Sigcse 2015
http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2677272&CFID=468761520&CFTOKEN=94977925 Abstract: Computing is now one of the fastest growing fields of employment, with a large bias placed on developing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in schools. However, due to the fast pace of technology development, it is increasingly difficult for schools to keep up with the latest computing methodologies. A possible solution is the use of university outreach programmes, whereby local universities can provide training workshops on areas that can be challenging for schools to implement. This can be problematic, as there is a perceived lack of interest in the methods used to interact with secondary school pupils on a university level. This paper introduces a week long ‘Easter Computing School’, comprising of five workshop sessions on different topics. These sessions were analysed in terms of user engagement, to better understand aspects that are important to secondary school pupils. It was found that a combination of theory and interactive workshop sessions can provide the highest levels of engagement and their use is encouraged in future workshop design.
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- 3. What is Computing? Shortfall in CS Graduates
- 5. how does outreach compare to the classroom?
- 7. ARDUINO
- 8. WEB DESIGN
- 9. PROTOTYPING
- 10. MATHS IN GAMES = +%
- 14. Arduino Workshop Baseline ARDUINO Focussed Attention Perceived Usability Aesthetics Endurability Novelty Involvement
- 15. ARDUINO High aesthetic appeal Reduced endurability Enjoyed the challenge
- 16. Web Design Workshop BaselineWEB DESIGN Focussed Attention Perceived Usability Aesthetics Endurability Novelty Involvement
- 17. WEB DESIGN Reduced attention Unfamiliar topic Similar to classroom
- 18. PROTOTYPINGPrototyping Workshop Baseline Focussed Attention Perceived Usability Aesthetics Endurability Novelty Involvement
- 19. PROTOTYPING Reduced attention Use of physical objects highly interactive
- 20. MATHS IN GAMESMaths in Games Workshop Baseline Focussed Attention Perceived Usability Aesthetics Endurability Novelty Involvement
- 21. MATHS IN GAMES Increased aesthetics Increased involvement CS Unplugged
- 26. ONEIncrease attention & usability with theory-based activities
- 27. TWOIncrease aesthetics, involvement & endurability with interactive sessions
- 28. THREEEvaluating sessions using this method gives more detail than previous techniques