Design of an Interface for Technology Supported Collaborative Learning

Abstract. In the emerging scenarios of distributed education, design plays a key role in shaping new ways of collaboration and knowledge management. In the Remote Accessible Field Trips (RAFT1) project described in this paper, we aim to support high school students ’ field trips with mobile technology and to enable real-time remote collaboration with the classroom. In this paper we look at the pedagogical issues and consequences for the interface design. We pro-pose a role-centred interface design approach, aiming at the development of dedicated tools and interfaces.