32nd International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2018)
Abstract
Open Educational Resources (OERs) such as talks, lectures, texts, slideshows, and online activities,
offer much potential for people to study a broad range of topics. However, the choice among millions
of OERs can be overwhelming and many learners give up on their goals prematurely. Our ongoing
research aims to help self-directed learners study effectively and enjoyably by providing a
personalized route through appropriately prioritized OERs. However, there are many aspects that
can be considered including motivation, getting lost, determining whether to continue, and what
resource to look at next. How can we begin to design an interface that can support these? To this
end, we describe our iterative ‘design in the wild’ approach, showing how it helped us to determine
how to operationalise and support these aspects and, in doing so, provide us with a way of assessing
the overall learning experience
