Cohort 3 student Tim Arueyingho had this to say about the experience:
‘I participated in the 4th African Human-Computer Interaction conference held in East London, South Africa. Firstly, I actively engaged in the doctoral consortium, meeting new people and gaining fresh insights into thepossible direction of my doctoral research. I also presented a short paper/note titled ‘Exploring the Nexus of Social Media Networks and Instant Messengers in Collaborative Type 2 Diabetes Care: A Case Study of PortHarcourt, Nigeria’ during the conference. At the summer school co-design academy, I learned aboutAfrocentric perspectives in co-design, the state of the art in co-design, and distinct approaches to organizing adesign workshop. My team generated lo-fi prototypes to address a design challenge.
I intend to conduct several co-design workshops in the next phase of my study. Participating in the summerschool and receiving external advice on my PhD work were among the expectations that were met.’