Democratising Online Education through Innovative Methods & Tools: the case of Living Labs

1. Democratising Online Education through Innovative Methods & Tools: the case of Living Labs Charalampos Karagiannidis University of Thessaly Department of Special Education Volos, Greece Adamantios Koumpis ALTEC, S.A. Research Programmes Division Thessaloniki, Greece

2. synopsis • living labs (LL) • what • why • how • presentations • Karagiannidis, Efraimidou, Koumpis & Molinari • Molinari • Protogeros

3. LL definition living labs • Prof. W. Mitchell, MIT, MediaLab and School of Architecture and City Planning • LL represents a user-centric methodology for sensing, prototyping, validating and refining complex solutions in multiple and evolving real-life contexts • a step beyond user-centred design • lab experimentation, empirical research, ethnographical observation, etc what why how presentations karagiannidis molinary protogeros

4. LL concept living labs • a LL is a collaboration of public-private-civic partnerships, in which who stakeholders what co-create  new products, services, businesses and technologies where in real-life environments and virtual networks when in multi-contextual spheres what why how presentations karagiannidis molinary protogeros

5. LL motivation living labs • Karl Hribernik at ICE 06 • 85% of product development time is invested in products which never reach the market • only 18% of the innovations brought into the market prove sustainably successful • crowds are smarter at solving many problems than even the brightest minds what why how presentations karagiannidis molinary protogeros

6. LL benefits living labs • implementing a European innovation system • extension of contextual possibilities (regional, multi-cultural, etc) • harnessing regional, sectorial, etc, specialisations • opportunities for SMEs to more easily enter the market • implementation of regional contact points for LL customers what why how presentations karagiannidis molinary protogeros

7. LL examples living labs what why how presentations karagiannidis molinary protogeros

8. Mobile City Bremen, Germany living labs • existing infrastructure was enhanced to create a test market for mobile applications • the acceptance and functioning of new products, services and solutions are investigated under real conditions • they analyze the effects of corresponding advertising and marketing measures focused on the Bremen test region what why how presentations karagiannidis molinary protogeros

9. Helsinki Virtual Village, Finland living labs • an entire suburb of Helsinki is translated into an example of the future living environment • by integrating architecture, city planning with modern ICT solutions and services a unique environment has been created what why how presentations karagiannidis molinary protogeros

10. Botnia LL, Sweden living labs • several thousands end-users • researchers and companies conduct experiments on services and applications in a variety of social contexts what why how presentations karagiannidis molinary protogeros

11. CASST, Waterford, Ireland living labs • the Communications and Software Services Test (CASST) Centre • a mobile communications test facility • providing test bed for rapid development with co-operation with industry and research organisations what why how presentations karagiannidis molinary protogeros

12. Karagiannidis et al, UTH & ALTEC living labs • explore/propose the implementation of LL in special education • "Employing the LL Methodology to Support Experiential Improvement of Processes and Practices in Special Education" what why how presentations karagiannidis molinary protogeros

13. Molinari, ALTEC living labs • realisation of LL in a specific context • "The Role of Participatory Evaluation in Democratising Education Processes in the Public Administration: Experiences from the Tuscany Region" what why how presentations karagiannidis molinary protogeros

14. Protogeros, UOM living labs • explore LL for organisational learning • "Net-wiring the Learning Environments to address Emerging Organisational Needs: Virtual Learning Organisations and Ventures" what why how presentations karagiannidis molinary protogeros

15. hope to enjoy the presentations!!! • Karagiannidis, Efraimidou, Koumpis & Molinari • Employing the Living Labs methodology to support experiential improvement of processes and practices in special education • Molinari • The Role of Participatory Evaluation in democratising Education Processes in the Public Administration • Protogeros • Net-wiring the Learning Environments to address Emerging Organisational Needs: virtual learning organisations and ventures

