Re: creative unplugged activities in computer science classes

On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 8:13 AM, Wes Turner <[email protected]> wrote:

> > 4. Create a visualization
>
> The Khan Academy Computer Programming "Intro to JS" videos and exercises
> are done with ProcessingJS for visualizations:
> https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming
>
>
​Glad to see ProcessingJS mentioned.  Arduino programming inherits from
Processing model also.

One of the more effective subcultures I'm aware of, vis-a-vis Learning to
Code, is spearheaded by Dan Shiffman of Coding Train fame, a ProcessingJS
guru:

http://worldgame.blogspot.com/2018/03/youtube-teachers.html  (links to
Dan's Youtube channel)

Glad to see Unplugged activities getting plugged (advertised).  New Zealand
an early player.

https://www.csunplugged.org/en/

Also happy to see Vilnius in the edu-sig news feed, having attended a
EuroPython there.  I became a Vilnius fan.

http://worldgame.blogspot.com/2007/07/vilnius.html

Kirby

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> On Sunday, June 24, 2018, Wes Turner <[email protected]> wrote:
>
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>> On Sunday, June 24, 2018, <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Python educators,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> teaching Python includes explaining technical facets of the programming
>>> language and initiating and scaffolding hands-on programming exercises.
>>>
>>> However, especially  if the object of the course is to develop
>>> “computational thinking” and to get a deeper understanding what computer
>>> science is, the curriculum might contain “unplugged” activities without a
>>> computer.
>>>
>>> What do you think about unplugged activities challenging creativity? I
>>> would like to advertise a questionnaire, which is part of an international
>>> study on this type of activities in computer science education.
>>>
>>> https://goo.gl/forms/seYGUlsKHxyiqqnX2
>>>
>>> The results will be presented in August 2018 at Constructionism in
>>> Vilnius (Lithuania) and will be available to everyone
>>> http://www.constructionism2018.fsf.vu.lt/ .
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you and best wishes
>>>
>>>
>>

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