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Enabling children’s genuine participation in digital design and fabrication : instructors’ perspective |
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| Author: | Norouzi, Behnaz1,2; Sharma, Sumita1; Kinnula, Marianne1; |
| Organizations: |
1Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland 2Fab Lab Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland 3Faculty of Education, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland |
| Format: | article |
| Version: | published version |
| Access: | open |
| Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 1.1 MB) |
| Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe20231010139470 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Springer Nature,
2023
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| Publish Date: | 2023-10-10 |
| Description: |
AbstractDigital fabrication laboratories (Fab Labs) are accessible to the public, including children and families. However, a variety of technical skills, tools, and expertise are needed in these spaces, and Fab Lab staff—instructors working there—are in a key role in helping Fab Lab users. There is, however, a lack of research on how these instructors can inspire children’s genuine participation in Fab Labs. We analyze the challenges faced by four instructors during two months of Fab Lab workshops with 7–12-year-old children. The children worked in child-only or child-parent groups on informal digital design and fabrication activities. Based on genuine participation principles derived from the literature, we designed our workshops, which included the creation of instructor guideline. At the end, we developed a post-workshop framework in which the instructors provided feedback about their performance and experiences. We provide recommendations to help instructors support children’s genuine participation in digital design and fabrication. see all
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| Series: |
International journal of technology and design education |
| ISSN: | 0957-7572 |
| ISSN-E: | 1573-1804 |
| ISSN-L: | 0957-7572 |
| Issue: | Latest articles |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10798-023-09856-4 |
| OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1007/s10798-023-09856-4 |
| Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
| Field of Science: |
113 Computer and information sciences 222 Other engineering and technologies |
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| Funding: |
The project is supported by the Research Council of Finland (grant agreements No. 318930 and No. 324685, Make-A-Difference) and the University of Oulu. This research was additionally funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme (grant agreement No. 787476, COMnPLAY SCIENCE). This work is also connected to the project, Participatory AI with Schoolchildren (PAIZ), funded by the Research Council of Finland (grant agreement No. 340603), at the University of Oulu. |
| EU Grant Number: |
(787476) CoM_n_Play-Science - Learning science the fun and creative way: coding, making, and play as vehicles for informal science learning in the 21st century |
| Academy of Finland Grant Number: |
324685 340603 |
| Detailed Information: |
324685 (Academy of Finland Funding decision) 340603 (Academy of Finland Funding decision) |
| Copyright information: |
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