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The Pace of Innovation
Tags:DesignKey Finding from NCTI Moving Toward Solutions Report
Developers offer a host of innovative, feature-rich products, but offerings may be too complex for classroom adoption. The relentless pace of technology innovation provides increasing possibilities for new features and affordability of innovative applications and devices. The realities of using assistive and learning technology in schools, however, do not necessarily support these potentials, and increasingly complex products threaten to discourage implementation.
Recommendation
Further innovation will depend on shared knowledge of the designs and features that students need most and the level of technical expertise that is required to implement products in natural settings such as classrooms. This knowledge base would be informed by research and continued dialogue across stakeholder groups and should be tightly aligned with the actions taken on other key findings.
Implication
Manufacturers, developers, and vendors need to reach out to users and implementers in order to learn more about how their products are being used on a routine basis in natural settings, like schools and homes. Innovators can begin by contributing to a bank of user case studies that broaden the knowledge base about user adoption, adaptation, and requirements and by vigorously incorporating user feedback into product development cycles.
