Chapter 2. Design for (digital) presence

Natural presence is what mainly comes to our minds when referring to “presence”, i.e. being physically present in a real environment or, as Nevejan & Brazier (2015) mention, being present with a breathing body and a heart that beats . However, presence has acquired new dimensions nowadays, which are not only related to the previous interpretation. The ever spreading internet and the tsunami of…

Through our sub-system analysis and the information about the current situation, it became obvious that there is a big gap in secondary education, while there is only one high school in the island (O.S.G. De Hogeberg in Den Burg) which may even close in a few years, according to some rumours. The basic problem as it was described in the first chapter is related to the after-high school…

Figure 6 shows the YUTPA analysis from the perspective of a student and of a teacher, but in the future with an education based on ICT technologies. Figure 6. YUTPA analysis from the 12 years old student's view in 2065   From the perspective of the a 12-13 year old Texelaar student , the absence of a physical presence of a teacher will constrain the following aspects and therefore they will…

The YUTPA-analyses between the current and future sub-system for teachers at Texel shows a clear design space for ‘communion’, while almost all factors within ‘relation’ and ‘time’ decrease. It can be said that teachers will less adapt to the students’ needs, as their ‘role’ and ‘engagement’ decreases. The teachers can have a higher impact with less required time and relations. For students