Summary of Analysis
Faculty at PEOI need a chapter of a biology course created for their online university. Students are especially struggling with the subject of DNA. The gap is a lack of knowledge about DNA and its fundamental workings. According to Merlijn Kouprie and Froukje Sleeswijk Visser in A framework for empathy in design: stepping into and out of the user’s life, the problem of understanding the learner and their experience has a central role in empathetic design. Aasaiya is a 20 year old student of PEOI who has a high school level background in advanced placement biology. He wants to strengthen his understanding of DNA. Aasaiya’s experience in the PEOI organization is having taken one PEOI course in the past. The organization was advertised at school as a summer activity for those students wanting to practice for the GRE, and college in general. Aasaiya is a student who likes using eLearning games on websites like Wolfram Alpha and Khan Academy. He says the games keep him engaged longer than a combination of lecture and worksheets, that’s why he’s taking online courses with PEOI. Aasaiya struggles with the concept of genetics and DNA and is looking to take a course in biology at PEOI in order to earn credits towards a degree next year. Aasaiya fits into the effort of meeting the organizational goal by maintaining the flow of graduates from the program. He is a mentor for other students who want to go in to biology but lack the expertise they must have before beginning college in the fall. Mentors and volunteers help students prepare for the higher expectations in a university setting.
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