Kyrill Potapov

I take a Vygotskian approach to personal informatics, looking at how self-tracking data can scaffold social and emotional learning. Specifically, I explore how school-based social contexts like group discussions can support meaning-making around personal data and engage with issues that are raised, for example around health norms.

Brief biography

I spent twelve years as an English teacher in a secondary school in London. My wider research interests concern how technology mediates emotions and self-consciousness. I am interested in philosophy of psychology and social practice. I draw on cultural-historical psychology and pragmatism to characterise the development of affective stances and representations.