Share Paper: Reflecting on Challenges of Conducting Design-Based Research in Large University Courses

  1. Naemi Luckner, TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology), Austria
  2. Peter Purgathofer, TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology), Austria
  3. Geraldine Fitzpatrick, TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology), Austria
Wednesday, June 27 4:45 PM-5:15 PM Noord

Abstract: Design-based research is an approach frequently applied in research projects that examine technology-enhanced learning environments in real-world settings. This is important if we are to arrive at solutions that support authentic learning contexts. However, as researchers in such a project, there are challenges. While design-based research supports the way we think about design as process and as artifacts, we often struggle with issues not always directly connected, but definitely linked, to our design-based research approach. In this paper, we retrospectively reflect on emergent lessons from our 12-year experience in a design-based research project to develop a technology-enhanced learning environment for ...