Co-designing EdTech with families
Jason Yip
Jason researches how families and technology intersect to foster collaborative learning. He studies games like Pokémon Go and Animal Crossing, focusing on co-designing educational technologies with children and families. During the pandemic, Jason adapted his approach to collaboration using Zoom and Google Slides, maintaining strong relationships in a virtual setting. His current work involves integrating physical interactions into online learning through small robots, to enhance engagement. Jason says that teacher creativity and autonomy maximise the potential of educational technology.
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“The creativity of the teachers… is going to be ultimately more important than the actual technology.”
Jason Yip
Jason Yip
Jason Yip (PhD) is an assistant professor of digital youth at the Information School, University of Washington, with a strong interdisciplinary background in learning sciences, human-computer interaction, and science education. He is a Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow 2020-2022. Jason conducted his postdoctoral research at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop. A former teacher with seven years of experience in chemistry, math, and biology, his research interests include design-based research, child-computer interaction, participatory design, and games in learning.
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