201017 The 5th C of 21st Century Education -- Computational Thinking

Title:
The 5th C of 21st Century Education -- Computational Thinking

Speaker:
黃竹珍 (Joey Huang), PhD, University of California Irvine

Time:
10/17 (Sat.) 7 pm PDT, 8 pm MDT, 9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT
10/18 (Sun.) 10 am Taiwan

Keywords:
Learning Sciences, Computational Thinking, Collaboration, Computer Science Education, K-12 Education, Stem Learning, Middle School

Abstract:
The presentation will provide an introduction to computational thinking (CT) and its implementation in K-12 education. Joey will be presenting her work regarding CT and collaboration to discuss the emerging issues of STEM education and the future direction of teaching and learning. The study aims to foreground educators’ understanding of what it means for younger students in the middle school classroom setting to learn CT collaboratively. Additionally, through the understanding of social interactions and structures, the work examined how CT was practiced socially in a middle school setting in order to advance the current CT framework which informs the instructional design and curricular aims in computer science education.