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Kayla DesPortes
Dr Kayla DesPortes is an assistant professor of human–computer interaction and the learning sciences at the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development. She is a collaborative, community-centred researcher, designer and engineer. Her work explores how artistic computing, engineering and data literacy education can foster learners to leverage their knowledge and build new skills in order to empower themselves and their communities. She engages in long-term relationships with community partners and applies participatory methods that engage partners in agenda-setting, problem-solving, and integration of their knowledge and values into our designs. Further, she centres equity in her investigations of the learning environment by examining how design with artistic practices can foster learners’ and educators’ engagement with cultures, identities and the social and political dimensions of society.
Contact: New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, 370 Jay St, Room 529, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.