Interaction Design Patterns for Learning Environments -Basic Concepts and a Prototype-

摘要

The integration of new media and modalities into learning environments generates new potentials and requirements for learner support. Our research aims at creating an interaction design pattern language for formal and informal learning environments such as classrooms, museums, or cities. We review existing solutions and propose new patterns for multimodal interaction inside and outside the classroom, We explore, develop and evaluate software prototypes to support activities involving devices of different formats such as interactive whiteboards, pen tablets and PDAs, and present a gesture-based interaction pattern as an example. Levels and characteristics of an emerging pattern language are being described.