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Marta E. Cecchinato @martacecchinato.bsky.social · Jul 3

At ECSCW where @laurenscottdev.bsky.social is talking about the role of accidental spreaders of misinformation in offline conversations

Lauren standing at podium with slides projected at the back titled “accidental spreaders: how different roles interact during misinformation discussions”

Slides showing three stick figures: the spreader of misinformation, the receiver, who then in turn talks to a third actor accidentally spreading misinformation they heard from the spreader

A slide showing the stick figures of spreader and receiver in a loop where the receiver becomes the accidental spreader to a new receiver

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Lauren Scott @laurenscottdev.bsky.social · Jun 22

Excited to present our paper "Accidental Spreaders: How Different Roles Interact During Misinformation Discussions" at #ECSCW at @newcastleuni.bsky.social in July. Written with @docwarner.bsky.social, Lynne Coventry and @martacecchinato.bsky.social - read it here: dl.eusset.eu/items/9e3b2c...

Accidental Spreaders: How Different Roles Interact During Misinformation Discussions

The spread and impact of misinformation can be limited through effective misinformation corrections, and social corrections (i.e., corrections from friends and family) can be more effective. Most prio...

dl.eusset.eu

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Marta E. Cecchinato @martacecchinato.bsky.social · Jun 9

🏃‍♀️🚨Fully funded PhD in HCI + neurodiversity with me & @dbpharrison.bsky.social

PhD will explore self-tracking tools for neurodivergent women, rethinking how they can support sport,health& wellbeing in more inclusive ways.

🇬🇧UK/home-fee only.

Please share widely!
🔗 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Self-Tracking for Neurodivergent Women: Designing Digital Tools to Support Sport, Health and Wellbeing (ref: IDRT25/ADSS/WSW/HARRISON) at Northumbria University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Self-Tracking for Neurodivergent Women: Designing Digital Tools to Support Sport, Health and Wellbeing (ref: IDRT25/ADSS/WSW/HARRISON) at Northumbria University, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Marta E. Cecchinato @martacecchinato.bsky.social · Apr 26

Love the “rejected author”! Will be getting one too 🤣 see you around!

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Marta E. Cecchinato @martacecchinato.bsky.social · Apr 23

We are recruiting Lecturers/Assistant Profs in our School of Computer Science - looking for more HCI people to join us! #chi2025

Deadline to apply: 8th May

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMO320/a...

Associate Professor/Assistant Professor/Lecturer in Computer Science at Northumbria University

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Associate Professor/Assistant Professor/Lecturer in Computer Science on jobs.ac.uk!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Marta E. Cecchinato @martacecchinato.bsky.social · Apr 23

And if you are looking for job/PhD - we are recruiting!

We’re recruiting PhD students for our Citizen-Centred AI CDT #CCAI #CHI2025

www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/aca...

www.linkedin.com

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Marta E. Cecchinato @martacecchinato.bsky.social · Apr 23

Come along to our #CHI2025 SIG on Designing for Neurodiversity in Academia: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities in HCI.

📆Tuesday 29th April
🕑2:10pm
📍G217

Everyone welcome, whether you are neurodivergent, an ally, or just curious. See you there! 🧩✨

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Marta E. Cecchinato @martacecchinato.bsky.social · Apr 23

Heading to #CHI2025 tomorrow 🤩 if any of this sounds interesting, let’s connect! 🧵

🧠 ADHD-inclusive productivity tools
🤖 Future of work: worker-centred gig economy, AI in third sector & @chiwork.bsky.social
💚 Well-being through reflective / affective interaction
🧐 First-person research methods

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Marta E. Cecchinato @martacecchinato.bsky.social · Apr 21

Manifesting a first/business class upgrade @british-airways.bsky.social , since my 4yo drew me laying down on my flight to Japan! 🇯🇵✈️😎

Love the detail of the Japanese flag on the airplane tail!

#chi2025

4yo drawing using green marker showing a Japanese flag and an airplane with a smiley face and a person laying down in the first window

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Shadan Sadeghian @shadansadeghian.bsky.social · Apr 16

CHIWORK 2025 (chiwork.org) early bird registration ends in less than a month on May 14th, so don’t miss your chance to join us in Amsterdam (or virtually) at a discounted rate.

CHIWORK 2025

chiwork.org

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Shaun Lawson @shaunlawson.bsky.social · Apr 7

We are recruiting new Lecturers/Assistant Profs in all areas of Computer Science, including HCI and Responsible AI, at
@NorthumbriaUni. Deadline is 8th May. Ping me if you want more info work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...

work4.northumbria.ac.uk

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CHIWORK @chiwork.bsky.social · Apr 4

We’re growing and going global! 🌍

CHIWORK 2025 is shaping up to be our biggest and most diverse edition yet. Thanks to everyone who submitted, reviewed, and supported us 💙

Can’t wait to see you in Amsterdam!

🔗 chiwork.org

#CHIWORK2025 #HCI #FutureOfWork

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CHIWORK @chiwork.bsky.social · Mar 15

📢 Students & colleagues interested in CHIWORK!

The CHIWORK Student Consortium is a great opportunity for BSc, MSc, & PhD students to connect, receive feedback, and advance their careers! 🎓

🗓 Early deadline: March 20, 2025
🔗 More info: lnkd.in/es2ueHXS

#CHIWORK #FutureOfWork #HCI

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Carine Lallemand @carilall.bsky.social · Jan 17

Now that you received the #chi2025 reviews, it’s time to get ready for #CHIWORK2025!

