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2025

42.

Seccia, Isabella T; Cervera, Kelsyann; Romano, Diana; Hays, Victoria V; Blake-West, Jessica; Bers, Marina; Garcia, Leiny; Cross, Jennifer; Rogers, Chris; Bustamante, Andres S; others,

From Accommodation to Inclusive Play: A Culturally Sustaining Design Approach to Play and Learning Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2025, pp. 3118-3120, International Society of the Learning Sciences 2025.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: culture, equity and inclusion, participatory design, play and games

2024

41.

Anderson-Coto, Maria J; Salazar, Julie; Lopez, John Louis-Strakes; Sedas, R Mishael; Campos, Fabio; Bustamante, Andres S; Ahn, June

Towards culturally sustaining design: Centering community’s voices for learning through Participatory Design Journal Article

In: International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, vol. 39, pp. 100621, 2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: community, culture, family, funds of knowledge, HCI, informal learning, participatory design, play and games

40.

Campos, Fabio; Nguyen, Ha; Ahn, June; Jackson, Kara

Leveraging cultural forms in human-centred learning analytics design Journal Article

In: British Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 769–784, 2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: dataviz, DBIR, improvement science, infrastructuring, k12 education, learning analytics, participatory design, RPP, STEM, teachers

39.

Ahn, June; Doren, Seth Van; Cai, Jessica; Nguyen, Ha; Rodriguez, Fernando; Martinez, Christopher; Han, Jenny

The Utility of Designing Data Science Education Programs from a Framework of Identity Book Chapter

In: Improving Equity in Data Science, pp. 151–166, Routledge, 2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: career, data science, identity, infrastructuring, participatory design

2023

38.

Yip, Jason; Ello, Frances Marie Tabio; Tsukiyama, Fumi; Wairagade, Atharv; Ahn, June

" Money shouldn't be money!": An Examination of Financial Literacy and Technology for Children Through Co-Design Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference, pp. 82–93, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: capital, culture, HCI, participatory design

37.

Bermudez, Vanessa N; Salazar, Julie; Garcia, Leiny; Ochoa, Karlena D; Pesch, Annelise; Roldan, Wendy; Soto-Lara, Stephanie; Gomez, Wendy; Rodriguez, Rigoberto; Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy; others,

Designing culturally situated playful environments for early STEM learning with a Latine community Journal Article

In: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, vol. 65, pp. 205–216, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: community, culture, family, funds of knowledge, informal learning, infrastructuring, participatory design, play and games, STEM

36.

Lawrence, LuEttaMae; Garcia, Daniel I; Ochoa, Karlena D; Valdez, Sabrina; Begolli, Kreshnik; Bustamante, Andres S; Ahn, June

Factors That Impact the Implementation of a Game Based Curriculum and Adaptations Teachers Design to Address Them Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences-ICLS 2023, pp. 918-921, International Society of the Learning Sciences 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: DBIR, infrastructuring, k12 education, participatory design, play and games, STEM, teachers

35.

Nguyen, Ha; Lopez, John Louis-Strakes; Homer, Bruce; Ali, Alisha; Ahn, June

Reminders, reflections, and relationships: insights from the design of a chatbot for college advising Journal Article

In: Information and Learning Sciences, vol. 124, no. 3/4, pp. 128–146, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: AI, HCI, higher education, participatory design

2022

34.

Belgrave, Ashlee; Bermudez, Vanessa N; Chew, Phebe; Lin, Yiwen; Ahn, June; Bustamante, Andres S

Using a participatory design approach for co-creating culturally situated STEM enrichment activities Journal Article

In: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, vol. 82, pp. 101451, 2022.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: community, culture, equity and inclusion, family, funds of knowledge, informal learning, participatory design, play and games, STEM

33.

Pesch, Annelise; Ochoa, Karlena D; Fletcher, Katelyn K; Bermudez, Vanessa N; Todaro, Rachael D; Salazar, Julie; Gibbs, Hailey M; Ahn, June; Bustamante, Andres S; Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy

Reinventing the public square and early educational settings through culturally informed, community co-design: Playful Learning Landscapes Journal Article

In: Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 13, pp. 933320, 2022.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: community, culture, equity and inclusion, family, funds of knowledge, informal learning, infrastructuring, participatory design, play and games, STEM

32.

