We discuss the contribution of participatory photography as a method to elicit lived experiences from the perspectives of participants, a valuable tool in ICTD research. Building on a participatory photography research project with Latino migrants in Seattle, Washington (USA) and at the US-Mexico border, we analyze the differences between descriptive accounts and interpretations of photographs ...

Participatory design (PD) involves users in all phases of design to build systems that fit user needs while simultaneously helping users understand complex systems. We argue that traditional PD techniques can benefit participatory sensing: community-based participatory research (CBPR) projects in which complex technologies, such as sensing networks using mobile phones, are the research instrume...

Alexander Serenko is a Professor at Faculty of Business Administration, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada. Nick Bontis is an Associate Professor at DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of exchange modes – negotiated, reciprocal, generalized, and productive – on inter-employee knowledg...

In this contribution, we warn against being too optimistic about the actual democratic effects of notions like ‘‘civil media”, ‘‘community media” ‘‘alternative media”, ‘‘grassroots media”, ‘‘participatory media”, or ‘‘participatory culture”. We argue that in contemporary society, which is characterized by structural inequalities, an understanding of alternative media as participatory media is i...

The Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) initiative was established in 1997 and currently includes six centers across the United States. The model of community engagement developed by all the RCMARs is Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR). This supplement explores the diverse methods of partnership building in each RCMAR and highlights some of the successes and challeng...

Peer assessment is an important component of a more participatory culture of learning. The articles collected in this special issue constitute a representative kaleidoscope of current research on peer assessment. In this commentary, we argue that research on peer assessment is currently in a stage of adolescence, grappling with the developmental tasks of identity formation and affiliation. Iden...

In this paper, we are interested in monitoring mobility activities in order to automatically assess quality of life of people. In particular, we are aimed at answering to the question “Today, how was your ability to move about?”. To this end, we rely on a sensor-based telemonitoring and home support system. Although we are interested in assisting disabled people, we performed preliminary experi...

Today’s youth thrive in informal participatory communities where they not only consume but also act as contributors or producers. In a participatory culture of learning, students’ active contributions to their learning are stressed and peer assessment is considered as an important component. In this paper we investigate which user experiences should be supported in a playful peer feedback tool ...