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line drawing of two girls facing each other with their eye gaze devices mounted in front of them. Their deivces are blocking their view of each other.
February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 Seray Ibrahimcommunication, design, research

A video study on AAC use in conversations

  I’m so delighted to share details of my first full paper co-authored with Mina Vasalou and Mike Clarke. It’s to appear in the CHI 2018 proceedings and has been awarded an honourable mention.  Continue reading

Photo image of 'Brothers', a sculpture by David Breuer-Weil which depicts two figures leaning in and joined by the head. The sculpture is installation in the church gardens at St Pancras, London.
September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 Seray Ibrahimcommunication

Theorising communication

    Since my last post, I’ve spent a considerable amount of time studying some of the different perspectives on communication. In a bid to understand how my own thoughts align with or differ fromContinue reading

October 31, 2016October 31, 2016 Seray Ibrahimdesign, neurodiversity, Values

Cross pollinated disciplines

  The benefits of interdisciplinary perspectives to tackle every day problems have long been advocated in many walks of life. Without the influence of arts and sciences, how could solutions for any situation be sustainableContinue reading

silos of lego
July 21, 2016August 14, 2016 Seray Ibrahimparticipatory design, research, Values

A focus on values

    Over recent years, child computer interaction (CCI) research has pushed the agenda for interaction design, embedding the contributions of children throughout the design process. Researchers are teasing out and critiquing the roles thatContinue reading

IDC 2016
June 21, 2016 Seray Ibrahimparticipatory design, roles, Values

Interaction Design and Children 2016: pre-conference workshop ‘Roles & Values’

Today I was fortunate to participate in the IDC 2016 pre-conference workshop which explored Roles and Values of Children in Design. ‘Role Workshop’ organisers: Monica Landoni, Elisa Rubegni, Emma Nicol, Janet C Read ‘Value Workshop’Continue reading

crying child
May 31, 2016May 31, 2016 Seray Ibrahimethics, neurodiversity, research

Ethics & integrity – How do we make it meaningful?

Judging from the nature of this post, you’ll probably gather that I’m reflecting on how to plan and carry out research that is ethical. The bigger challenge is being able to reflect this process inContinue reading

child with thinking cap
April 20, 2016April 20, 2016 Seray Ibrahimresearch

Researching with, not for.

In this post, I had intended to sum up my views on why AAC design research should start to involve children who are direct beneficiaries of AAC technologies. It has long been established that childrenContinue reading

image of Dave Grohl on drums & Stevie Wonder on piano
April 13, 2016April 16, 2016 Seray Ibrahimchild development, neurodiversity, research

Levelling the playing field

It would be fairly naïve to assume that I could easily master a new language, with a totally different linguistic system, at the ripe old age of thirty something without lots of trial and massesContinue reading

old library books
April 10, 2016April 10, 2016 Seray Ibrahimresearch

The story so far

Encouraging children to take on any form of technology can be tricky for so many reasons.  A quick search for computers for kids brings up hundreds, thousands of choices which compete for our attention.  EachContinue reading

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