Designing Constructionist Futures

Author : Nathan Holbert,Matthew Berland,Yasmin B. Kafai
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780262539845

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A diverse group of scholars redefine constructionism—introduced by Seymour Papert in 1980—in light of new technologies and theories. Constructionism, first introduced by Seymour Papert in 1980, is a framework for learning to understand something by making an artifact for and with other people. A core goal of constructionists is to respect learners as creators, to enable them to engage in making meaning for themselves through construction, and to do this by democratizing access to the world's most creative and powerful tools. In this volume, an international and diverse group of scholars examine, reconstruct, and evolve the constructionist paradigm in light of new technologies and theories. Taken together, their contributions show that constructionism has advanced in educational research and practice—and also that, in turn, researchers and practitioners can learn from constructionism how to foster learning in ways that respect learners' creativity and communities. The contributors examine how constructionist design can function within contexts ranging from school and home to virtual spaces; explore ways to support learners who have been under-resourced, overlooked, or oppressed; discuss learning by collaboration; and consider the implications of learning as a creative process of construction, exploring ways to support creative enterprises within the constraints of formal classrooms. Finally, leading visionaries imagine where constructionism, design, and research will go next Contributors Konstantin Aal, Dor Abrahamson, Edith K. Ackermann, Michael Ahmadi, Emma Anderson, Edward Baafi, Stephanie Benson, Laura Benton, Matthew Berland, Marina Umaschi Bers, Paulo Blikstein, Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy, Karen Brennan, Leah Buechley, Angela Calabrese Barton, Teresa Casort, David Cavallo, Kiera Chase, Alison Clark-Wilson, Sequoia L. Dance, Joshua A. Danish, Sayamindu Dasgupta, Michael Eisenberg, Noel Enyedy, Deborah A. Fields, Andrea Forte, Gayithri Jayathirtha, Brian Gravel, Sara M. Grimes, Idit Harel, Erica R. Halverson, Nathan Holbert, Celia Hoyles, Raquel Jimenez, Yasmin B. Kafai, Ivan Kalas, Anna Keune, Susan Klimczak, Eric Klopfer, Maximilian Krüger, Chronis Kynigos, Tim Kubik, Breanne K. Litts, Benjamin Mako Hill, Amon Millner, Andrés Monroy-Hernández, Richard Noss, Seymour Papert, Kylie Peppler, Judy Perry, Mitchel Resnick, Rebecca Reynolds, Ricarose Roque, Piers Saunders, Kristin A. Searle, Kimberly M. Sheridan, Arnan Sipitakiat, R. Benjamin Shapiro, Gary S. Stager, Gunnar Stevens, Vanessa Svihla, Edna Tan, Orkan Telhan, Naomi Thompson, Nalin Tutiyaphuengprasert, Anne Weibert, Michelle Hoda Wilkerson, Volker Wulf, Uri Wilensky, Jianwei Zhang

Author : Nathan Holbert,Matthew Berland,Yasmin B. Kafai
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780262361095

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A diverse group of scholars redefine constructionism--introduced by Seymour Papert in 1980--in light of new technologies and theories. Constructionism, first introduced by Seymour Papert in 1980, is a framework for learning to understand something by making an artifact for and with other people. A core goal of constructionists is to respect learners as creators, to enable them to engage in making meaning for themselves through construction, and to do this by democratizing access to the world's most creative and powerful tools. In this volume, an international and diverse group of scholars examine, reconstruct, and evolve the constructionist paradigm in light of new technologies and theories.

Author : Andy Dong,Andrew Vande Moere,John S. Gero,Asko Riitahuhta
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-19
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781402065279

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Computer-Aided Architectural Design Futures (CAADFutures) 2007 by Andy Dong,Andrew Vande Moere,John S. Gero,Asko Riitahuhta Pdf

Internationally refereed papers present the state of the art in computer-aided architectural design research. These papers reflect the theme of the 12th International Conference of CAADFutures, Integrating Technologies for Computer-Aided Design. Collectively, they provide the technological foundation for new ways of thinking about using computers to design. In addition, they address the education of designers themselves.

