| Date: | October 25, 2021 |
| Time: | 10 am - 4 pm |
| Place: | Room morning: 61.01 - SDU, Campus Kolding Room afternoon: 61.01 - SDU, Campus Kolding We plan for physical attendance at SDU, Campus Kolding. This is subject to revision if renewed Covid-19 restrictions require it. |
| Registration: | No later than October 15, 2021 on mail to secretary Jeanet Dal at dal@sdu.dk Please include following information in your mail: Name and surname - Mail - Programme - University and which course and session (morning or afternoon) you are signing up for. |
| Participants: | Max 10 PhD students; selected on first come basis |
| Abstract: | 500 words. Each PhD student must send a text of max 500 words in whici they provide a short description of their PhD project and its relation to the topic of the seminar. In addition, the text should pose 1-2 questions which the PhD student would like to discuss in the Masterclass. The text must be send to Nina Bonderup Dohn at mail: nina@sdu.dk no later than October 15, 2021 |
| For information: | Please contact, Nina Bonderup Dohn at mail: nina@sdu.dk |
| Organizer: | Center for Learning Computational Thinking. University of Souhern Denmark in collaboration with The Doctoral Programm in Design, IT and Communication, Department of Design and Communication, SDU |
| ECTS: | 0,75 The MasterClass is free. Workload for participation in the MasterClass (incl. preparation) equals 0,75 ECTS |
Designs for learning computational thinking: motivation, participation and creativity
Masterclass with Professor Yasmin Kafai and Associate Professor Ole Caprani
Program:
Morning session: seminar at Center for Learning CT. Room 61.01 (open for all interested researchers):
- 10.00-11.15: From theory bias to theory dialogue Embracing cognitive, situated, and critical framings of computational thinking in K-12 CS education. Professor Yasmin Kafai, University of Pennsylvania.
- 11.15-11.30: Break
- 11.30-12.45: Project “Wildlife under a plastic garbage island”. Associate Professor Ole Caprani, Aarhus University.
- 12.45-13.30: Lunch
Afternoon session with Professor Yasmin Kafai. Room 61.01 (open only for PhD students).
Max 10 PhD students; selected on first come basis
- 13.30-16.00: Presentation and discussion of PhD projects, based on abstracts submitted ahead of the MasterClass.
- Coffee break around 14.45.
Preparation:
PhD students will be expected to read the following texts ahead of the MasterClass:
- For Yasmin Kafai’s talk:
- Kafai, Proctor & Lui (2020): From theory bias to theory dialogue Embracing cognitive, situated, and critical framings of computational thinking in K-12 CS education. ACM Inroads 11, 44-53
Read abstract and bio here
- Kafai, Proctor & Lui (2020): From theory bias to theory dialogue Embracing cognitive, situated, and critical framings of computational thinking in K-12 CS education. ACM Inroads 11, 44-53
- For Ole Caprani’s talk:
- Resnick & Rusk (2020): Coding at a Crossroads, Communications at the ACM 63 (11), 120-127, DOI:10.1145/3375546
- Kafai (2016): From Computational Thinking to Computational Participation in K–12 Education, Communications at the ACM 59 (8), 26-27, DOI:10.1145/2955114
Read abstract and bio here
500 word abstract:
Each PhD student must send a text of max 500 words in which they provide a short description of their PhD project and its relation to the topic of the seminar. In addition, the text should pose 1-2 questions which the PhD student would like to discuss in the MasterClass.
The text must be sent to Nina Bonderup Dohn, nina@sdu.dk no later than October 15, 2021.