Garcia, Leiny; Roldan, Wendy; Bermudez, Vanessa N; Bustamante, Andres S; Ahn, June

Elevating the ways in which Latina mothers perceive, do, and envision early STEM learning Best Paper Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), International Society of the Learning Sciences Hiroshima, Japan, 2022.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: community, culture, equity and inclusion, family, funds of knowledge, informal learning, participatory design, play and games, STEM

2021

31.

Campos, Fabio; Ahn, June; DiGiacomo, Daniela; Nguyen, Ha; Hays, Maria

Making Sense of Sensemaking: Understanding How K–12 Teachers and Coaches React to Visual Analytics Journal Article

In: Journal of Learning Analytics, pp. 1-21, 2021.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: dataviz, HCI, information sciences, k12 education, learning analytics, participatory design, RPP, teachers

30.

Chew, Phebe; Lin, Yiwen; Bermudez, Vanessa N; Bustamante, Andres S; Ahn, June

Understanding pedagogical frameworks, relationships, and learning opportunities in community-based participatory design Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of International Society of the Learning Sciences Annual Meeting, ISLS 2021.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: community, infrastructuring, participatory design, RPP, STEM

29.

Ahn, June; Campos, Fabio; Nguyen, Ha; Hays, Maria; Morrison, Jan

Co-designing for privacy, transparency, and trust in k-12 learning analytics Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 11th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference – LAK21, ACM Proceedings of the 11th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference – LAK21, New York, NY, 2021.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: dataviz, DBIR, infrastructuring, k12 education, learning analytics, participatory design, RPP, teachers

28.

Ahn, June; Nguyen, Ha; Campos, Fabio; Young, William

Transforming everyday information into practical analytics with crowdsourced assessment tasks Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 11th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference – LAK21, ACM Proceedings of the 11th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference – LAK21, New York, NY, 2021.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: crowdsourcing, DBIR, infrastructuring, k12 education, learning analytics, participatory design

27.

Ahn, June; Nguyen, Ha; Campos, Fabio

From visible to understandable: Designing for teacher agency in education data visualizations Journal Article

In: Contemporary Issues in Technology & Teacher Education, vol. 21, no. 1, 2021.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: dataviz, k12 education, learning analytics, participatory design, teachers

2020

26.

Ober, Teresa M.; Ahn, June; Ali, Alisha; Homer, Bruce; Moner, Aileen; Azam, Aisha; Ramos, Nicole

A mixed-methods analysis of mechanisms to support college enrollment among low-income high school students Journal Article

In: Translational Issues in Psychological Science, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 118-131, 2020.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: higher education, participatory design, RPP

2019

25.

Mills, Kelly; Bonsignore, Elizabeth; Clegg, Tamara; Ahn, June; Yip, Jason; Pauw, Daniel; Hernly, Kenna; Pitt, Caroline

Connecting children’s scientific funds of knowledge shared on social media to science concepts Journal Article

In: International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, vol. 21, pp. 54-64, 2019.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: community, participatory design, RPP, social media, STEM, teachers

24.

Ahn, June; Campos, Fabio; Hays, Maria; DiGiacomo, Daniela

Designing in context: Reaching beyond usability in learning analytics dashboard design Journal Article

In: Journal of Learning Analytics, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 70-85, 2019.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: dataviz, DBIR, infrastructuring, k12 education, participatory design, RPP

23.

Mills, Kelly; Bonsignore, Elizabeth; Clegg, Tamara; Yip, Jason; Ahn, June; Pauw, Daniel; Pitt, Caroline

Social media in the science classroom: Bridging funds of knowledge to scientific concepts Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning – CSCL, ISLS Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning – CSCL, Lyon, FR, 2019.

BibTeX | Tags: community, k12 education, participatory design, RPP, social media, STEM, teachers

22.

Ahn, June

Drawing inspiration for learning experience design (LX) from diverse perspectives Journal Article

In: The Emerging Learning Design Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. Article 1, 2019.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: invited, participatory design

2018

21.

Cabrera, Lautaro; Ahn, June; Clegg, Tamara; Hernly, Kenna; Bonsignore, Elizabeth; Pitt, Caroline; Pauw, Daniel

Exploring practices on the move: Facilitating learning across a neighborhood Best Paper Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2018, ISLS Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2018, London, UK, 2018.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: community, DBIR, HCI, infrastructuring, participatory design, RPP, social media, STEM

20.

