how to involve children in the design process, monica ferraro
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10 March 2015
How to involve children in the design process
UX for Kids10th March 2015Monica Ferraro
About me
Monica FerraroUX Consultant WebcrediblePlayhowsUXPA UK Secretary
@londrareale@webcredible@playhows@UXPAUK
Design a mobile application
Best practise working with children as design partner
Nesset, V., and Large, A. 2004. Children in the information technology design process: A review of theories and their applications. Library and Information Science Research, 26, 140–161.
Cooperative Inquiry
Cooperative Inquiry
Druin, A. 2002. The Role of Children in the Design of New Technology. Behaviour and Information Technology, 21(1), pp. 1-25.
Cooperative Inquiry
Druin, A. 2002. The Role of Children in the Design of New Technology. Behaviour and Information Technology, 21(1), pp. 1-25.
Best practise on creativity techniques
Best practise on creativity techniques
Design session
Design session
Design session
Design session - Mixing ideas
Design session - Playmobil - Lego
Design session - Carton board iPad
Techniques used
•To give them importance• Purpose of the session• What design is – What an application is• “Inventors of technology”
•To generate design ideas• Dressing up• Mixing ideas
•To build a low-fidelity prototype• Colour pens and paper• Lego and Playmobil• Stickers• Carton board iPad
Lessons learned
•Have clear goals in mind
•Be organised and open minded
•Organise lots of short tasks and activities
•Try to work with children of the same age
•Make the children feel important
•Thank and reward the children
•Thank and reward the school/parents
Prof Allison Druin
Debra Levin Gelman
Prof Janet Read
10 March 2015
Thank you
UX for Kids10th March 2015Monica Ferraro