SDN Conference, Berlin 2010. Designing Meaningful Education as a Service.

Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences

Peter van Waart (p.van.waart@hro.nl)

Bas Leurs (b.l.f.leurs@hro.nl)

Berlin, October 14, 2010

Designing Meaningful Education as a Service

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Experience = ‘Erlebnis’ / ‘Erfahfrung’

What is Experience?

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Can you influence how something is experienced?A stay in a hotel is more than just sleeping. One can design for an experience in all phases.

What one remembers is how it was experienced emotionally.

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What is ≠ how it’s experienced

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5

15

20

25

30

Brrr,…cold! Pffft,…warm!

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Human values

The wordle displays the

terminal values defined by

Rokeach, M. (1973).

The Nature of Human Values.

New York: The Free Press.

“desirable, transsituational goals, varying in importance, that serve as guiding principles in peoples’ lives” (Schwarz, 2003)

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humanvalues

Inspired by P. Desmet: Model of product emotions. 2002. TU Delft.

meaning

Process of interpreting meaning

stimuli

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What about your experiences?

• Think of three meaningful moments from you (bachelor) study

• Describe the situation (actors, context) and the emotions that you did feel. (make drawings)

• Share your story, discuss it with others

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What about your experiences?

• What do all these experiences have in common?

• What are the differences?• What’s important / remarkable?

• Present your findings on a flip chart

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Student Experience Survey at Rotterdam University

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ManagementExperience

boarddirectors

back office, front office(grades administration, time tables)

course management

teaching staffstudent

studentpeer teaching staff

back office, front office

course management

directorsboard

StudentExperience

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Student Experience

1) Experience, what’s that?

2) Student Experience Survey

3) What should we do?

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Reason: Isn’t it there or don’t you just see it?

“Students don’t perveive coherency in the curriculum!”

Because:

- There is no coherency, or…

- Coherency is not perceived?

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Reason: Isn’t it there or don’t you just see it?

“Students don’t perveive coherency in the curriculum!”

Because:

- There is no coherency, or…Action: create more coherency

- Coherency is not perceived?Action: show coherency

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Student Experience Survey

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• Methods• Results

– By theme– By category– General + Specific

• Conclusions and recommendations

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The team

• 4 teachers• 8 students

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Students and other actors

Student experience• Students (of 2 courses) • Office• External affairs• ICT support• Teachers• Mentors

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Sample

Year CMD n =

1 5 10

2 5 10

3 5 7

4 4 4

Year GMT n =

1 5 10

2 5 5

3 5 -

4 5 -

Total 39 60

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Method

1. Data collection1. Motivation graph

2. Interviews (laddering)

2. Analysis and interpretation

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Method: Motivation graph

Student completes motivation graph:1. Average (0), above average (+1), below average (-1)

2. Moment / situation

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Method: Interviews

Interview

(laddering: reveal emotions)

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Method: Analysis

- Coding (categories)- Signify meaning

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Results

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Results: themes year 1

cate

gorie

s

t

hem

es

Confirmation Confrontations Getting

organised

Finalise

Excited+

_Insecure

Confusion Orientation

Acknowledgement Accomplishment

Disappointment

+

_

+

_

+

_

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

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Be at mercy Being put to

the test

Re-orientation Judgement

time

Excited+

_High pressure

Frustration

Overwhelmed

Satisfaction

Disillusion

+

_

+

_

+

_

Full of expectations

Proud

Grateful

Disoriented

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

ca

tego

ries

the

mes

Results: themes year 2

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Lonely Contemplating Cold shower Open end

Thrilling+

_DisrespectAbandonedFrustration

Insecure (GMT)

Boredom (CMD)

Challenged+

_

+

_

+

_

Proud (GMT)

Reassurement (CMD)

Neglection

Frustration

Rewarded

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

internship

ca

tego

ries

the

mes

Results: themes year 3

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Acceleration Wrap-up Pelgrimage Transformation

EnthousiastHome coming+

_Insecure High pressure

+

_

+

_

+

_

RewardingThrilling

Restless

Accomplishment

“Departure”

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

graduation

ca

tego

ries

the

mes

Results: themes year 4

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Result: Emotional Journey

Acceleration Wrap up Pelgrimage Transformation

Lonely Contemplation Cold shower Open end

Be at mercy Being put

to test

Re-orientation Judgement

time

Confirmation Confrontations Getting

organised

Finalise

1

2

3

4

internship

graduation

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

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Structural problems: facilities

• Electricity– Inflexibile layout of classrooms– Not enough power outlets– Outlets not connected

• Internet– Wireless no connection– Not enough outlets (ethernet)

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Structural problems: information

• Too late – Internship / Graduation – Time tables– Changes in time tables

• Unclear– Grades– Verbal confirmation– Crucial information is unclear

• Not accessible– Many seperate websites– Global search option is missing

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Structural problems: behaviour from teachers

• Little personal feedback on assignments

• Late/no reply to e-mail• Little commitment to students

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Structural problems: organisation

• Year 2 = year 1• Too much teamwork but no flexible schedules• A desire for more attention from teachers on extra-curriculair events• Mentality: studying doesn’t necessarily mean ‘going to school’

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Research results

Most negative experiences- Feeling of non-existence / lack of acknowledgement- Lack of trust (promises are hardly kept)- Not enough personal feedback

Frustrations:- Stress- Information is missing, incomplete, incomprehensible and late (most of the

time)- Power and internet outlets

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Physiological needs electricity, internet, work spaces,

Security grades, timetables, choices

Self-actualisation graduation, DesignThis!, internship

class, involvement of teachers, events at schoolLove and belonging

Esteem need Open project, personal feedback, student-assistent

director(s), facility management, ICT

office, ict

teachers, coordinators, external affairs

teachers, coordinators

teachers, coordinators, external affairs

Conclusies: pyramide van studentbehoeften

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Mental model of the organisation

student

FacilitiesClientsBuilding

GradesTimetables

Class ProjectsTeacher

Facility

management

ICT

Backoffice

Frontoffice

student student student

Management

Coordination

External Affairs

CompaniesInternship

Director

student

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Student

Experience

facilitiescli

ents

build

ing

Grade syste

m

time tabels

class

project

teacher

The student’s mental model

companies

internship

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Now what?

Enhance the experience of the student throughout the course

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What to do?

1. Enhanced concentration and focus, all senses involved

2. Altered awareness of time

3. Emotional commitment

4. Unique individual process

5. Acting with ‘raw stuff’

6. Encompass a process of acting and immersion van doen en ondergaan

7. Element of play (flow)

8. To be in control

9. Balancing challenges and competencies

10. Clear goals

* Characteristics of an experience according Boswijk, Thijssen & Peelen, 2005;2007

interior, smell, colour, vision, sound, furniture, canteen

immersive workshops, events

‘my’ class/team/teacher/school

personal feedback

clients, technology/hardware

projects, events, to create / build

projects, events, to create / build

dealing with complaints, span of control, influence

open Project, Honours Programme

vision, coherency, objectives

What to achieve?* What to offer?

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Concluding remarks

• Acknowledge the student (‘I am’)

• Give personal feedback

• Put the student in charge (provide solutions for missing grades)

• Communicate how there is dealt with complaints (solved / unsolved)

• Keep your promises and tell the truth

• Organise events to celebrate the start and ending of projects or periods. Celebrate milestones/successes.

• Students are central, not the processes (means and end?)

studentpeer teaching staff

back office, front office

course management

directorsboard

StudentExperience