The evolvement of constructionism: An overview of the literature

A Parmaxi, P Zaphiris - … and Developing Novel Learning Experiences: First …, 2014 - Springer
This paper reviews the theory of constructionism from its evolvement in 1980s towards its
more recent implementations. By reviewing recent research conducted under the framework …

Distributing participation in design: Addressing challenges of a global pandemic

A Constantin, C Alexandru, J Korte, C Wilson… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Participatory Design (PD)–whose inclusive benefits are broadly recognised in design–can
be very challenging, especially when involving children. The recent COVID-19 pandemic …

Trends, similarities, and differences in the usage of teen and senior public online newsgroups

P Zaphiris, R Sarwar - ACM Transactions on Computer-Human …, 2006 - dl.acm.org
This article presents an analysis of the human to human interactions in two public online
newsgroups, one targeting the young generation and the other the elderly. The main goal of …

A distributed participatory design research protocol for co-designing with children

A Constantin, J Korte, J Good, G Sim, J Read… - Proceedings of the 21st …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
In this paper, we outline a Distributed Participatory Design (DPD) research protocol. The
protocol is presented through the lens of the World's Largest DPD Project with children, a …

Designing Together, Miles Apart: A Longitudinal Tabletop Telepresence Adventure in Online Co-Design with Children

CL Hunt, K Sun, Z Dhuliawala, F Tsukiyama… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Children's online co-design has become prevalent since COVID-19. However, related
research focuses on insights gained across several shorter-term projects, rather than …

Participatory design of the world's largest DPD project with children

JL Korte, A Constantin, C Wilson… - Proceedings of the 20th …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
In this workshop, we invite researchers and practitioners as participants in co-designing the
protocol for the world's largest Distributed Participatory Design (DPD) project with children …

Introducing new perspectives in the use of social technologies in learning: Social constructionism

A Parmaxi, P Zaphiris, E Michailidou… - … –INTERACT 2013: 14th …, 2013 - Springer
This paper reports on a qualitative study of the use of social technologies, explored in the
context of an intensive 650-hour Greek language course. Qualitative content analysis of …

Planning the world's most inclusive PD project

A Constantin, J Korte, C Wilson, CA Alexandru… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Inclusivity is central to Participatory Design (PD) practice, but despite significant efforts in
IDC and beyond, it is still hard to achieve during PD, because of a series of barriers (eg …

Traversing the Design-Language Divide in the Design and Evaluation of Physical Learning Environments: A Trial of Visual Methods in Focus Groups.

N Lee, S Tan - Journal of Learning Spaces, 2013 - ERIC
When gathering data for the design and evaluation of physical learning environments, there
is a significant challenge in traversing, or translating, architect/designer language and …

USING WIKIS IN AN ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC ACADEMIC PURPOSES (ESAP) CONTEXT: UNIVERSITY STUDENTS'PERCEPTIONS AND REFLECTIONS

S Papadima-Sophocleous, C Yerou - Teaching English with Technology, 2013 - ceeol.com
This study explores students' perceptions regarding the use of wikis in their learning of
English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP). First year university students of the …