Computing Unplugged: Examples and Practice

Description

Many ideas and concepts in computing do not require a computer to understand, and the introduction of technology can sometimes distract learners and obscure the computational concepts being developed. Computing unplugged is a general approach to teaching computational thinking skills away from a computer. This workshop will illustrate a range of computing unplugged activities that can be applied to a range of learning settings and that develop a range of computational thinking skills.

The workshop will show how the computational thinking concepts of logic, algorithms, decomposition, pattern-finding, abstraction, and evaluation can be illustrated and explored through a number of physical and paper-based activities. The activities explored in the workshop are organised around the themes of robots, musicians, artists, explorers, codebreakers, magicians, gamers, cooks, and scientists.

Period	7 Jul 2016 → 9 Jul 2016
Event title	the International Conference on Information Communication Technologies in Education (2016)
Event type	Conference
Conference number	ICICTE
Location	Rhodes, GreeceShow on map