Unplugged Computational Thinking for Fun

  • Computational thinking is a fundamental skill set that is learned by studying Informatics and ICT. We argue that its core ideas can be introduced in an inspiring and integrated way to both teachers and students using fun and contextually rich cs4fn ‘Computer Science for Fun’ stories combined with ‘unplugged’ activities including games and magic tricks. We also argue that understanding people is an important part of computational thinking. Computational thinking can be fun for everyone when taught in kinaesthetic ways away from technology.

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Author details:Paul Curzon
URN:urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-82575
ISSN:1868-0844
ISSN:2191-1940
Title of parent work (English):KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
Publisher:Universitätsverlag Potsdam
Place of publishing:Potsdam
Publication type:Article
Language:English
Publication year:2015
Publishing institution:Universität Potsdam
Release date:2015/10/27
Tag:Computational thinking; cs4fn; fun; kinaesthetic teaching; ‘unplugged’ computing
Issue:7
First page:15
Last Page:27
Organizational units:Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Informatik und Computational Science
DDC classification:0 Informatik, Informationswissenschaft, allgemeine Werke / 00 Informatik, Wissen, Systeme / 004 Datenverarbeitung; Informatik
Publishing method:Open Access
Collection(s):Universität Potsdam / Schriftenreihen / Commentarii informaticae didacticae (CID) / CID (2015) 07
Universität Potsdam / Schriftenreihen / Commentarii informaticae didacticae (CID) / CID (2015) 07 / Keynotes
License (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerziell, Keine Bearbeitung 3.0 Deutschland
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