Highlights from AERA 2019: Emerging Research & Students Representing!

This year, AERA was especially rewarding. It was the first time I was actively engaged almost every day of the conference. I was happy to serve as a chair and discussant for several timely and interesting sessions. However, my biggest highlights were my research group's emerging research, and seeing my graduate student research assistants flourish in presenting our work-in-progress. Below are highlights from the invited AERA/National Academy Session for current fellows, my presentation as part of Yasmin Kafai's structured poster session compiling notable e-textile work from the past 10 years, and the poster session on Code Switching, which students Will Ashley and Nakisha Whittington led.

Nicole Mirra, myself, Maneka Brooks, and Katie Taylor as NAEd Postdoc fellows presenting at the special poster session at AERA 2019. My poster on learning through livestreaming is behind us.

Presenting on bidirectionally desponsive design, where youth create multi-interface, physically and digitally responsive projects with multiple tools, including e-textiles, as part of Yasmin Kafai's structured poster session compiling notable e-textile work (AERA 2019)

Graduate Research Assistants Nakisha Whittington and Will Ashley presenting our collaborative work on bilingual/multilingual learners engaging in making, coding and e-crafting at AERA 2019

Graduate Research Assistants Nakisha Whittington and Will Ashley presenting our collaborative work on bilingual/multilingual learners engaging in making, coding and e-crafting at AERA 2019

Graduate Research Assistants Nakisha Whittington and Will Ashley presenting our collaborative work on bilingual/multilingual learners engaging in making, coding and e-crafting at AERA 2019