Patchwork Knowledge: Documenting Material Learning in Human-Computer Interaction
People: Karen Anne Cochrane, Fiona Bell, Georgia Loewen, Eldy Lazaro Vasquez, Phillip Gough, and Ali Mazalek
Year: 2026
Description: In this workshop, we explore how material knowledge is taught, learned, and disseminated within HCI research. Through the activity of creating a quilt, the workshop compares how different forms of knowledge circulation, such as tutorials, oral instruction, mentorship, workshops, and community-based collaboration, relate to one another. Researchers, educators, designers, and practitioners are invited to engage with themes including pedagogical forms of material knowledge; learning trajectories; tacit, sensory, and biological knowledge in making, care, and maintenance; access and participation in fabrication; and the design of pedagogical artifacts.
Outcomes: ACM DIS’26 Workshop, Workshop Website