The deadline for full papers is on Jan 31, 2025. Accepted papers are published in the ACM DL.

🔗 www.chiwork.org/call-for-papers/
📅 Conference dates: June 23-25, 2025 (Amsterdam and hybrid)

#FutureofWork #HCI

Call For Papers - CHIWORK 2025

We are pleased to invite submissions for the Annual Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work (CHIWORK 2025). CHIWORK 2025 will be a hybrid event. Authors of accepted papers must present their ...

www.chiwork.org

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Marta E. Cecchinato @martacecchinato.bsky.social · Jan 13

It’s marking season again 😩 trying to avoid using sugar as a reward/motivation, and instead stole this visual timer from my son. Works a charm with him to move on to help him move on to the next activity (usually bedtime!)… and it turns out it works a charm on me too! I’m on a roll!

Desk setup with a visual timer set at approximately 15 minutes, placed on a cork surface. A partially visible laptop screen is on the left side.

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Marta E. Cecchinato @martacecchinato.bsky.social · Dec 25

Merry Christmas! 🎄

Hope your day is filled with pjs, roasties, cosy films, and Lego! Or you know, whatever tickles your fancy 😉

My 4-year-old built this “alien who works at a university”. I’m hoping it’s here to take over my marking!

The image depicts a small LEGO creation, primarily blue, featuring a vertical stack of bricks with light blue and dark blue stripes. The build has wing-like extensions on either side and two upright rods on the top. It is set against a cosy indoor background, with a Christmas tree adorned with lights and ornaments visible in the distance. The foreground includes festive holly-patterned pyjamas.

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Marta E. Cecchinato @martacecchinato.bsky.social · Dec 9

I forgot to say, it was @dbpharrison.bsky.social ideas! I thought students would find it lame but they were smiling and laughing so maybe not…? 😅

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Marta E. Cecchinato @martacecchinato.bsky.social · Dec 9

Did it take me more than it should have to make this review? Absolutely. I probably should have started marking in that time, but it was fun. And I'll try to keep this up every year if I can.

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Marta E. Cecchinato @martacecchinato.bsky.social · Dec 9

Overall, some of these numbers surprised me and made me look at the module in a slightly different light. Was it all positive? No, plenty of people didn't engage, but I wanted it to be a positive reflection for those who had been attending and engaging.

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Marta E. Cecchinato @martacecchinato.bsky.social · Dec 9

I must have repeated this sentence a million times... "you are not the user". Let's see how many WEIRD personas I get this year...

A slide with a red gradient background. The text reads: ‘You are not the user… but your role is critical.’ At the bottom, the quote: ‘This is bigger than you, and you are not me’ from R.E.M. – Losing My Religion is displayed.

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Marta E. Cecchinato @martacecchinato.bsky.social · Dec 9

This year the assessment was all about Future of work. Students had to pick one of 4 challenges to design for and research:

1. worker-centred gig economy
2. inclusive work environments for neurodiversity
3. managing work-life balance for working students
4. designing transparent & ethical bossware

A slide with a bright yellow background and pink abstract shapes. The title reads: ‘Your top choices.’ Four images are listed with percentages: 41% (Work-Life Balance), 21% (Gig Economy), 21% (Neurodiverse Workplaces), and 17% (Ethical Bossware).

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Marta E. Cecchinato @martacecchinato.bsky.social · Dec 9

Last year the module feedback said my lectures needed to be more engaging. So every week I've included a Mentimeter quizzing them on previous lectures, debating topics, or getting them to reflect on their assumptions:

Shoutout to Simone Strumpf, & Margaret Burnett's (et al.) GenderMag resources!

A slide with a black and yellow gradient background. The title reads: ‘Your most engaged moments.’ Below it lists: ‘1. Stages in the UCD process – most answered Mentimeter question (week 2), 2. Speak up or go along? – most divisive ethical dilemma (week 4), 3. What features avoid bias when creating more inclusive personas? – most wrong Mentimeter answer given (week 7).’

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Marta E. Cecchinato @martacecchinato.bsky.social · Dec 9

This student also gave me some really lovely feedback:

"...Following the slides, the points that are made and the general QoL additions that you have put in (one free paper, then going through each and the heaps of additional tips) are truly helpful and quite a breath of fresh air."

A slide with a pink and red wavy gradient background. The text reads: ‘And another one of you had a lot of good questions to ask, sending 13 emails alone.’ At the bottom, the quote: ‘Tell me more, tell me more’ from Grease – Summer Nights is displayed.

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Marta E. Cecchinato @martacecchinato.bsky.social · Dec 9

Students thought I would have received more emails from them. I don't have data from previous years to compare, but I do think we received more in the past.... maybe my explanations are better now? 😜

A slide with a purple gradient background. The text reads: ‘You have sent 44 emails asking engaged questions and giving valuable feedback. That is 2% of the emails I received since the start of this semester.’ At the bottom, the quote: ‘Hello from the other side, I must have called a thousand times’ from Adele – Hello is displayed.

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Marta E. Cecchinato @martacecchinato.bsky.social · Dec 9

No surprises here for week 1 attendance, but week 3 was all about doing literature reviews. I want to give a shout out to Leysia Palen who shared her approach to annotated literature with me last year and students absolutely loved it! Highest reading rates ever!

A slide with a black background and blue gradient shapes. The title reads: ‘Your favorite module content.’ Below it lists: ‘1. Week 1 lecture – most attended, 2. Week 3 lecture – most viewed on Panopto, 3. Williams et al. (2023) paper – most read and annotated on Talis Elevate.’

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