Daniel J Noh (he/him) is a researcher, educator, and designer exploring participatory methods for learning, technology, creativity, design, and accessibility.
📚 Recent Publications
Youth as Advisors in Participatory Design: Situating Teens’ Expertise in Everyday Algorithm Auditing with Teachers and Researchers
Daniel J. Noh, Deborah A. Fields, Luis Morales-Navarro, Alexis M. Cabrera-Sutch, Yasmin B. Kafai & Danaé Metaxa. IDC 2025.
High School Students Building babyGPTs: Engaging in Data Practices and Addressing Ethical Issues Through the Construction of GLMs
Luis Morales-Navarro, Daniel J. Noh & Yasmin B. Kafai. IJCCI.
Hi there! I am a PhD student in the Learning Sciences and Technologies program at the University of Pennsylvania working with Dr. Yasmin Kafai's research group. Our current work investigates how youth engage in the design and evaluation of AI/ML systems and how teachers engage in the participatory design of AI/ML learning activities. More broadly, I am interested in understanding how learners come to notice why things are designed the way they are, question for whom these things are designed, and participate as designers in their world(s).
Previously, I have worked in/with various museums as an educator, where I designed and facilitated a collection of STEAM and design workshops, drop-ins, and media for learners of all ages and backgrounds. I have also helped develop and teach graduate courses on educational technologies, learning analytics, digital fabrication and making, learning spaces, and disability studies in design.
I hold a Bachelor of Architecture with minors in Human-Computer Interaction and Design for Learning from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Master of Education in Learning Design, Innovation, and Technology from Harvard University.
Please reach out if you would like to chat or collaborate!
dnoh [at] upenn.edu — CV available upon request
📰 News and Updates
August 2025
>> Our paper on
high
school students building babyGPTs was published in the International Journal of
Child-Computer Interaction (IJCCI)
>> I will be presenting a paper on investigating the relationship
between spatial and verbal teaching practices using Ordered Network Analysis at ICQE
2025 (Mexico City)
June 2025
>> We presented two papers on youth as advisors in participatory design and youth building babyGPTs at IDC 2025 (Reykjavík)
August 2024