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Playfully Coding
Tomi RowlandsXefi CufiMarius MarianAlfredo MilaniOlivier AubretonHannah DeeAnna Roura RabionetValentina Poggionisubject
Computational thinking; Playful coding; School-University links; Management of Technology and Innovation; 33043304Computer science4. EducationComputational thinkingmedia_common.quotation_subjectSchool-University links05 social sciences050301 educationEvangelismOutreachPlayful codingManagement of Technology and Innovation0502 economics and businessPedagogyComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION050211 marketingEngineering ethicsComputational thinking0503 educationCurriculumCoding (social sciences)media_commondescription
This paper describes a framework for successful interaction between universities and schools. It is common for computing academics interested in outreach (computer science evangelism) to work with local schools, particularly in countries where the computing curriculum in K-12 is new or underdeveloped. However it is rare for these collaborations to be ongoing, and for resources created through these school-university links to be shared beyond the immediate neighborhood. We have achieved this, through shared resources, careful evaluation, and cross-country collaboration. The activities themselves are inspired by ideas from the Lifelong Kindergarten group at MIT, emphasizing playful exploration of computational concepts and interdisciplinary working.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-28 | Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education |