Design eye: an interactive learning environment based on the solo taxonomy

Authors:
Safurah Abdul Jalil;Beryl Plimmer;Ian Warren;Andrew Luxton-Reilly
Affiliations:
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand;University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand;University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand;University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Venue:
Proceedings of the 18th ACM conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
Year:
2013

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Abstract

We describe the design of a web-based interactive learning environment that guides students' learning of visual aesthetics. With aesthetics, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. However, initially we take an element-by-element approach that aligns well to the SOLO Taxonomy and software components. Using the colour element as an exemplar, we trialled our online learning environment with 36 undergraduate students undertaking a Human-Computer Interaction course. The results suggest that students enjoy and engage in the process, indicating the potential of our structured approach to learning visual aesthetics within Human Computer Interaction education.