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posted May 4, 2013, 8:47 AM by John Henry Thompson   [ updated May 10, 2013, 8:16 PM ]

May 6: Supporting Creative Learning (Session 10)

Panelists: Karen Brennan, Amon Millner


Video for Session 10

Readings in Preparation for Session 10:

* Karen Brennan (2012):ScratchEd: Developing support for educators as designers, in Designing with teachers: Participatory professional development in education.

* Amon Millner (2012):Computer as Chalk: Supporting Youth as Designers of Tangible User Interfaces. Constructionism 2012 conference.

Activity: Create a tutorial (using any media) to help someone learn to do something that you explored in the class (such as Scratch)

Additional Resources:

* Karen Brennan (2012):Best of Both Worlds: Issues of Structure and Agency in Computational Creation, In and Out of School, PhD dissertation.

* Amon Millner (2010):Computers as Chalk: Cultivating and Sustaining Communities of Youth as Designers of Tangible User Interfaces. PhD dissertation (recommended: Chapter 6).

Not dependent on technology - ok to use minimum tech.

Amon: growing mindset - I can learn.

Karen: the power of failure. ScratchED: help teachers.

- authoring

- sharing

- learning aspirations