𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 (𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗗𝟴𝟵𝟯𝟭)

This course, "People-centric Design for Education Using Simulation Technology," is designed to go beyond mere technical skills. It expands to explore how we might utilize it effectively (the 'HOW'), and more importantly, ensure we understand the purpose ('WHY') and the intended audience ('FOR WHOM') in its application and enhance the teaching of STEM, art, humanities, and communication.

First session of People-Centric Design for Education using Simulation Technology at the Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong: concept and technology introduction.

First session of People-Centric Design for Education using Simulation Technology at the Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong: concept and technology introduction.

𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 

Adhering to the principles of Deep Learning and Universal Design for Learning, the first project of the course is based on the sharing by LAP Lifelong Animal Protection Charity on the misconception about adoption from shelters, pet shoppers and breeders' behavior, pet-choosing and owning mindsets, as well as the missing links in the local animal protection eco-system, in 2.5 hours, as 5 teams, our MEd students (many of which are current teachers in schools): 

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 & 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗽

To identify influential stakeholders and power dynamics that are critical to the advocacy and hence the game design.

𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗽

To identify key moments that matter to the advocacy, positive and negative emotions that might inform the game's reward and punishment systems.

𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗽 

To empathize with target players and what success and failure look like to the game design. 

𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮 & 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰

To co-create a quick and dirty game concept to ensure the game logic that simulated reality, a game that is fun to play and ensures an impactful learning experience.

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁, key messages, game logic and learning experience 

as well as 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 on what works, what doesn't, and what suggestions are to improve.

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 to move forward with prototyping and testing with local students age between 12 - 20.

Serving to co-design and test a Learning-Through-Gaming experience for local students to embody and advocate for animal protection in Hong Kong.

Real-life project on Animal Protection in HK, People-Centric Design for Education using Simulation Technology at the Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong: project brief and context setting.

Real-life project on Animal Protection in HK, People-Centric Design for Education using Simulation Technology at the Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong: board game design testing.

𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗘𝗡 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴

The second project of our course continues to be Real-Life relevant and focuses on problem-solving, Professor Chen (Logan) and I are guiding our 5 teams of 26 current and future educators to design for young people with SEN in their transition from education to employment.

𝗔 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀, 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 & 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 

Heartfelt thanks to advocates, change-makers, and impact partners Bonnie & Connie of Learning Bridge, Carmel of Love 21 Foundation, and Jonathan, the class had round tables design research to 

👂 Empathize with the SEN community

💞 Build emotional connections with the problem space 

🔎 Explore missing critical links 

Key Takeaways & Reminders from the evening: 

𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆 

We are all on a spectrum and we all have something, so it really doesn't matter... and at the end of the day, we will all be disabled towards the end of our lives.

𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 

We all have our 'Resting Bitch Face' moments, some more than others, and we probably had to explain to others about that... is just that, don't assume, ask, listen, and be kind.

𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗼

Imagine being judged by what you cannot do, and then being told what you can do based on that... we are all equal and we all have so much abilities, let's start celebrating each other.

Real-life project on SEN, People-Centric Design for Education using Simulation Technology at the Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong: stakeholder interviews and context setting.

Real-life project on SEN, People-Centric Design for Education using Simulation Technology at the Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong: stakeholder interviews and context setting.

𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗗̲𝗲̲𝘀̲𝗶̲𝗿̲𝗮̲𝗯̲𝗶̲𝗹̲𝗶̲𝘁̲𝘆̲ 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿

With the help of our friends at Learning Bridge HK, our 5 teams of current and future educators/designers collected feedback on the video prototypes they created for people with ADHD, Hearing Impairment, and Dyslexia as well as their potential employers, before building the Virtual Reality Experience Tools using XRCC.

After 12 weeks of comprehensive learning by doing, the class of 26 current and future Educators embodied the mindset of People-Centric Design, empathized with the target users and key stakeholders, learned and applied both Design Thinking + VR programming tools, tested with relevant users and refined for a final showcase 'Better Reality Day'.

Real-life project on SEN, People-Centric Design for Education using Simulation Technology at the Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong: Prototype Testing and Refinement.

Real-life project on SEN, People-Centric Design for Education using Simulation Technology at the Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong: Final Prototype Open house Showcase.

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀:

'I𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵-𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳-𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤, by 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.' ~ Future Educator

'𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴' ~ School-based Speech Therapist

'𝘈𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵.' ~ Primary School Teacher

'𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴... 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. 𝘉𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺.' ~ Education Company Owner

'𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘴... 𝘪𝘵 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬.' ~ Trainer in the Aviation Industry