"Look at our smart shoe" - A scalable online concept for introducing design as part of computational thinking in grades 1-6

Linda Mannila; Mia Skog

doi:10.1145/3585088.3589377

"Look at our smart shoe" - A scalable online concept for introducing design as part of computational thinking in grades 1-6

Linda Mannila, Mia Skog

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Abstract

While programming is a process covering many stages, many of the tasks K-12 students meet at school are small with little need for, e.g., analysis or design. These earlier phases are, however, important to let children meet open-ended problems, brainstorm solutions and ideate their own creative designs. In this paper we present a model for an online, scalable and scaffolded design workshop for covering such aspects at K-12 level. Through a case study with 1200 students and 60 teachers on IoT and smart things, we describe the workshop and the resulting designs. While the students managed to design their own artifacts, more time had been needed for covering ethical aspects related to technology design. The results suggest creating separate workshops for different grade levels, and also for design and ethical aspects respectively. Moreover, additional resources could support teachers in continuing the discussion with the students after the workshop.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of IDC 2023 - 22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference
Subtitle of host publication	Rediscovering Childhood
Publisher	ACM
Pages	222-232
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9798400701313
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3585088.3589377
Publication status	Published - 19 Jun 2023
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Rediscovering Childhood, IDC 2023 - Chicago, United States Duration: 19 Jun 2023 → 22 Jun 2023

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of IDC 2023 - 22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Rediscovering Childhood

Conference

Conference	22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Rediscovering Childhood, IDC 2023
Country/Territory	United States
City	Chicago
Period	19/06/23 → 22/06/23

Funding

This work was supported by the Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation.

Keywords

Case study
Computational thinking
Design
K-12 education
Online workshop
Programming

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Mannila, L., & Skog, M. (2023). "Look at our smart shoe" - A scalable online concept for introducing design as part of computational thinking in grades 1-6. In Proceedings of IDC 2023 - 22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Rediscovering Childhood (pp. 222-232). (Proceedings of IDC 2023 - 22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Rediscovering Childhood). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3585088.3589377

Mannila, Linda ; Skog, Mia. / "Look at our smart shoe" - A scalable online concept for introducing design as part of computational thinking in grades 1-6. Proceedings of IDC 2023 - 22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Rediscovering Childhood. ACM, 2023. pp. 222-232 (Proceedings of IDC 2023 - 22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Rediscovering Childhood).

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Mannila, L & Skog, M 2023, "Look at our smart shoe" - A scalable online concept for introducing design as part of computational thinking in grades 1-6. in Proceedings of IDC 2023 - 22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Rediscovering Childhood. Proceedings of IDC 2023 - 22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Rediscovering Childhood, ACM, pp. 222-232, 22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Rediscovering Childhood, IDC 2023, Chicago, United States, 19/06/23. https://doi.org/10.1145/3585088.3589377

"Look at our smart shoe" - A scalable online concept for introducing design as part of computational thinking in grades 1-6. / Mannila, Linda; Skog, Mia.
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Mannila L, Skog M. "Look at our smart shoe" - A scalable online concept for introducing design as part of computational thinking in grades 1-6. In Proceedings of IDC 2023 - 22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Rediscovering Childhood. ACM. 2023. p. 222-232. (Proceedings of IDC 2023 - 22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Rediscovering Childhood). doi: 10.1145/3585088.3589377

"Look at our smart shoe" - A scalable online concept for introducing design as part of computational thinking in grades 1-6

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