{"679230":{"#nid":"679230","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Proposal by Jin Yu","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETitle:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EEmpowering Youth in Co-Design: Functional Prototyping Toolkits for the Future of Technology\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJin Yu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EPh.D. Student in Human-centered Computing\u003Cbr\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing\u003Cbr\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDate:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Wednesday, January 8, 2025.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETime:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;9:00am - 10:30am ET\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Hybrid: TSRB 223 +\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/meetup-join\/19%3ameeting_NzZjMjE3ZGQtZWZiNS00NjIxLWI1N2EtMjY0M2RhNGRhYjBl%40thread.v2\/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22482198bb-ae7b-4b25-8b7a-6d7f32faa083%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%229c6bb181-6157-4fb8-b758-987e14cdd4fb%22%7d\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/meetup-join\/19%3ameeting_NzZjMjE3ZGQtZWZiNS00NjIxLWI1N2EtMjY0M2RhNGRhYjBl%40thread.v2\/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22482198bb-ae7b-4b25-8b7a-6d7f32faa083%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%229c6bb181-6157-4fb8-b758-987e14cdd4fb%22%7d\u0022\u003EOnline Link\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. HyunJoo Oh (Advisor), School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Betsy Disalvo, School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Thad Starner, School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Judith Uchidiuno,\u0026nbsp; School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Jinsil Hwaryoung Seo, School of Performance, Visualization, and Fine Arts, Texas A\u0026amp;M University\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEmpowering youth to actively participate in designing future technologies is essential in an era of rapid technological advancement. While youth are immersed in technology, their engagement often remains limited to passive use, restricting their ability to understand, shape, and adapt these technologies. Traditional co-design methods typically confine youth participation to ideation, limiting their impact. This dissertation addresses this gap by introducing co-design toolkits that extend youth engagement beyond ideation to functional prototyping and develops a framework to evaluate their co-design outcomes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research presents four toolkits\u2014\u003Cem\u003EMy:Talkies, iReal, Tangible-MakeCode (T-MC), and CoVal\u003C\/em\u003E\u2014that guide middle school students through the entire process from design and prototyping to evaluation. These toolkits lower barriers, integrating hands-on exploration, narrative-driven approaches, and iterative refinement to bridge technical learning with creativity. They empower students to transition from passive users to active creators, enabling them to create functional and meaningful prototypes that reflect their vision and assess their feasibility.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis thesis demonstrates how these toolkits engage youth in ideation, prototyping, and evaluation, advancing co-design methodologies by extending their participation beyond ideation. It highlights how extending participation fosters deeper engagement, promotes creative learning, and supports the development of practical, contextually relevant designs, ultimately empowering youth as co-creators of future technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEmpowering Youth in Co-Design: Functional Prototyping Toolkits for the Future of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Empowering Youth in Co-Design: Functional Prototyping Toolkits for the Future of Technology"}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2025-01-07 18:32:05","changed_gmt":"2025-01-07 18:47:16","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2025-01-08T09:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2025-01-08T10:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2025-01-08T10:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2025-01-08 14:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2025-01-08 15:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2025-01-08 15:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Hybrid: TSRB 223 + Online Link","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"102851","name":"Phd proposal"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}