Cellphilming with South Asian Youth in Science

CCBR partnered with University of Toronto faculty, Dr Rishi Krishnamoorthy and their team, to co-design and facilitate cellphilm workshops  (short videos made on a phone) with South Asian high-school aged youth on their experiences as science learners. As part of workshops, high school youth will be asked to create videos on what makes science learning easy or hard. They will also be invited to reflect on their identities (e.g., gender, sexuality, migration history, etc.).

The cellphilms will eventually be used for professional development workshops for teaches, with the end goal of decreasing educational barriers for South Asian youth in sciences. Over 6 months CCBR will:

• provide coaching on cellphilm methodology – including fit for research questions, and unique ethical issues

• co-design cellphilm workshops, including in-person and online sessions

• co-facilitate workshops with University of Toronto researchers and graduate assistants.

The South Asian Youth Learning in Science project is funded by the Cannaught Research Fund, an internal fund to the University of Toronto.