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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.
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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

All Aboard - Mapping Digital skills


Mozilla Web Literacy - mapping skills

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Mapping 21st Century competencies

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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.

Wayfinding Principles

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

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The value of towels in wayfinding

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