Mills, Kelly; Bonsignore, Elizabeth; Clegg, Tamara; Ahn, June; Yip, Jason; Pauw, Daniel; Cabrera, Lautaro; Hernly, Kenna; Pitt, Caroline

Designing to illuminate children’s scientific funds of knowledge through social media sharing Proceedings Article

In: In Proceedings of the 17th Conference for Interaction Design and Children – IDC 2018, ACM In Proceedings of the 17th Conference for Interaction Design and Children – IDC 2018, New York, NY, 2018.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: community, DBIR, HCI, infrastructuring, participatory design, RPP, social media, STEM

19.

Ahn, June; Clegg, Tamara; Yip, Jason; Bonsignore, Elizabeth; Pauw, Daniel; Cabrera, Lautaro; Hernly, Kenna; Pitt, Caroline; Mills, Kelly; Salazar, Arturo; Griffing, Diana; Rick, Jochen; Marr, Rachael

Science Everywhere: Designing public, tangible displays to connect youth learning across settings Proceedings Article

In: In Proceedings of the 36th Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems – CHI 2018, ACM In Proceedings of the 36th Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems – CHI 2018, New York, NY, 2018.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: community, DBIR, HCI, infrastructuring, participatory design, RPP, social media, STEM

18.

Ahn, June; Clegg, Tamara

HCI and education: Designing for technology-enhanced learning experiences Book Chapter

In: Wiley Handbook of Human-Computer Interaction, 2018.

BibTeX | Tags: DBIR, HCI, participatory design

2017

17.

Pellicone, Anthony; Bonsignore, Elizabeth; Frew, Kathryn Kaczmarek; Kraus, Kari; Ahn, June; Hansen, Derek

Alternate reality games for learning: A frame by frame analysis Book Chapter

In: Alternate Reality Games and the Cusp of Digital Gameplay, 2017.

BibTeX | Tags: learning sciences, participatory design, play and games

16.

Uchidiuno, Judith; Clegg, Tamara; Ahn, June; Yip, Jason; Pauw, Daniel

Learning about learning through participatory design with families Book Chapter

In: Participatory Design and the Learning Sciences, 2017.

BibTeX | Tags: HCI, learning sciences, participatory design

2016

15.

Bonsignore, Elizabeth; Hansen, Derek; Pellicone, Anthony; Ahn, June; Kraus, Kari

Traversing transmedia together: Co-designing an educational alternate reality game for teens, with teens Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of 15th Conference for Interaction Design and Children – IDC 2016, ACM Proceedings of 15th Conference for Interaction Design and Children – IDC 2016, New York, NY, 2016.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: informal learning, participatory design, play and games

14.

Clegg, Tamara; Ahn, June; Yip, Jason; Bonsignore, Elizabeth; Pauw, Daniel

Scientizing with sciencekit: Social media and storytelling mobile apps for developing playful scientific dispositions Journal Article

In: Educational Technology, vol. 56, no. 3, pp. 23-28, 2016.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: community, HCI, informal learning, participatory design, social media, STEM

13.

Yip, Jason; Clegg, Tamara; Ahn, June; Uchidiuno, Judith; Bonsignore, Elizabeth; Beck, Austin; Pauw, Daniel; Mills, Kelly

The evolution of engagements and social bonds during child-parent co-design Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 34th Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - CHI 2016, ACM Proceedings of the 34th Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - CHI 2016, New York, NY, 2016.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: community, HCI, participatory design, social media, STEM

12.

Ahn, June; Clegg, Tamara; Yip, Jason; Bonsignore, Elizabeth; Pauw, Daniel; Gubbels, Michael

Seeing the unseen learner: Designing and using social media to recognize children’s science dispositions in action Journal Article

In: Learning, Media, and Technology, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 252-282, 2016.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: HCI, informal learning, participatory design, social media, STEM

2015

11.

Pauw, Daniel; Clegg, Tamara; Ahn, June; Bonsignore, Elizabeth; Yip, Jason; Uchidiuno, Judith

Navigating Connected Inquiry Learning with ScienceKit Proceedings Article

In: Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, International Society of the Learning Sciences Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2015.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: community, HCI, informal learning, learning sciences, participatory design, social media, STEM

2014

10.

