Ella Martin

PhD student

Research Overview

My research investigates how embodied technologies, such as Extended Reality (XR) and Physical Computing, can enhance AI ethics education for children. Situated at the intersection of AI literacy, embodied learning, and child–computer interaction, my body of work examines how experiential approaches support children’s understanding of the technical, social, and ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence. Across projects, participatory co-design methods with children, parents, and educators are used to shape the development of educational interventions, alongside mixed-methods user evaluation to assess usability, engagement, and learning outcomes in real-world school settings.

  • Micro:bit Innovation and Research Lab