This paper describes a framework for successful interactionbetween universities and schools. It is common for com-puting academics interested in outreach (computer scienceevangelism) to work with local schools, particularly in coun-tries where the computing curriculum in K-12 is new or un-derdeveloped. However it is rare for these collaborations tobe ongoing, and for resources created through these school-university links to be shared beyond the immediate neigh-borhood. We have achieved this, through shared resources,careful evaluation, and cross-country collaboration. Theactivities themselves are inspired by ideas from the Life-long Kindergarten group at MIT, emphasizing playful ex-ploration of computational concepts and interdisciplinaryworking.
Playfully coding: Embedding computer science outreach in schools
Milani, Alfredo;
2017-01-01
Abstract
This paper describes a framework for successful interactionbetween universities and schools. It is common for com-puting academics interested in outreach (computer scienceevangelism) to work with local schools, particularly in coun-tries where the computing curriculum in K-12 is new or un-derdeveloped. However it is rare for these collaborations tobe ongoing, and for resources created through these school-university links to be shared beyond the immediate neigh-borhood. We have achieved this, through shared resources,careful evaluation, and cross-country collaboration. Theactivities themselves are inspired by ideas from the Life-long Kindergarten group at MIT, emphasizing playful ex-ploration of computational concepts and interdisciplinaryworking.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
