Dr Cara Wilson

Lecturer in Children and Technology

Dr Cara Wilson is a Lecturer in Children and Technology and a member of the Children and Technology Group at the Institute for Education, Community and Society. With a background in Human-Computer Interaction and Interaction Design, 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.

Email: cara.wilson@ed.ac.uk

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AI futures for Scottish education

AI Futures for Scottish education addresses an urgent need to address the rapid emergence of generative AI technologies, and to consider the ethical and educational issues raised as teachers and students experiment with its capabilities