The localization of praxis-oriented research: Creating service design applications

Abstract

In this study, a mobile application development course was implemented from the perspective of technology, so that all of the inexperienced students who took the course were eventually able to independently develop a mobile application with their team to present their learning effects. The course structure was based on the service learning theory. The teacher led the students in performing field research and interacting with local residents, stores, and government agencies, so that the students could design a localized mobile application service based on the background and problems that they encountered. The core value of the study is to reach the goal of `digital empowerment` of newer users, by training `digital natives` who will most likely in the future design applications for `digital immigrants`. According to the result, users were more willing to use the mobile applications proposed in the course based on the service learning theory, and they found learning more enjoyable. The focus of this study was on a coherent teaching method incorporating both practical and theoretical aspects, to assist students in learning to create localized mobile application services of higher adhesion for every user.