A modular guide to sensing, interpretation, and inclusive design

Biosensors are often described as technical tools, devices that detect biological signals and convert them into readable outputs. But beneath the circuitry and chemistry lies a deeper invitation: sensing as relationship. Biosensors do more than measure; they interpret, translate, and respond. They connect bodies to systems, data to decisions, and sensing to care.

This guide reframes biosensors as relational technologies. It supports learners in exploring design, function, and interpretation through a values-led lens, one that honours emotional intelligence, ethical reflection, and interdisciplinary relevance. Whether you’re working in biomedical engineering, environmental science, wearable tech, disability studies, or public health, this resource offers modular, step-by-step guidance for thoughtful engagement.

Each module includes:

• Technical insight paired with thematic scaffolding
• Reflective prompts to support ethical and emotional clarity
• Interactive elements to foster accessibility and collaborative learning

Whether you’re designing a biosensor, interpreting its data, or exploring its social impact, this guide invites you to treat biosensing as a practice of connection, where sensing becomes care, and technology becomes relationship.

Let’s begin with attention, not just instrumentation.

Contents

Module 1: Sensing as care
Module 2: Designing with Purpose
Module 3: Interpreting Biosensor Data
Module 4: Social Implications and Ethical Terrain
Module 5: Biosensor Futures and Community-Led Sensing

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