Community Informatics Studio: A Conceptual Framework

dc.contributor.authorRhinesmith, Colin
dc.contributor.authorWolske, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-26T16:47:16Z
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-30T15:34:45Z
dc.date.available2014-11-26T16:47:16Z
dc.date.available2016-03-30T15:34:45Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThis paper extends the theoretical framework underlying the Community Informatics (CI) Studio. The CI Studio has been described as the use of studio-based learning (SBL) techniques to support enculturation into the field of CI. The SBL approach, closely related to John Dewey’s inquiry-based learning, is rooted in the apprenticeship model of learning in which students study with master designers or artists to develop their craft. In this paper, we introduce our critical interpretive sociotechnical (CIS) framework as the conceptual framework underlying the CI Studio course and pedagogy. In doing so, we explain how the CI Studio can be understood a pathway for advancing community-defined social justice goals through critical pedagogy and participatory design techniques. We describe our embrace of both critical and interpretive perspectives as the foundation upon which the CI Studio supports the following ideas: Instructors, students, and community partners can collaborate as co-learners and co-creators of knowledge exploring current topics in community informatics; theory and praxis can be brought together in dialog to ground transformative, liberative action and reflection in community spaces; and multiple perspectives can be embraced to promote a culture of epistemological pluralism. We conclude by providing a set of principles that summarize our CIS approach, particularly for those who wish to use and further develop the CI Studio pedagogy in their own research, teaching, and practice.en_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewnotesRefereed Conference Proceedingen_US
dc.identifier.citationRhinesmith, C. and Wolske, M. (2014, December). Community Informatics Studio: A Conceptual Framework. In: Stillman, L. and Denison, T. (Eds.), Conference Proceedings - CIRN Community Informatics Conference "Challenges and Solutions": 13-15 October, Monash Centre Prato, Italy: Centre for Community and Social Informatics, Faculty of IT, Monash University.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/13631
dc.languageen_USen_US
dc.subjectcommunity informaticsen_US
dc.subjectstudio-based learningen_US
dc.subjectcommunity engagementen_US
dc.subjectinterpretive theoryen_US
dc.subjectcritical theoryen_US
dc.titleCommunity Informatics Studio: A Conceptual Frameworken_US
dc.typePreprinten_US

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