Activity pad: teaching tool combining tangible interaction and affordance of paper

Mikko Pyykkönen; Jukka Riekki; Marko Jurmu; Iván Sánchez Milara

doi:10.1145/2512349.2512810

Activity pad: teaching tool combining tangible interaction and affordance of paper

Mikko Pyykkönen, Jukka Riekki, Marko Jurmu, Iván Sánchez Milara

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University of Oulu

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Abstract

In this paper, we describe the design process and early experiences of the Activity Pad, an interactive digital artifact for active learning environments. The pad combines a 4x6 grid of programmable NFC readers together with printed sheets of A4-sized paper to allow teacher-driven creation of interactive learning applications featuring application-specific tangibles. We describe iterative design process for this teaching tool, including mock-up prototypes, focus group discussions with teachers and the first complete prototype together with two example applications. Teachers were eager to innovate applications for the Activity Pad, and the feedback indicates the potential of this kind of teaching tool in diverse learning environments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ITS '13: Proceedings of the 2013 ACM international conference on Interactive tabletops and surfaces
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery ACM
Pages	135-144
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9781450322713
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2512349.2512810
Publication status	Published - 2013
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	2013 8th ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces, ITS 2013 - St. Andrews, United Kingdom Duration: 6 Oct 2013 → 9 Oct 2013

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Conference	2013 8th ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces, ITS 2013
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	St. Andrews
Period	6/10/13 → 9/10/13

Keywords

active learning environments
design
paper-based interfaces
tangible user interfaces

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Pyykkönen, M, Riekki, J, Jurmu, M & Sánchez Milara, I 2013, Activity pad: teaching tool combining tangible interaction and affordance of paper. in ITS '13: Proceedings of the 2013 ACM international conference on Interactive tabletops and surfaces. Association for Computing Machinery ACM, pp. 135-144, 2013 8th ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces, ITS 2013, St. Andrews, United Kingdom, 6/10/13. https://doi.org/10.1145/2512349.2512810

Activity pad: teaching tool combining tangible interaction and affordance of paper. / Pyykkönen, Mikko; Riekki, Jukka; Jurmu, Marko et al.
ITS '13: Proceedings of the 2013 ACM international conference on Interactive tabletops and surfaces. Association for Computing Machinery ACM, 2013. p. 135-144.

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