Manni

Manni

Academic Visitor, Cambridge University
Incoming PhD student at Manchester Metropolitan University

Publications

Conference Papers

Social Identity and Education: Stories of Hong Kong (Potential) Migrants

To be presented at The 2026 Taiwan Education Research Association (TERA) Conference and The World Education Research Association (WERA) Focal Meeting, 2026

Using the method of story completion, this study demonstrates how Hong Kong migrants leverage education in the host society to uphold pro-democracy identities while simultaneously navigating cultural friction, discrimination, and identity renegotiation.

Recommended citation: Chun Hong Yan and Manni Cheung. (2026). "Social Identity and Education: Stories of Hong Kong (Potential) Migrants." The 2026 Taiwan Education Research Association (TERA) Conference and The World Education Research Association (WERA) Focal Meeting, October 15-18, 2026, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan. (Forthcoming.)

Examining Migrants’ Sensitive and Unheard Experiences in Contentious Times through Digital Story Completion

To be presented at CESSMIR Conference 2026, 2026

This study demonstrates how digital story completion serves as an ethically responsive, decolonially attuned method for migrants to safely voice politically sensitive and silenced experiences that conventional qualitative research often fails to capture.

Recommended citation: Chun Hong Yan and Manni Cheung. (2026). "Examining Migrants' Sensitive and Unheard Experiences in Contentious Times through Digital Story Completion." Centre for the Social Study of Migration and Refugees (CESSMIR) Conference 2026, September 14-16, 2026, Ghent, Belgium. (Forthcoming.)

Mapping Data Literacy Trajectories in K-12 Education

Presented at Workshop on Data Literacy, ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26), 2026

This workshop paper maps data literacy trajectories in K-12 education and is presented as part of the Workshop on Data Literacy at CHI ‘26.

Recommended citation: Robert Whyte, Manni Cheung, Katharine Childs, Jane Waite, and Sue Sentance. (2026). "Mapping Data Literacy Trajectories in K-12 Education." Workshop on Data Literacy, ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26), April 13-17, 2026, Barcelona, Spain.

Analysing Data Paradigms in K-12 Data Science Activities: A Systematic Literature Review

Presented at Proceedings of the 20th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education (WiPSCE '26), 2026

Based on a systematic review of 84 papers, this study proposes four paradigms of AI and ML education, revealing that current student activities focus primarily on data collection and processing rather than underlying algorithms or transparent, knowledge-based reasoning models.

Recommended citation: Robert Whyte, Manni Cheung, Katharine Childs, Jane Waite, and Sue Sentance. (2026). "Analysing Data Paradigms in K-12 Data Science Activities: A Systematic Literature Review." In Proceedings of the 20th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education (WiPSCE '26), March 11-13, 2026, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
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The Quiet Harm of Vibecoding: How AI Tools Can Erode Foundational Skills

Presented at Learning and Human Intelligence Expos 2025, 2025

This poster examines how AI-assisted vibecoding can erode foundational skills and learning.

Recommended citation: Manni Cheung. (2025). "The Quiet Harm of Vibecoding: How AI Tools Can Erode Foundational Skills." Learning and Human Intelligence Expos 2025, July 1, 2025, University of Cambridge, UK. (Poster.)
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The Ignorant Co-Learner: An Artificial Ignorance Approach to AI Design

Presented at Learning and Human Intelligence Expos 2025, 2025

This poster presents an artificial ignorance approach to AI design, positioning AI as an ignorant co-learner rather than an answer provider.

Recommended citation: Manni Cheung. (2025). "The Ignorant Co-Learner: An Artificial Ignorance Approach to AI Design." Learning and Human Intelligence Expos 2025, July 1, 2025, University of Cambridge, UK. (Poster.)
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From Answer Machines to Ignorant Co-learners: Designing AI to Augment Rather Than Replace Human Thinking

Presented at Workshop on Tools for Thought, ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '25), 2025

This workshop paper considers how AI can be designed to augment human thinking rather than replace it, moving from answer machines toward ignorant co-learners.

Recommended citation: Manni Cheung. (2025). "From Answer Machines to Ignorant Co-learners: Designing AI to Augment Rather Than Replace Human Thinking." Workshop on Tools for Thought, ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '25), April 26-May 1, 2025, Yokohama, Japan.
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Media

A Research-led Framework for Teaching about Models in AI and Data Science

Published in Raspberry Pi Foundation Blog, 2026

This blog post presents a research-led framework for teaching about models in AI and data science.

Recommended citation: Manni Cheung. (2025). "A Research-led Framework for Teaching about Models in AI and Data Science." Raspberry Pi Foundation Blog, January 2026, Raspberry Pi Foundation, UK. (Blog post.)
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How to Put Data First in K-12 AI Education by Using Data Case Studies

Published in Raspberry Pi Foundation Blog, 2026

This blog post discusses how data case studies can put data first in K-12 AI education.

Recommended citation: Manni Cheung. (2026). "How to Put Data First in K-12 AI Education by Using Data Case Studies." Raspberry Pi Foundation Blog, January 2026, Raspberry Pi Foundation, UK. (Blog post.)
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Beyond the Vibe: How AI Might Undermine Learning - Unless We Design for Friction

Published in Hello World: The Magazine for Computing and Digital Making Educators, 2025

This essay examines how AI might undermine learning and argues for designing educational experiences with productive friction.

Recommended citation: Manni Cheung. (2025). "Beyond the Vibe: How AI Might Undermine Learning - Unless We Design for Friction." In Hello World: The Magazine for Computing and Digital Making Educators, September 2025, Raspberry Pi Foundation, UK. (Essay.)
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