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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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