Kaska Porayska-Pomsta is a co-PI on the ESRC follow on project (led by Dr Karen Guldberg, Birmingham University), whose overarching aim is to contribute to shaping the future landscape of technology use for children on the autism spectrum in the classroom, and through this to contribute to educational advancement, emotional wellbeing and positive outcomes for children. 

This project draws upon four prestigiously funded and recently completed multi-disciplinary Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) projects entitled Reactickles, Somantics, Cospatial and ECHOES (led by Kaska Porayska-Pomsta). The aim is to work closely with children and teachers in six different schools to explore how these technologies can make a measurable difference to practice in the classroom. The methodology focuses on a participatory approach using digital story creation and the creation of a wider TEL online community of practice where teachers, parents and other schools' staff will be able to create and access resources to help them in their practice. These resources will include an online workshop, guidance documents on how to use the technologies, with suggestions of how to link with the curriculum and with assessment. The online portal will be open to all schools with the aim to inspire, motivate and engage staff in using innovative technologies to meet the needs of not only children on the autism spectrum, but all children.