Author : Subramaniam Ramanathan,Ida Ah Chee Mok
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832518656

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Future of STEM education: Multiple perspectives from researchers by Subramaniam Ramanathan,Ida Ah Chee Mok Pdf

Author : Yasmin B. Kafai,Mitchel Resnick
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136491429

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Constructionism in Practice by Yasmin B. Kafai,Mitchel Resnick Pdf

The digital revolution necessitates, but also makes possible, radical changes in how and what we learn. This book describes a set of innovative educational research projects at the MIT Media Laboratory, illustrating how new computational technologies can transform our conceptions of learning, education, and knowledge. The book draws on real-world education experiments conducted in formal and informal contexts: from inner-city schools and university labs to neighborhoods and after-school clubhouses. The papers in this book are divided in four interrelated sections as follows: * Perspectives in Constructionism further develops the intellectual underpinnings of constructionist theory. This section looks closely at the role of perspective-taking in learning and discusses how both cognitive and affective processes play a central role in building connections between old and new knowledge. * Learning through Design analyzes the relationship between designing and learning, and discusses ways that design activities can provide personally meaningful contexts for learning. This section investigates how and why children can learn through the processes of constructing artifacts such as games, textile patterns, robots and interactive devices. * Learning in Communities focuses on the social aspects of constructionist learning, recognizing that how people learn is deeply influenced by the communities and cultures with which they interact. It examines the nature of learning in classroom, inner-city, and virtual communities. * Learning about Systems examines how students make sense of biological, technological, and mathematical systems. This section explores the conceptual and epistemological barriers to learning about feedback, self-organization, and probability, and it discusses new technological tools and activities that can help people develop new ways of thinking about these phenomena.

Author : Antero Garcia,Nicole Mirra
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807781982

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Speculative Pedagogies by Antero Garcia,Nicole Mirra Pdf

Can you imagine future learning environments devoid of the systemic inequities that stifle student learning opportunities and teacher decision-making in most classrooms today? This volume offers the necessary steps—playful, participatory, historically informed—that are required to forge a pathway from the present U.S. educational landscape to a freer tomorrow. The authors use speculative approaches to teacher education and student learning to intentionally design beyond the boundaries of traditional research and practitioner resources that seek to “fix” current schooling conditions. Building from visionary organizing and artistic traditions that have captured the popular imagination, this volume suggests new forms of engagement for diverse learners. It pragmatically explores how to work toward radical new spaces of possibility for learning and teaching. Chapters include a range of learning contexts, from problem solving in complex video game settings to innovative world-building alongside young people in schools and communities. Readers will be inspired to completely rethink what is possible when it comes to justice-oriented, culturally responsive education. Book Features: A collection of over 40 contributors explore speculative education across a range of research settings.Examples of digital learning that include videogames and online collaboration.Multiple chapters that feature co-authored research and innovation with students and teachers.Innovative design and pedagogical strategies, including a chapter re-writing policy documents based on speculative imagination.

Author : Kohei Arai
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1492 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031377174

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Intelligent Computing by Kohei Arai Pdf

This book is a collection of insightful and unique state-of the-art papers presented at the Computing Conference which took place in London on June 22–23, 2023. A total of 539 papers were received out of which 193 were selected for presenting after double-blind peer-review. The book covers a wide range of scientific topics including IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Data Science, Networking, Data security and Privacy, etc. The conference was successful in reaping the advantages of both online and offline modes. The goal of this conference is to give a platform to researchers with fundamental contributions and to be a premier venue for academic and industry practitioners to share new ideas and development experiences. We hope that readers find this book interesting and valuable. We also expect that the conference and its publications will be a trigger for further related research and technology improvements in this important subject.

Author : Erica Rosenfeld Halverson
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807765722

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How the Arts Can Save Education by Erica Rosenfeld Halverson Pdf

"A comprehensive look at how the arts (broadly conceived) can improve teaching, learning, and curriculum for all students, written in accessible language for non-academics and non-experts. It contains many evocative examples to illustrate the power of the arts to change education"--

Author : Gabrielle Donnelly,Alfonso Montuori
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000809671

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Routledge Handbook for Creative Futures by Gabrielle Donnelly,Alfonso Montuori Pdf

As the uncertainty of global and local contexts continues to amplify, the Routledge Handbook for Creative Futures responds to the increasing urgency for reimagining futures beyond dystopias and utopias. It features essays that explore the challenges of how to think about compelling futures, what these better futures might be like, and what personal and collective practices are emerging that support the creation of more desirable futures. The handbook aims to find a sweet spot somewhere between despair and naïve optimism, neither shying away from the massive socio-environmental planetary challenges currently facing humanity nor offering simplistic feel-good solutions. Instead, it offers ways forward—whether entirely new perspectives or Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge perspectives that have been marginalized within modernity—and shares potential transformative practices. The volume contains contributions from established and emerging scholars, practitioners, and scholar-practitioners with diverse backgrounds and experiences: a mix of Indigenous, Black, Asian, and White/Caucasian contributors, including women, men, and trans people from around the world, in places such as Kenya, India, US, Canada, and Switzerland, among many others. Chapters explore critical concepts alongside personal and collective practices for creating desirable futures at the individual, community, organizational, and societal levels. This scholarly and accessible book will be a valuable resource for researchers and students of leadership studies, social innovation, community and organizational development, policy studies, futures studies, cultural studies, sociology, and management studies. It will also appeal to educators, practitioners, professionals, and policymakers oriented toward activating creative potential for life-affirming futures for all.

