The state of makerspace research: A review of the literature

S Mersand - TechTrends, 2021 - Springer
This literature review identifies the content and scope of empirical academic research on
making, makerspaces, and fablabs. Using an overview approach, 150 peer reviewed …

[HTML][HTML] Computational empowerment in practice: Scaffolding teenagers' learning about emerging technologies and their ethical and societal impact

MM Schaper, RC Smith, MA Tamashiro… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Whereas computational empowerment is well established in child–computer interaction
research, less effort has been made to integrate this approach in practice. Building on four …

Participatory design that matters—Facing the big issues

S Bødker, M Kyng - ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
At a time where computer technology is putting human lives and work under pressure, we
discuss how to provide alternatives. We look back at Participatory Design (PD) which was …

Child as protagonist: Expanding the role of children in participatory design

OS Iversen, RC Smith, C Dindler - … of the 2017 conference on interaction …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
We suggest that a commitment to political participatory design defines a new role for
children in participatory practices--the role of protagonist. The objective here transcends the …

Participatory design for sustainable social change

RC Smith, OS Iversen - Design Studies, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Assessing challenges in participatory design emphasising political dimensions.•
Dimensions of participatory design engagement for sustainable social change.•Impact of …

From computational thinking to computational empowerment: a 21st century PD agenda

OS Iversen, RC Smith, C Dindler - Proceedings of the 15th participatory …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
We propose computational empowerment as an approach and a Participatory Design
response to challenges related to digitalization of society and the emerging need for digital …

Computational empowerment: participatory design in education

C Dindler, R Smith, OS Iversen - CoDesign, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
We propose computational empowerment as an approach and a Participatory Design (PD)
response to challenges related to the emerging need for digital literacy in lower secondary …

Tying knots: Participatory infrastructuring at work

S Bødker, C Dindler, OS Iversen - Computer Supported Cooperative Work …, 2017 - Springer
Today, most design projects are infrastructuring projects, because they build on
technologies, competencies and practices that already exist. While infrastructuring was …

Assessing learning in technology-rich maker activities: A systematic review of empirical research

Q Lin, Y Yin, X Tang, R Hadad, X Zhai - Computers & Education, 2020 - Elsevier
Maker activities are drawing increasing attention in the field of science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. Researchers have developed various …

[HTML][HTML] A research agenda for computational empowerment for emerging technology education

RC Smith, MM Schaper, MA Tamashiro… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The article proposes a research agenda for computational empowerment for emerging
technologies in the field of child–computer interaction (CCI)–in artificial intelligence (AI) …