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Use personas to help explain your research, part two

Use personas to help explain your research, part two

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Use personas to help explain your research, part two

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- In our previous discussion, we framed the skate park injury issue, by using a synthesis tool called an event map. Now, let's continue our analysis of this problem using another kind of synthesis tool, called a think, do, use model. Once again, we'll use the same problem. How can we influence Derrick to be a safer skateboarder? This time we'll use a different graphic organizer to consider his actions in this activity. What does he think, do, and use with regards to safety and skateboarding? What I like about the think, do, use model is that it doesn't just focus on one singular experience. Instead it works to consider the entire context being studied. And in this case, that's safety in skateboarding. To do a think, do, use model, your data should come from a combination of sources, such as observational notes, photo documentation, interviews, and other ethnographic research tools. So let's get to it. Here's Derrick…

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