Author : Bers, Marina
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781799873105

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Teaching Computational Thinking and Coding to Young Children by Bers, Marina Pdf

Computational thinking is a lifelong skill important for succeeding in careers and life. Students especially need to acquire this skill while in school as it can assist with solving a number of complex problems that arise later in life. Therefore, the importance of teaching computational thinking and coding in early education is paramount for fostering problem-solving and creativity. Teaching Computational Thinking and Coding to Young Children discusses the importance of teaching computational thinking and coding in early education. The book focuses on interdisciplinary connections between computational thinking and other areas of study, assessment methods for computational thinking, and different contexts in which computational thinking plays out. Covering topics such as programming, computational thinking assessment, computational expression, and coding, this book is essential for elementary and middle school teachers, early childhood educators, administrators, instructional designers, curricula developers, educational software developers, researchers, educators, academicians, and students in computer science, education, computational thinking, and early childhood education.

Author : Gabriela C. Zapata,Mary Kalantzis,Bill Cope
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-22
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781003805601

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Multiliteracies in International Educational Contexts by Gabriela C. Zapata,Mary Kalantzis,Bill Cope Pdf

Multiliteracies in International Educational Contexts: Towards Education Justice examines how multiliteracies and Learning by Design have been taken up across international second-language instructional contexts, with a focus on inclusive practices and social justice. This edited collection brings together a team of international contributors to offer a global perspective on the application of multiliteracies in L2 education. Through the analysis of classroom-based qualitative and quantitative data on different aspects of the multiliteracies pedagogy, the book shows how the multiliteracies pedagogy can facilitate more inclusive practices while providing suggestions for pedagogical interventions and future research. This book will be a key resource for language educators, researchers, and practitioners interested in the multiliteracies pedagogy, as well as those interested in critical and social justice approaches to language teaching.

Author : Wafa Johal,Tony Belpaeme,Mohamed Chetouani
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9782832507087

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Robots for Learning by Wafa Johal,Tony Belpaeme,Mohamed Chetouani Pdf

Author : Marie-Claire Shanahan,Beaumie Kim,Miwa Aoki Takeuchi,Kim Koh,A. Paulino Preciado-Babb,Pratim Sengupta
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000608120

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The Learning Sciences in Conversation by Marie-Claire Shanahan,Beaumie Kim,Miwa Aoki Takeuchi,Kim Koh,A. Paulino Preciado-Babb,Pratim Sengupta Pdf

The Learning Sciences in Conversation explores the unique pluralities, complex networks, and distinct approaches of the learning scientists of today. Focused on four key scholarly areas – transdisciplinarity, design, cognition, and technology – this cutting-edge volume draws on empirical and theoretical foundations to illustrate the directions, perspectives, methods, and questions that continue to define this evolving field. Contributions by researchers are put in dialogue with one another, offering an exemplary analysis of a field that synthesizes, in situ, various scholarly traditions and orientations to create a critical and heterogenous understanding of learning.

Author : Katerina Kabassi,Phivos Mylonas,Jaime Caro
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031440977

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Novel & Intelligent Digital Systems: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference (NiDS 2023) by Katerina Kabassi,Phivos Mylonas,Jaime Caro Pdf

This book summarizes the research findings presented at the 3rd International Conference on Novel & Intelligent Digital Systems (NiDS 2023). NiDS 2023 held in Athens, Greece, during September 28–29, 2023, under the auspices of the Institute of Intelligent Systems. The conference was implemented hybrid, allowing participants to attend it either online or onsite. NiDS 2023 places significant importance on the innovations within intelligent systems and the collaborative research that empowers and enriches artificial intelligence (AI) in software development. It encourages high-quality research, establishing a forum for investigating the obstacles and cutting-edge breakthroughs in AI. The conference is designed for experts, researchers, and scholars in artificial and computational intelligence, as well as computer science in general, offering them the opportunity to delve into relevant, interconnected, and mutually complementary fields. By facilitating the exchange of ideas, the conference strengthens and broadens the network of researchers, academics, and industry representatives.

Author : Phillip Bernstein,Peggy Dreamer
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781616890032

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Building (in) the Future by Phillip Bernstein,Peggy Dreamer Pdf

There is no denying the transformational role of the computer in the evolution of contemporary architectural practice. But does this techno-determinist account tell the whole story? Are humans becoming irrelevant to the overall development of the built environment? Bulding (in) the Future confronts these important questions by examining the fundamental human relationships that characterize contemporary design and construction. Thirty-four contributors including designers, engineers, fabricators, contractors, construction managers, planners, and scholars examine how contemporary practices of production are reshaping the design/construction process