Learning Spaces of Higher Education for Postdigital Citizens

Abstract

Citizen science research is often interdisciplinary, responsive to public concerns and inclusive of community knowledge. It can also involve multiple voices coming together to address ‘wicked’ problems. In this paper, we introduce CmyView, a visual and creative methodology that is suitable for research projects in citizen science, particularly those focusing on learning spaces. CmyView’s conceptual framing is informed by research in embodied cognition, digital heritage, networked learning, and the postdigital. The paper discusses the CmyView methodology, as grounded on five core actions: walking, capturing, sharing, connecting, and documenting via public participation. We argue that the CmyView methodology and its accompanying app can offer an innovative way to understand, manage, document, engage with, and study the social and educational significance of learning spaces through community participation.