Team

Dr. Alissa N. Antle (PI, research and design lead)
Dr. Yumiko Murai (Assistant Prof. Education, SFU)

Graduate students:
Alexandra Kitson (post-doc)
Zoe Dao-Kroeker (NSERC USRA, VPR USRA)

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Project Summary

The Critical Making Biowearable Workshop project investigates how to design and deploy a participatory computational thinking workshop in which students explore and reflect on potential impacts of biowearables during maker activities using a bespoke tangible-biowearable maker kit and reflection cards. 

Research Objectives

Design, deploy through workshops and evaluate a critical reflection card deck (12 cards) for young adults/teens to support critical reflection on developmental constructs (e.g. identity, autonomy, authenticity) and long term social impacts of biowearables during making activities with a custom tangible-biowearable kit (see Critical Making (Bio)Wearables).

Social Impact Goals

Develop and deploy critical reflection card set to support children to reflect on ethical issues that impact them in biowearables (smart watches, fitbits).

Keywords

Design ethics, critical making, wearables, quantification of self, virtual workshop, youth.

Technology

Card stock, digital PDF file.

Community Partners

Jeff Wilson (Executive Director), Alisha Collins, Josh Keyes, Amanda Sherman (Brilliant Labs, Atlantic Canada).

Funders

SFU Innovates, NSERC Discovery.