Hands on, mobiles on

The use of a digital narrative as a scaffolding remedy in a classical science centre

Bibliographic Data

ID2653574
AuthorsAnne Kahr-Højland, Anne Kahr‐højland (University of Copenhagen, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume27
Issue50
Publication date2011-06-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedieKultur Journal of media and communication research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0900-9671 • E-ISSN: 1901-9726
PublisherDet Kgl. Bibliotek/Royal Danish Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.7146/mediekultur.v27i50.3348
OpenAlexW1539600626
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited9

This article examines an educational design experiment which aimed to support young people's involvement and reflection in the exhibition at a Danish science centre. The experiment consisted in the examination of the design and implementation of a mobile phone facilitated narrative, which was planned as a so-called scaffolding remedy in the hands-on based exhibition. The digital narrative, called EGO-TRAP, was developed using Design-Based Research as the overall methodological framework. The study of students' interactions in the exhibition suggests, among other things, that because of its quality as a digital narrative, EGO-TRAP scaffolds pleasurable engagement and counteracts the tendency of 'random button pressing' that often occurs in classical science centre exhibitions. In this connection, the mobile phone plays an essential role due to the fact that it, as the favoured media by the young students, offers an experience which they describe as both personal and flexible

Art · Exhibition · Literature · Mobile phone · Multimedia · Narrative · Sociology · Telecommunications · Visual arts · Computer Science · Digital Storytelling and Education · Literacy, Media, and Education · Mobile Learning in Education · Psychology

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