grande variĂ©tĂ© dâoutils : tableaux blancs interactifs, tĂ©lĂ©commandes, systĂšme de gestion de cours, vidĂ©oconfĂ©rences, etc. LâĂ©tude explique comment on pourrait mieux utiliser les TIC en classe, car elle intĂšgre les points de vue des Ă©lĂšves et ceux du personnel enseignant. Les similitudes et diffĂ©rences entre les deux groupes ont Ă©tĂ© analysĂ©es par un sondage en ligne auprĂšs dâĂ©lĂšves (n = 311) et des entrevues semi-structurĂ©es auprĂšs dâenseignantes et dâenseignants choisis par leurs Ă©lĂšves pour leur excellente utilisation des TIC (n = 114). Une des grandes diffĂ©rences est quâun fort pourcentage des Ă©lĂšves aime les cours oĂč ils utilisent leurs propres outils technologiques, alors quâun faible pourcentage du personnel enseignant leur permet de le faire
Transforming Interior Spaces: Enriching Subjective Experiences Through Design Research
This article explores tacit knowledge of lived experience and how this form of knowledge relates to design research. It investigates how interior designers interpret user lived experiences when creating designed environments. The article argues that user experience is the basis of a form of knowledge that is useful for designers. The theoretical framework proposed in the article examines the nature of user experience and how it can be utilized in the design process. The study of lived experiences is contextualized within aesthetic, subjective, and functional aspects of the interior design process, which requires users to express their meanings and needs. A case study is described to illustrate the various stages of this process