Researching the Participatory Design Process for e-Tutor Training Material Design

The role of the tutor in online learning can be complex due to the wide range of media and pedagogies that can potentially be used. As a result, there is a need for effective training materials that recognise this and the Sino-UK. e-Educator project aims to meet this need. This paper reports research into the participatory design process adopted within the project. Ten potential users of the final e-Educator training module were involved in the design process. Reflective journals and interviews have been used to collect data regarding the ways they worked with other academic designers and technologists. The paper describes the process, the issues shared by the participants and the problems they confronted in this project