Learning Experience Design: Embracing human diversity through educational technology

In the modern society, the knowledge, its acquisition process and fruition are related to new forms of complexity, strictly connected to digital innovation, to the frequent use of network devices for sharing information and most in general, to the massive widespread of technology in everyday activities. In the context of learning environments, digital technologies can reveal an effective tool to improve individual residual skills of weakest people (elderly, disables and children) as well to overcome impairments, defects, or temporary learning limitations. However, people are not always able to accomplish their tasks or predetermined activities, because tools or devices employed to acquire information are often poorly designed and they do not consider the specific needs of people. To address the shortcomings imposed by the fast growing of technological devices, new design solutions are increasingly required as well as a continuous redefinition of the goals to achieve in the projects together with the daily updating of methods and involved stakeholders. Starting with the knowledge related to Ergonomics in Design and design for inclusion, this book aims to provide an opened and integrated point of view to the disciplines of cognitive psychology, pedagogy and human-computer interaction. It configures as a flexible tool for understanding key aspects concerning the use of technologies and their effects, with special regards to the experiential dimension on a human scale, particularly tailored to weaker people. The book is supported by interviews to experts being focused on the sharing of expertise, experiences and design methodologies. It is also displayed a collection of operating case studies aimed at testing the effectiveness the proposed design approach and at developing novel designing scenarios to achieve inclusion and valorize human diversity.