Designing Games for GDPR: Negotiating Understandings of GDPR in EU Schools.

Emanuela Marchetti; Claus Witfelt; Andrea Valente; Daniel Amo-Filvà; Alicia García-Holgado; Lucia García-Holgado; Elisabetta Vidotto; Maria Elena Garzotto; Francisco Josè García-Peñalvo; David Fonseca Escudero; Tihomir Orehovački; Marjan Krašna; Igor Pesek; Ivana Ružić

doi:10.34190/ecgbl.18.1.2585

Authors

Emanuela Marchetti University of Southern Denmarj https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7949-9953
Claus Witfelt Oerestad Gymnasium https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9720-9390
Andrea Valente University of Southern Denmark https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6295-9511
Daniel Amo-Filvà La Salle, Ramon Lull University, Barcelona
Alicia García-Holgado University of Salamanca
Lucia García-Holgado University of Salamanca https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1296-4352
Elisabetta Vidotto
Maria Elena Garzotto University of Zaragoza
Francisco Josè García-Peñalvo University of Salamanca https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9987-5584
David Fonseca Escudero La Salle, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9471-153X
Tihomir Orehovački Juraj Dobrila University of Pula https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8606-0607
Marjan Krašna University of Maribor
Igor Pesek University of Maribor
Ivana Ružić Primary School Čakovec https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8871-6342

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34190/ecgbl.18.1.2585

Keywords:

GDPR,, Games-design Based Learning,, Participatory Design,, Technological Literacy

Abstract

In this study we combine a participatory design process with a citizen science framing, to foster a dialogue on GDPR in the school. We focus on the perspective of students, approaching them as co-researchers, in designing and evaluating a series of apps, aimed at spreading knowledge on GDPR. We have created a design space between secondary school students in Denmark and Italy, to gather insights across different countries. Results show that approaching students as designers and testers enabled them to provide honest and concrete insights on their experience with GDPR. We identified a detachment related to their posting activities, caused by how social media platforms (SoMe) challenge the boundaries between their personal and school-related ecologies.

Author Biographies

Emanuela Marchetti, University of Southern Denmarj

Dr. Emanuela Marchetti is associate professor at the University of Southern. She has a master in Archaeology (University of Torino) and in IT Product Design (University of Southern Denmark). She has a PhD from Aalborg University. Her research focuses on playful learning, creative approaches to STEM education and computational thinking, and participatory art-based research methods.

Andrea Valente, University of Southern Denmark

Dr. Andrea Valente PhD in Computer Science. Associate Professor, Department of Design, Media and Educational Science, University of Southern Denmark (SDU). Has a Computer Science master degree with specialization in computer graphics and formal methods. His PhD at Torino University (Italy) was about formal languages and type systems. Currently he works on e-learning, Computational Thinking and knowledge management at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU).

Daniel Amo-Filvà, La Salle, Ramon Lull University, Barcelona

Professor Daniel Amo-Filvà is PhD in Educational Sciences from the University of Salamanca (2020). He currently focuses his professional career on university teaching and educational research focused on the scientific field of Technology Enhanced Learning. He is the author of the books "Learning Analytics: the narrative of learning through data" (UOC OuterEdu), "Learning analytics: 30 experiences in the classroom with data", the blog eduliticas.com where he disseminates about Learning Analytics, the podcast connecta .danielamo.info where he addresses technology, privacy and the humanistic aspects of society, danielamo.info a personal space where he shows all his past and present projects.

Alicia García-Holgado, University of Salamanca

Alicia García-Holgado is Associate Professor at the Computer Science Department at the Universidad de Salamanca. She is member of the GRIAL Research Group since 2009. She is board member of the Women in Computing Committee of the Spanish Scientific Society for Informatics and coordinator of the CLEI Community for Latin American women in computing.

Lucia García-Holgado, University of Salamanca

Lucía García-Holgado is researcher and the project manager of GRIAL Research Group at the University of Salamanca, involved in several international and national initiatives focusing on integrating diverse educational practices and enhancing inclusion, from different educational context. Her education has provided her with an in-depth understanding of the intersection between business, science, technology, and society.

Elisabetta Vidotto

Elisabetta Vidotto is a teacher of Italian literature and grammar in a middle school in a small village in Northern Italy. She has a Master degree in Italian Modern Literature and a Teaching Specialization (SIS) for teaching Italian in middle and high schools and with students with special needs. She has been teaching Italian, History, geography and citizenship for 23 years in some different middle schools of this area, often with students with special needs.

Maria Elena Garzotto, University of Zaragoza

Maria Elena Garzotto is a secondary school teacher at the I.I.S. E.Bona (Biella, Italy). She has a master in Modern Languages (University of Torino), two teaching qualifications, and a joint PhD in Education (University of Zaragoza) and Psychology (University of Torino). Her research focuses on the impact of teaching and school policies on the well-being of the teaching category.

Francisco Josè García-Peñalvo , University of Salamanca

Francisco José García-Peñalvo holds is a Full Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the Universidad de Salamanca. Since 2006 he is the director of the recognised research group GRIAL. He received the Gloria Begué Award for teaching excellence in 2019 and the María de Maeztu Award for research excellence in 2023.

David Fonseca Escudero, La Salle, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona

David Fonseca Escudero - Full Professor of the Ramon Llull University, in Methods of Evaluation in Education, he also holds a Technical Engineering in Telecommunications (Image and Sound), an International Master in Geographic Information Systems, Degree in Audiovisual Communication from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (2006). His research main topics are any type of Technology Enhanced Learning System (AR, VR, IA, STEAM), and its evaluation (Educational Data Analytics).

Tihomir Orehovački , Juraj Dobrila University of Pula

Tihomir Orehovački is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Informatics, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia. He holds an M.A. and PhD degrees in Information and Communication Sciences, both from the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb. His research primarily focuses on the interplay between human–computer interaction and empirical software engineering, including the design of tools for acquiring programming skills, the development of metrics and measuring instruments, and the evaluation of various aspects of software product quality, usability, user experience, acceptance, and success.

Marjan Krašna , University of Maribor

Marjan Krašna is a full professor of Didactics of ICT at the Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor. He holds an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in computer science from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Maribor. His research focuses on distance education, the application of educational technology to enhance learning processes, and ICT support for didactic strategies.

Igor Pesek, University of Maribor

Igor Pesek is Associate Professor of Digital Education at the University of Maribor and Head of Digital Education Service at the Ministry of Education. His main research interest are Digital Education, Artificial Inteligence in Education and Computer Science Education in primary and secondary schools.

Ivana Ružić, Primary School Čakovec

Ivana Ružić is a computer science teacher at a primary school, renowned for mentoring students in robotics and software development competitions. As a PhD student, she is researching the application of humanoid robots in education. She is the leader of Erasmus+ projects and an EU Code Week ambassador for Croatia, promoting programming and digital literacy among youth.