Old Tools, New Media: Developing a Web-based Tutorial for Cross-cultural Learning (特集:第二言語学習とその支援に関する教育工学研究)

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This paper addresses the trial-and-error process of developing a software tutorial for web-based cross-cultural learning. The authors discuss the design and redesign of At Home in Japan : What No One Tells You, for which they attempted to develop (1) contents that could effectively communicate cross-cultural issues, and (2) an effective learning vehicle for those contents. Extensive reviews of early versions of the tutorial found the contents to be worthwhile and persuasive. However, the site environment was considered comparatively ineffective at communicating them. In response to feedback calling for more interactivity, the authors initiated a thorough redesign of the tutorial. This article offers an overview of the content development for At Home in Japan : What No One Tells You, summarizes the evaluation process, and details design strategies implemented to make the tutorial more interactive. The process has obliged us to consider (1) what interactivity might mean in a web environment, (2) its role in performative cross-cultural learning, and (3) whether "old tools" -methods of composition borrowed from the visual and performing arts-have a useful place in web design.
2003-12-20