Overview
Availability
- Dr Sarah Matthews is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor, RMIT University
- Postgraduate Diploma, Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2026
Journal Article
Parent perspectives of digital media for learning at home
Levido, Amanda, Matthews, Sarah, Amery, Philippa and Cross, Emma (2026). Parent perspectives of digital media for learning at home. Children and Society, 40 (2) chso.12979, 244-253. doi: 10.1111/chso.12979
2025
Journal Article
Social and curious: lessons in designing digital manipulatives for young children
Matthews, Sarah, Nicholas, Maria, Paatsch, Louise, Kervin, Lisa and Wyeth, Peta (2025). Social and curious: lessons in designing digital manipulatives for young children. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, 44 100725, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcci.2025.100725
2025
Conference Publication
Designing for transactional moments: features of tools for child-centred speech language teletherapy
Matthews, Sarah, Danby, Susan, Westwood, Sophie, Theobald, Maryanne and Wyeth, Peta (2025). Designing for transactional moments: features of tools for child-centred speech language teletherapy. 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Yokohama, Japan, 26 April-1 May 2025. New York, NY, United States: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3706598.3713394
2025
Journal Article
Computational thinking tools for early years education: a design study
Matthews, Sarah, Nicholas, Maria, Kervin, Lisa, Paatsch, Louise and Wyeth, Peta (2025). Computational thinking tools for early years education: a design study. Education and Information Technologies, 30 (12), 17225-17262. doi: 10.1007/s10639-025-13468-x
2025
Conference Publication
Embeddables: designing physical-digital manipulatives for young children
Matthews, Sarah, Nicholas, Maria, Paatsch, Louise, Kervin, Lisa and Wyeth, Peta (2025). Embeddables: designing physical-digital manipulatives for young children. Nineteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, Bordeaux, France, 4-7 March 2025. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3689050.3706008
2025
Conference Publication
Wobblies: Designing Intentional Playthings with Young Children
Matthews, Sarah, Nicholas, Maria, Paatsch, Louise, Kervin, Lisa and Wyeth, Peta (2025). Wobblies: Designing Intentional Playthings with Young Children. New York, NY, USA: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3689050.3705972
2025
Journal Article
Designing serious games to engage children with energy saving in the home: potential learning outcomes and design considerations
Snow, Stephen, Matthews, Sarah, Chen, Yueer, Yang, Sicheng and Bayley, Mark (2025). Designing serious games to engage children with energy saving in the home: potential learning outcomes and design considerations. Journal of Computers in Education, 12 (1), 39-64. doi: 10.1007/s40692-023-00302-x
2024
Conference Publication
'Socialifying' the design of language learning applications for classroom use
O'Neill, Ashleigh-Rae, Matthews, Sarah, Wiles, Janet and Matthews, Ben (2024). 'Socialifying' the design of language learning applications for classroom use. DIS '24 Companion: Companion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1-5 July 2024. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3656156.3663735
2024
Journal Article
Unearthing the latent assumptions inscribed into language tools: the cross-cultural benefits of applying a reflexive lens in co-design
Matthews, Sarah, Kaiser, Kathrin, Lum, Randell, Moran, Gulwanyang, Richards, Mark, Bock, Sarah, Matthews, Ben and Wiles, Janet (2024). Unearthing the latent assumptions inscribed into language tools: the cross-cultural benefits of applying a reflexive lens in co-design. CoDesign, 21 (1), 1-33. doi: 10.1080/15710882.2024.2339500
2022
Journal Article
Animettes: a design-oriented investigation into the properties of tangible toolkits that support children’s collaboration-in-making activities
Matthews, Sarah, Kaiser, Kathrin and Wiles, Janet (2022). Animettes: a design-oriented investigation into the properties of tangible toolkits that support children’s collaboration-in-making activities. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, 33 100517, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcci.2022.100517
2022
Other Outputs
Steps toward technology as a creative material
Matthews, Sarah (2022). Steps toward technology as a creative material. PhD Thesis, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/1cbb09f
2021
Journal Article
How to do things with notes: the embodied socio-material performativity of sticky notes
Matthews, Ben, Khan, Awais Hameed, Snow, Stephen, Schlosser, Paul, Salisbury, Isaac and Matthews, Sarah (2021). How to do things with notes: the embodied socio-material performativity of sticky notes. Design Studies, 76 101035, 101035. doi: 10.1016/j.destud.2021.101035
2021
Conference Publication
Speculative design for education: using participatory methods to map design challenges and opportunities in Pakistan
Khan, Awais Hameed, Ejaz, Neelam, Matthews, Sarah, Snow, Stephen and Matthews, Ben (2021). Speculative design for education: using participatory methods to map design challenges and opportunities in Pakistan. Designing Interactive Systems Conference, Virtual, 28 June - 2 July 2021. New York, NY, United States: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3461778.3462117
2021
Other Outputs
Steps Toward Technology as a Creative Material
Matthews, Sarah (2021). Steps Toward Technology as a Creative Material. PhD Thesis, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE), The University of Queensland.
2021
Journal Article
Reconceptualising feedback: designing educational tangible technologies to be a creative material
Matthews, Sarah and Matthews, Ben (2021). Reconceptualising feedback: designing educational tangible technologies to be a creative material. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, 29 100278, 100278. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcci.2021.100278
2020
Conference Publication
The politics of materiality: exploring participatory design methods, tools and practices
Khan, Awais Hameed, Snow, Stephen, Heiner, Scott, Hardgrove, Robert, Matthews, Sarah and Matthews, Ben (2020). The politics of materiality: exploring participatory design methods, tools and practices. DRS2020, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11 - 14 August, 2020. London, United Kingdom: Design Research Society. doi: 10.21606/drs.2020.246
2020
Conference Publication
Preserving sequential context: developing participatory video analysis practice
Matthews, Sarah, Khan, Awais Hameed, Boden, Marie and Viller, Stephen (2020). Preserving sequential context: developing participatory video analysis practice. DRS2020, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11-14 August, 2020. London, United Kingdom: Design Research Society. doi: 10.21606/drs.2020.296
2020
Conference Publication
"...and we are the creators!" technologies as creative material
Matthews, Sarah, Viller, Stephen and Boden, Marie (2020). "...and we are the creators!" technologies as creative material. Fourteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, Sydney, NSW Australia, 9-12 February 2020. New York, NY United States: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3374920.3374980
2019
Journal Article
Novice drivers’ experiences of parental encouragement with road rules in Queensland: Scope for a third party policing approach?
Belsham, David, Lennon, Alexia, Bates, Lyndel and Matthews, Sarah (2019). Novice drivers’ experiences of parental encouragement with road rules in Queensland: Scope for a third party policing approach?. Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, 30 (4), 50-59. doi: 10.33492/jacrs-d-18-00006
2018
Conference Publication
Engaging pre-service non-specialist teachers in teaching mathematics using embodied technology tools
Matthews, Sarah, Boden, Marie and Visnovska, Jana (2018). Engaging pre-service non-specialist teachers in teaching mathematics using embodied technology tools. Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Auckland, New Zealand, 1-5 July 2018. Auckland, New Zealand: MERGA.
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