A Distributed Participatory Design Research Protocol for Co-designing with Children

Abstract

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 hypothetical project in which children address the issue of climate change. The DPD research protocol is based on the protocol template recommended by WHO's Research Ethics Review Committee (ERC) and on the data from two conference workshops with a total of 45 participants. The contribution of this paper is two-fold: 1) an initial version of a generic DPD research protocol; 2) an exemplification of how to appropriate this protocol for a specific project. We expect this protocol will be iteratively refined and will serve as inspiration for future research practices in Child-Computer Interaction (CCI). CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Interaction design theory, concepts and paradigms.

Supporting fieldwork for primary education with computing - micro:bit, clip:bit and game controllers

“…In the next phase of research, we plan to evaluate use of the clip:bit and Kitronik Game Controller in primary and secondary schools' projects, involving educators and a small group of 15-16year-olds (seven people) in the co-design process [16]. The group of 15-16-year-olds has been chosen because they are taking a course in which they design and carry out their own ecological projects.…”