Our projects explore how children interact with their world, how we can design to influence interaction positively, and then scale this work to positively impact children's everyday experiences.
Projects
STEM Charades: game to scale impact of Embodied Learning research
Evaluating the venture potential of a research-informed game for 3-12-year-olds.
Embodied Learning in the Classroom
A project helping educators and children develop and communicate their understanding of STEM concepts, connecting hands-on experiences with language through gesture.
Children Interaction Design (CID): EFI research cluster
Professor Andrew Manches will lead the Children Interaction Design group in the new Edinburgh Futures Institute research cluster.
Numbuko v3: Evolving Early Mathematical Learning Representations
Developing a new version of the Numbuko app for children.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Early Years
This project is about making sure that young children, their families, educators, and service providers use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies that are safe, equitable, and trustworthy. Free online resources will be created that assist children, families, educators, service providers, and digital designers to learn about using, and staying safe with, AI technologies.
Grasping data: empowering young children to understand and benefit from their personal data
"Grasping data: empowering young children to understand and benefit from their personal data" is