Co-Design Beyond Words: Exploring Digital and Tangible Technology Design in Neurodiverse Classrooms
Dr Cara Wilson, Centre for Research in Digital Education
11th May, 12-1pm (online)
Abstract
In this talk, Cara will describe her work in autism-specific primary school contexts, where she collaboratively explored how to better support the integration of non-verbal and minimally-verbal design contributions into the design process. She will describe the tangible technologies and methodological innovations developed through this work and will also discuss current projects and speculate on new directions for the field of Child-Computer Interaction.
Biography
Cara is a Lecturer in Children and Technology and a founding member of the Children, Interaction, and Design Group in the Centre for Research in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh. With a background in Human-Computer Interaction and Psychology, she explores how to better support inclusion and diversity in the development of technologies which pervade children’s lives, for example, working with neurodiverse children in primary school contexts. Through creative, explorative and participatory design methods, her research endeavours to support the strengths, voice, and agency of individuals who are often overlooked in the process of design, particularly the design of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Tangible User Interfaces.