16. LL and Special Education synopsis • the context • existing approaches • the proposed LL approach • benefits • conclusions • future work Karagiannidis, Efraimidou, Koumpis & Molinari

17. LL and Special Education the context context • improve special education • mobilise the industry, which is usually not interested in anything "special" • embed R&D results in the business processes, human resources and organisational infrastructures of the school environment existing approaches proposed LL approach benefits conclusions future work Karagiannidis, Efraimidou, Koumpis & Molinari

18. LL and Special Education existing approaches context • participatory development (at best) • "traditional" user- (learner-) centred approaches • community tools (CSCW/CSCL, Web 2.0, etc) • low adoption, low investments existing approaches proposed LL approach benefits conclusions future work Karagiannidis, Efraimidou, Koumpis & Molinari

19. LL and Special Education the proposed LL approach context • explore the implementation of a special education LL existing approaches proposed LL approach benefits conclusions future work Karagiannidis, Efraimidou, Koumpis & Molinari

20. LL and Special Education ingredients context • building on existing LL implementations • involve different user communities, with interchanging roles • set-up technical infrastructures • encourage them to co-create and verify, in real school environments existing approaches proposed LL approach benefits conclusions future work Karagiannidis, Efraimidou, Koumpis & Molinari

21. LL and Special Education expected benefits context • contextualisation • exploration of the technological and social challenges implied by different technologies and services • selection • identification of potential users or user groups existing approaches proposed LL approach benefits conclusions future work Karagiannidis, Efraimidou, Koumpis & Molinari

22. LL and Special Education expected benefits context • concretisation • thorough description of the current characteristics, everyday behaviour and perceptions of the selected test users regarding the research focus • implementation • actual behavioural validation and operationally running test phase of the LL, from a user-oriented and ethnographic viewpoint existing approaches proposed LL approach benefits conclusions future work Karagiannidis, Efraimidou, Koumpis & Molinari

23. LL and Special Education expected benefits context • feedback • ex post measurement to check the evolution in the users perception and attitude towards the introduced technologies or services, to assess changes over time in everyday life in relation to technology use, and to detect transitions of usage over time • a set of technological recommendations from the analysis of data; which is used as the starting point for a new research cycle within the LL - the iterative nature of research can be made operational existing approaches proposed LL approach benefits conclusions future work Karagiannidis, Efraimidou, Koumpis & Molinari

24. LL and Special Education conclusions context • LL can provide a motivation for the "special" industry • since it can reduce product development time, time to market, etc • LL can ensure that the results are embedded in everyday practises • by its nature, since the "results" are co-created and verified by the users-citizens, they can be useful, usable and acceptable existing approaches proposed LL approach benefits conclusions future work Karagiannidis, Efraimidou, Koumpis & Molinari

25. LL and Special Education future work context • set up a special education LL • identify public, private, civic organisations (regional and across Europe) • set up the technical, business and societal infrastructure • develop and validate new technologies, applications and businesses • which may improve special education everyday practice existing approaches proposed LL approach benefits conclusions future work Karagiannidis, Efraimidou, Koumpis & Molinari

26. LL and Special Education thank you for your attention!!! Charalampos Karagiannidis & Sofia Efraimidou • University of Thessaly, Department of Special Education • karagian@uth.gr, sefraim@uth.gr Adamantios Koumpis & Francesco Molinari • ALTEC Information and Communication Systems, S.A., Research Programmes Division • akou@altec.gr, fmol@altec.gr Karagiannidis, Efraimidou, Koumpis & Molinari

27. LL Case Study hope to enjoy the presentations!!! • Karagiannidis, Efraimidou, Koumpis & Molinari • Employing the Living Labs methodology to support experiential improvement of processes and practices in special education • Molinari • The Role of Participatory Evaluation in democratising Education Processes in the Public Administration • Protogeros • Net-wiring the Learning Environments to address Emerging Organisational Needs: virtual learning organisations and ventures Molinari