Participatory Design For Learning

This book is about how participatory design can be used to improve the development, implementation, and sustainability of learning innovations. Contributors from across the fields of the learning sciences and design discuss how participatory design can be used to better understand and involve stakeholders in the design process. They also provide examples of how participatory design has been used in practice, and discuss the challenges and opportunities that participatory design for learning presents.

Participatory Design is a field of research and design that actively engages stakeholders in the processes of design in order to better conceptualize and create tools, environments, and systems that serve those stakeholders. In Participatory Design for Learning: Perspectives from Practice and Research, contributors from across the fields of the learning sciences and design articulate an inclusive practice and begin the process of shaping guidelines for such collaborative involvement. Drawing from a wide range of examples and perspectives, this book explores how participatory design can contribute to the development, implementation, and sustainability of learning innovations. Written for scholars and students, Participatory Design for Learning: Perspectives from Practice and Research develops and draws attention to practices that are relevant to the facilitation of effective educational environments and learning technologies.