ECOO - BIT 16

Bringing together links and ideas relating to the conference presentation titled: Wayfinding in Digital Spaces. 

What is WAYFINDING?

Why is it important in digital educational contexts?

Link to the Full Presentation

What is Wayfinding?

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It’s a design philosophy. It's a way of seeing.
It includes: ‘information systems’, a guide to movement through environments, enhancing experiences and understanding while being more than getting from point A to point B. Wayfinding considers: iterations, design principles, the user interface and the application of new and familiar technologies.

Ode to Can - YouTube video

Why is it important?

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Wayfinding calls for educators to examine the inherent bias, perspective, purpose to what we do in the classroom with ed tech and children – just because it’s shiny and new doesn’t mean it’s a good thing. What are the issues or hidden agenda’s built into our decisions?

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Visitors and Residents

Read and view more about this framework of engagement in digital spaces based on work by David White.
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Mapping your digital engagement

Using the V&R framework, you can map out where you are a visitor or a resident in personal, professional and institutional digital spaces. Read more on Visitors and Residents: Mapping your digital engagement.

Padlet site with a collection of maps

Additional Reading:

• Are we engaging or just broadcasting, Lawrie Phipps
• Mapping for Change, Lawrie Phipps
• Ta Dah! Hitchhikers Guide to Doing a Residents and Visitors Workshop, Donna Lanclos
• Visitors and Residents - Navigate the Map, David White
• Mapping the Learning and Teaching, James Clay

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All Aboard - Mapping Digital skills

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Mozilla Web Literacy - mapping skills

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Mapping 21st Century competencies

Guides and Mentors in digital spaces

Specifically for educators, many based within the current geographic districts of Ontario but many have a global reach.

Safe Harbours to explore and share

Educators need safe places to explore, experiment, travel with security and share in safe harbours.

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Wayfinding Principles

These principles are based on work at MIT on Designing Principles for Wayfinding

Wayfinding in Action

The value of towels in wayfinding