The Future of Work looks increasingly digital. As we create new digital tools to advance our fabrication capabilities, we’re interested in supporting broad participation in the use of computers for design and fabrication.

Prison Education Initiatives

In collaboration with Brave Behind Bars, we are currently delivering university-accredited STEM programs for incarcerated women and men. Our current course offerings focus on computer science and self-efficacy, including courses on web programming, python, and app development. We are also preparing a new introductory course on digital fabrication and design for currently and formerly incarcerated people.

If you’re interested in participating in these programs as a teaching assistant or in other roles, please get in touch.

Publications

Martin Nisser, Marisa Gaetz, Andrew Fishberg, Raechel Soicher, Faraz Faruqi, Joshua Long. "From Prisons to Programming: Fostering Self-Efficacy via Virtual Web Design Curricula in Prisons and Jails", In Proceedings of ACM CHI 2024.