FTW toolkit for running Future Technology Workshops¶
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Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 2 studies (2 design),q1–q2· 0 of 2 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A workshop implementation package that provides the structure, materials, and session instructions for running Future Technology Workshops, enabling facilitators to conduct participatory design with children or adults without specialist software-design training.
Components¶
Claims¶
- Starting the FTW process in the far future (Box 4) frees participants from present technological limitations [+W]
- Early FTW pilots produced only general non-functional requirements, prompting method modifications [+W]
- Toolkit implementation requires modest physical and technological infrastructure: one meeting space, one computer per participant, and 12 to 18 hours of internet connection [+W]
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Key Sources¶
- Giasemi N. Vavoula and Mike Sharples. (2007). Future Technology Workshop: A Collaborative Method for the Design of New Learning Technologies and Activities. Pre-print, to appear in International Journal of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2007. https://www.ftw.org.uk
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A workshop implementation package that provides the structure, materials, and session instructions for running Future Technology Workshops, enabling facilitators to conduct participatory design with children or adults without specialist software-design training. |
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