Clegg, Tamara; Bonsignore, Elizabeth; Ahn, June; Yip, Jason; Pauw, Daniel; Gubbels, Michael; Lewittes, Becky; Rhodes, Emily

Capturing personal and social science: Technology for integrating the building blocks of disposition Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2014, International Society of the Learning Sciences Boulder, CO, 2014.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: HCI, identity, informal learning, learning sciences, online communities, participatory design, social media, STEM

9.

Yip, Jason; Clegg, Tamara; Ahn, June; Bonsignore, Elizabeth; Gubbels, Michael; Rhodes, Emily; Lewittes, Becky

The role of identity development within tensions in ownership of science learning Best Paper Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2014, International Society of the Learning Sciences Boulder, CO, 2014.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: DBIR, funds of knowledge, HCI, identity, informal learning, learning sciences, participatory design, social media, STEM

8.

Yip, Jason; Ahn, June; Clegg, Tamara; Bonsignore, Elizabeth; Pauw, Daniel; Gubbels, Michael

It helped me do my science. A case of designing social media technologies for children in science learning Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference of Interaction Design and Children - IDC 2014, ACM New York, NY, 2014.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: DBIR, funds of knowledge, HCI, informal learning, learning sciences, participatory design, social media, STEM

2013

7.

Ahn, June; Yip, Jason; Gubbels, Michael

SINQ: Designing social media to foster everyday scientific inquiry for children Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children – IDC2013, ACM New York, NY, 2013.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: crowdsourcing, DBIR, funds of knowledge, HCI, informal learning, online communities, participatory design, social media, STEM

6.

Ahn, June; Gubbels, Michael; Yip, Jason; Bonsignore, Elizabeth; Clegg, Tamara

Using social media and learning analytics to understand how children engage in scientific inquiry Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children – IDC2013, ACM New York, NY, 2013.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: community, crowdsourcing, DBIR, funds of knowledge, HCI, informal learning, learning analytics, participatory design, STEM

5.

Bonsignore, Elizabeth; Hansen, Derek; Kraus, Kari; Visconti, Amanda; Ahn, June; Druin, Allison

Playing for real: Designing alternate reality games for teenagers in learning contexts Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children – IDC2013, ACM New York, NY, 2013.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: DBIR, HCI, informal learning, learning sciences, online communities, participatory design, play and games, STEM

4.

Clegg, Tamara; Yip, Jason; Ahn, June; Bonsignore, Elizabeth; Gubbels, Michael; Lewittes, Becky; Rhodes, Emily

When face-to-face fails: Opportunities for social media to foster collaborative learning Proceedings Article

In: Tenth International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning – CSCL2013, International Society of the Learning Sciences Madison, WI, 2013.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: community, crowdsourcing, DBIR, funds of knowledge, HCI, informal learning, participatory design, social media

2012

3.

Ahn, June; Subramaniam, Mega; Fleischmann, Kenneth R.; Waugh, Amanda; Walsh, Greg; Druin, Allison

Youth identities as remixers in an online community of storytellers: Attitudes, strategies, and values Best Paper Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology 75th Annual Meeting – ASIST2012, Association for Information Science and Technology Baltimore, MD, 2012.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: community, DBIR, HCI, identity, informal learning, information sciences, learning sciences, online communities, participatory design, social media, STEM

2.

Bonsignore, Elizabeth; Kraus, Kari; Ahn, June; Visconti, Amanda; Fraistat, Ann; Druin, Allison

Alternate Reality Games: Platforms for Collaborative Learning Proceedings Article

In: Tenth International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2012, International Society of the Learning Sciences Sydney, Australia, 2012.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: DBIR, HCI, informal learning, information sciences, learning sciences, online communities, participatory design, play and games, STEM

1.

Ahn, June; Gubbels, Michael; Kim, Jinyoung; Wu, Johnny

SINQ: Scientific INQuiry learning using social media Proceedings Article

In: CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems – CHI 2012, ACM New York, NY, 2012.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: community, crowdsourcing, DBIR, funds of knowledge, HCI, informal learning, information sciences, learning sciences, online communities, participatory design, social media, STEM