Conference proceeding
Challenges and Unexpected Affordances of Physical Computing Going Remote
Interaction Design and Children, pp 276-282
24 Jun 2021
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Abstract
Engaging in physical computing activities involving both hardware and software provides a hands-on introduction to computer science. The move to remote learning for primary and secondary schools during the 2020-2021 school year due to COVID-19 made implementing physical computing activities especially challenging. However, it is important that these activities are not simply eliminated from the curriculum. This paper explores how a unit centered around students investigating how programmable sensors that can support data-driven scientific inquiry was collaboratively adapted for remote instruction. A case study of one teacher’s experience implementing the unit with a group of middle school students (ages 11 to 14) in her STEM elective class examines how her students could still engage in computational thinking practices around data and programming. The discussion includes both the challenges and unexpected affordances of engaging in physical computing activities remotely that emerged from her implementation.
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- Title
- Challenges and Unexpected Affordances of Physical Computing Going Remote
- Creators
- Alexandra Gendreau Chakarov - University of Colorado SystemJeffrey Bush - School of Education University of Colorado, United StatesQuentin L Biddy - University of Colorado BoulderJennifer Jacobs - University of Colorado BoulderColin Hennessy Elliott - Utah State UniversityTamara Sumner - University of Colorado BoulderASSOC COMP MACHINERY
- Publication Details
- Interaction Design and Children, pp 276-282
- Conference
- IDC '21: Interaction Design and Children (2021)
- Series
- ACM Conferences
- Publisher
- ACM
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000767988500028
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85110189414
- Other Identifier
- 991021862279504721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
- Computer Science, Software Engineering
- Computer Science, Theory & Methods