Conference Review: E-textiles -There's the Bling of the Thing

Diane Patricia McCarthy

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2014)

Reviews

Conference Review: E-textiles -There's the Bling of the Thing

Published 08-03-2014

Diane Patricia McCarthy

Diane Patricia McCarthy
Gender and IT Senior Lecturer and Researcher

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Conference Review: E-textiles -There’s the Bling of the Thing. (2014). International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 6(1), 81-86. https://genderandset.open.ac.uk/index.php/genderandset/article/view/355

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Abstract

Work by Leah Beuchley to encourage uptake of IT through e-textiles is exciting passion for STEM. Tackling the perennial problem of engaging women, this review reports a short weekend workshop held at Canterbury University, Christchurch, New Zealand. Delivered by Longwood University to Kiwi young women, and their teachers, it shows what is possible to ignite enthusiasm and shares resources to embed e-textiles in technology and arts and science curricula and promote STEM careers.

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Author Biography

Diane Patricia McCarthy

Senior Lecturer at Christchurch Polytechnic, Institute of Technology, Christchurch, Aotearoa-New Zealand. Research interests include serious games for developing professionalism, encouraging diversity and inclusion in IT as a profession, &and new pathways such as e-textiles.