Dr Alison Oldfield
BA(Mich.), MEd(Bristol)
Expertise
Current positions
Lecturer in Education
School of Education
Contact
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Research interests
My teaching and research is broadly interdisciplinary and sits at the intersections of education, digital technologies, inclusion, outdoor learning and climate change.
In the School of Education, I primarily teach on the MSc Learning, Technology and Society and MSc Education and Climate Change programmes. My recent research projects have collaboratively designed and developed technologies to support and better understand aspects of education and learning, including social play and non-verbal communication. I am also currently involved in research looking at the use of 'craftivism' activities for discussing climate change in secondary school classrooms and the intersection of time and disability in the consideration and pursuit of just transitions.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
A Reflective Approach to AI: Co-creating resources to support HE students’ critical use of AI
Principal Investigator
Description
This project aimed to support university students to develop critical understanding and considered use of AI technologies within their university studies. It involved a university-wide student survey, participatory workshops and…Managing organisational unit
School of EducationDates
02/09/2024 to 31/07/2025
Climate Justice Education Research Network
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
This project aims to bring together current research in climate and environmental justice with work in environmental education across the GW4 institutions.Managing organisational unit
School of EducationDates
01/09/2023 to 31/05/2024
Climate Change Craftivism in the Classroom
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
The project brings together educators, learners and community artists to develop education-based and cross-curricular ‘craftivist’ activities that aim to enable young people to explore and express their thinking and feelings…Managing organisational unit
School of EducationDates
01/03/2023 to 31/12/2023
Embedding Transformative Leadership
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Dates
02/01/2023 to 31/07/2023
Publications
Recent publications
11/05/2024Understanding Neurodiverse Social Play Between Autistic and Non-Autistic Children
CHI '24: Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Double Empathy as a Lens to Understand the Design Space for Inclusive Social Play Between Autistic and Neurotypical Children
CHI EA '23: Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Climate craftivism in the classroom
Voice User Interfaces in Schools
CHI 2019 - Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Designing Playful Products
Designing Playful Products
Thesis
Going to the farm
Supervisors
Award date
29/09/2020
