Connected Code: Why Children Need to Learn Programming

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Yasmin B. Kafai (Professor of Learning Sciences, University of Pennsylvania) Quinn Burke (Assistant Professor, College of Charleston)

Connected Code

Why Children Need to Learn Programming

Yasmin B. Kafai (Professor of Learning Sciences, University of Pennsylvania), Quinn Burke (Assistant Professor, College of Charleston), Mitchel Resnick (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

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MIT Press
02 September 2016

Educational equipment & technology, computer-aided learning (CAL); Information visualisation

Series: Connected Code

"Why every child needs to learn to code- the shift from ""computational thinking"" to computational participation.

Coding, once considered an arcane craft practiced by solitary techies, is now recognized by educators and theorists as a crucial skill, even a new literacy, for all children. Programming is often promoted in K-12 schools as a way to encourage ""computational thinking""-which has now become the umbrella term for understanding what computer science has to contribute to reasoning and communicating in an ever-increasingly digital world.

In Connected Code, Yasmin Kafai and Quinn Burke argue that although computational thinking represents an excellent starting point, the broader conception of ""computational participation"" better captures the twenty-first-century reality. Computational participation moves beyond the individual to focus on wider social networks and a DIY culture of digital ""making.""

Kafai and Burke describe contemporary examples of computational participation- students who code not for the sake of coding but to create games, stories, and animations to share; the emergence of youth programming communities; the practices and ethical challenges of remixing (rather than starting from scratch); and the move beyond stationary screens to programmable toys, tools, and textiles.

Why every child needs to learn to code- the shift from ""computational thinking"" to computational participation.

Coding, once considered an arcane craft practiced by solitary techies, is now recognized by educators and theorists as a crucial skill, even a new literacy, for all children. Programming is often promoted in K-12 schools as a way to encourage ""computational thinking""-which has now become the umbrella term for understanding what computer science has to contribute to reasoning and communicating in an ever-increasingly digital world.

In Connected Code, Yasmin Kafai and Quinn Burke argue that although computational thinking represents an excellent starting point, the broader conception of ""computational participation"" better captures the twenty-first-century reality. Computational participation moves beyond the individual to focus on wider social networks and a DIY culture of digital ""making.""

Kafai and Burke describe contemporary examples of computational participation- students who code not for the sake of coding but to create games, stories, and animations to share; the emergence of youth programming communities; the practices and ethical challenges of remixing (rather than starting from scratch); and the move beyond stationary screens to programmable toys, tools, and textiles."

By: Yasmin B. Kafai (Professor of Learning Sciences University of Pennsylvania), Quinn Burke (Assistant Professor, College of Charleston)
Foreword by: Mitchel Resnick (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 272g
ISBN: 9780262529679
ISBN 10: 026252967X
Series: Connected Code
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 02 September 2016
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Yasmin B. Kafai is Lori and Michael Milken President's Distinguished Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, coauthor of Connected Gaming, Connected Code, and Connected Play (all published by MIT Press) and other books. Quinn Burke is a Senior Research Scientist in the Learning Sciences at Digital Promise. Quinn's research examines the effectiveness of different coding activities for introducing computer science and computational thinking to students. Quinn's research has been supported by a number of state and federal grants. Previously, Quinn taught at the college and high school levels. Mitchel Resnick, an expert in educational technologies, is Professor of Learning Research at the MIT Media Lab.His research group develops the Scratch programming software and online community, the world's largest coding platform for kids. He has worked closely with the LEGO company on educational ideas and products, such as the LEGO Mindstorms robotics kits, and he cofounded the Computer Clubhouse project, an international network of after-school learning centers for youth from low-income communities.

Reviews for Connected Code: Why Children Need to Learn Programming

In their book, Connected Code: Why Children Need to Learn Programming, Yasmin B. Kafai and Quinn Burke draw from their own extensive experience teaching children to code. They argue that it is not simply enough for students to learn to code, but rather for all pupils to become computational participants in today's increasingly digital society. From this perspective, learning to program is to computational participation as writing is to literacy. Computational participation goes beyond programming to include collaboration in a maker society, just as literacy goes beyond the fundamental act of writing. In addition to advocating that everyone should learn to code, Connected Code presents the developing idea of computational participation, encouraging more productive, authentic, and creative learning through collaborative processes. * Teachers College Record * This book is as engaging as its catchy title suggests. * Computing Reviews * The list of references and cross-referenced studies and material is impressive. If you are, or want to be, involved in educating children, then this book is an essential read. * British Computer Society *