The Creative Communities research group at the Department of Information Science at the University of Colorado Boulder explores how we can engage people to create, play, and learn together. We are researchers, students, designers, and educators committed to designing and studying learning experiences for young people to create things they care about, develop identities as creators, and shape the world around them.
We believe
that everyone is a learner and a teacher and learning can happen anywhere.
learning environments should cultivate joy, relationships, and equity.
that research, design, and technologies are tools to be used collaboratively with communities and organizations to imagine and build more just futures.
Our Team
Ricarose Roque
Assistant Professor, Information Science with courtesy in Computer Science and Education
Mimi Shalf
PhD Student, Creative Technology and Design
Ronni Hayden
PhD Student, Creative Technology and Design
Monica Bulger
Research Affiliate
Celeste Moreno
PhD Student, Creative Technology and Design
Alums
Janet Ruppert (Ph.D. Information Science)
Stephanie Hladik (Postdoc Researcher, PhD. in Educational Research/Learning Sciences)
Junnan Yu (Ph.D. Information Science)
Lila Finch (Postdoc Researcher)
Mariana Tamashiro (M.S. Technology, Media and Society)
Alexis Newton (M.S. Museum Studies)
Julisa Granados (B.S. Psychology and Neuroscience)
Kathryn McConnell (B.A. International Affairs and B.A. Spanish for Professions)
Andrea Devore (B.S. Computer Science)
Joy Dale Weinberg (B.S. Information Science)
Christopher Gonzalez-millan (B.S. Computer Science)
Partners & Supporters
We work closely with community-based organizations, other research groups, and individuals to collectively design and study creative learning environments for young people, such as Denver Public Library, Boulder Public Library, Tinkering Studio, The Clubhouse Network, Lifelong Kindergarten research group, and CU Boulder School of Education. Our work is supported by:
