Fireflies2: Interactive tangible pixels to enable distributed cognition in classroom technologies

David Verweij; Saskia Bakker; Berry Eggen

doi:10.1145/3132272.3134122

Fireflies2: Interactive tangible pixels to enable distributed cognition in classroom technologies

David Verweij, Saskia Bakker, Berry Eggen

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Abstract

Continuous developments in the field of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) are resulting in an omnipresence of digital technologies in our everyday lives, which is also visible in the presence of supportive technologies in education. These technologies, e.g. tablets and computers, usually require focused attention to be operated, which hinders teachers from appropriating them while teaching. Peripheral interactive systems, which do not require focused attention, could play a role in relieving teachers’ cognitive load, such that mental resources are freed to focus on other teaching tasks. This paper presents an exploratory study on enabling such cognitive offloading through peripheral interaction in the classroom. We present the design and a seven-week field deployment of FireFlies2 interactive tangible pixels which are distributed over the classroom. Our findings show that FireFlies2 supported cognitive processes of teachers and pupils in a number of scenarios.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces, ISS 2017
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages	260-269
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450346917
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3132272.3134122
Publication status	Published - 17 Oct 2017
Event	2017 ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ISS 2017) - Brighton, United Kingdom Duration: 17 Oct 2017 → 20 Oct 2017 https://iss2017.acm.org/

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Conference	2017 ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ISS 2017)
Abbreviated title	ISS 2017
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Brighton
Period	17/10/17 → 20/10/17
Internet address	https://iss2017.acm.org/

Keywords

Distributed cognition
Distributed display
Primary education
Research through design
Tangible interaction

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Verweij, D, Bakker, S & Eggen, B 2017, Fireflies2: Interactive tangible pixels to enable distributed cognition in classroom technologies. in Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces, ISS 2017. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, New York, pp. 260-269, 2017 ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ISS 2017), Brighton, United Kingdom, 17/10/17. https://doi.org/10.1145/3132272.3134122

Fireflies2: Interactive tangible pixels to enable distributed cognition in classroom technologies. / Verweij, David; Bakker, Saskia; Eggen, Berry.
Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces, ISS 2017. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2017. p. 260-269.

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