Reference: [2025-LDT_Design_Studio_Syllabus](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kU-tq-Xs_vwooVwLfhDThInZ2fEuqXZM52i09NN-JGA/edit?usp=sharing) - (Carefully Chosen) Innovation Title and Mission Statement > “Open sesame!” (Collaboratively Extended Cognitive Map Exploration - CECME) > > A practice-driven infrastructure for serious play / collaborative self-directed learning - Short abstract suitable for explaining your idea quickly and succinctly to a person who stumbles across your website > Each of us would enjoy the [Zen mode](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1758085822357180&usg=AOvVaw0S9yl_DH_YbtmHhHXUps0x) in learning where we are immersed in timeless concentration on exploring new knowledge, being extremely efficient in interacting with surrounding resources to elicit the most natural implications relevant to our emerging curiosity. Dr. Rieber would call that [serious play](https://edtechbooks.org/lidtfoundations/the_value_of_serious_play), and I - collaborative self-directed learning. So, I'm developing a learning platform that empowers those Zen mode experiences. The platform would envision our meaning co-construction happening in our Zen mode interactions as collaboratively extended cognitive maps, which could then be interconnected to become our extended memory for future knowledge retrieval and enrichment. → final version: Learning is most enjoyable when we are exploring new knowledge territories in an immersive experience where it seems time stands still. That Zen mode, also referred to as [serious play](https://edtechbooks.org/lidtfoundations/the_value_of_serious_play) and usually characterized by collaborative self-directed learning, allows learners to optimally create their own knowledge by following their natural instincts, abilities, and curiosity. The goal of the project _**Open sesame**_ is to develop a social learning platform that fosters Zen mode experiences. The platform would represent learners’ meaning co-construction during their Zen mode interactions as **collaboratively extended cognitive maps**. These maps could then be interconnected to become the learners’ extended memory for their future knowledge retrieval and enrichment. - 1-5 Minute Video 📺 Demonstration of your Prototype or Idea - Audience: Visitors to your website - Note: The video must use your actual voice; no computer-generated narration allowed. - Extended Explanation (about 1000-1500 words) - Problem or opportunity the prototype addresses - Audience served by the prototype - How the prototype addresses the problem or opportunity - At Least One Design Story (as explained by Parrish, 2006) (200-400 words) - The Reasoning Behind Your Design (about 800-1000 words) - High-Level Design Conjectures (Sandoval, 2013)  \ _**or**_ - Logic Model with Narrative - Includes supporting scholarly literature. _Note: It really does not matter where in your design documents you cite supporting literature._ - Theoretical framework (either derived from the literature or a “humble” theory you’ve begun to identify) - Tentative Research Plan (about 400-500 words) - Brief introduction (1-2 paragraphs) - Research questions (and it can just be one question) - Methods (i.e. what you will do to answer the question/s including what kind of data do you feel you need to collect)