Ethics and politics of care and technology seminar and workshop

9 Mar 2023

Lab4Living researchers worked with Sheffield Hallam University Social Care students to share research and creative methods last week to support their learning.

The team ran a session combining presentations, a workshop and discussion to explore the ethics and politics of care and technology. This session was an opportunity to explore and develop partnerships to support learning on the Technology Enhanced Care in Social Care module within the University.

Michael Tan, Noémie Soula and Ursula Ankeny designed a session involving two presentations, a short workshop, and a seminar discussion on ethics and politics of care and technology. 

Firstly, the team introduced some recent Lab4Living projects utilizing technology in care. They began with ‘Print my Pain‘ (Nick Dulake), which uses interactive and 3D printing to visualise physicalised pain. Ursula then introduced the prototypes for a interactive heating device for young people with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). The students were able to try out the prototypes.

Noémie and Michael then ran Gesture of Care, a hands-on and physical workshop

The final part of the day’s events was a seminar Discussion on the ethics and politics of care and technology. The group explored notions of Health, technology and care. The session led to some very stimulating exchanges and discussion, and the students were very engaged.