Validating the Fun Toolkit: an instrument for measuring children’s opinions of technology
Cognition, Technology and Work
Designing for physical-digital correspondence in tangible learning environments
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
DIY design process for interactive surfaces
Proceedings of the 23rd British HCI Group Annual Conference on People and Computers: Celebrating People and Technology
What we talk about when we talk about context
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
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The methods of data collection that we choose determine the kinds of data that we have access to, and thus shape analyses. In the context of novel interfaces where different modes, available through the environment and context, mediate the interaction, understanding methodological approaches is critical. This paper examines alternative methods of data collection for exploring student's embodied interaction with novel technology in a learning context. Specifically it analyses non-facilitated interaction in a tangible learning environment, in conjunction with three different post activity interview approaches: semi-structured interviews; semi-structured interview with video prompted recall; and interviews using the technology itself. Findings suggest that the different interview approaches change the nature of information elicited, and that non-facilitated interaction offers clearer insight into interpretation, both in terms of the meaning that emerges through, and is, therefore, embodied in the interaction, and in terms of representation, directly informing design.