influence on our lives. In later life we admire, we are
entertained, we may modify some views we already hold,
but we are more likely to find in books merely a confirmation
of what is in our minds already… But in childhood, all books
are divination, telling us about the future, and like the fortune
teller who sees a long journey in the cards or death by water,
they influence the future.
-Graham Greene (from Cass, 1967, p. xv)
User study Plan
At this initial stage of the concept , a user study is crucial , for the interaction and the complete development of the project .
well the sort of data or the areas in which i seek to gain some insight i 'm looking for is somewhat summarized below.
Please give your valuable suggestion on what els is required to know from the users , or any other aspect that needs to be looked into.
The day to day activities which usually the rural kids are involved with.
time of listening to stories as in they like to listen to it when they are going to bed, eating food etc.
How they relate stories they hear from various sources with life ? or do they actually bother to do so ?
The sort of stories rural kids like.
the local stories which have been passed around generations , their take on that and probably a small chat revolving around the topic.
what do they do if they understand bits of stories , and how do they proceed on learning about those bits.
the mode of storytelling they prefer , or leaves a more heavy impact on them than the rest(audio , video ,text).
the sort of collaborative environment or interaction they have or want if a story telling session happens.
do they pick up things from the stories and imitate it and form a part of it in their lives.
do they understand the importance of execution , as why something is like this or like that ?how inquisitive are they about it>
the duration of the stories they like to listen to >
why and how quickly do they loose interest in a story ?
if they leave a story before completion , how eager are they and when do they like get back to the stories(quickly)?
how imaginative do they get about stories?
in an narrative aspect or mode of story telling what all do they look for ?
The person or a character in their lives who they love to listen stories from and why ?
how attached do they feel to certain characters or part of the stories and feel as if it's just for them ?
do they feel like sharing stories they like with their peers? if so only the close ones or everyone around them.
do they extract the essence or the moral of the story and feel the need to actually follow it in their lives?
After gathering data and developing insights on such questions , i actually plan to continue my user study in karjat to Khairat school, Khairat-Dhangarwada Village, Maharashtra and interact with kids using the olpc laptop and gaining further insights on the project.
the olpc laptops have been deployed in this school and are being used by the kids daily.
well the sort of data or the areas in which i seek to gain some insight i 'm looking for is somewhat summarized below.
Please give your valuable suggestion on what els is required to know from the users , or any other aspect that needs to be looked into.
The day to day activities which usually the rural kids are involved with.
time of listening to stories as in they like to listen to it when they are going to bed, eating food etc.
How they relate stories they hear from various sources with life ? or do they actually bother to do so ?
The sort of stories rural kids like.
the local stories which have been passed around generations , their take on that and probably a small chat revolving around the topic.
what do they do if they understand bits of stories , and how do they proceed on learning about those bits.
the mode of storytelling they prefer , or leaves a more heavy impact on them than the rest(audio , video ,text).
the sort of collaborative environment or interaction they have or want if a story telling session happens.
do they pick up things from the stories and imitate it and form a part of it in their lives.
do they understand the importance of execution , as why something is like this or like that ?how inquisitive are they about it>
the duration of the stories they like to listen to >
why and how quickly do they loose interest in a story ?
if they leave a story before completion , how eager are they and when do they like get back to the stories(quickly)?
how imaginative do they get about stories?
in an narrative aspect or mode of story telling what all do they look for ?
The person or a character in their lives who they love to listen stories from and why ?
how attached do they feel to certain characters or part of the stories and feel as if it's just for them ?
do they feel like sharing stories they like with their peers? if so only the close ones or everyone around them.
do they extract the essence or the moral of the story and feel the need to actually follow it in their lives?
After gathering data and developing insights on such questions , i actually plan to continue my user study in karjat to Khairat school, Khairat-Dhangarwada Village, Maharashtra and interact with kids using the olpc laptop and gaining further insights on the project.
the olpc laptops have been deployed in this school and are being used by the kids daily.
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