If this is the second coming of coding will there be rapture or rejection?
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Paper/Presentation Title | If this is the second coming of coding will there be rapture or rejection? |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | |
Author | Albion, Peter R. |
Editors | Prestridge, Sarah and Albion, Peter |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Australian Council for Computers in Education 2016 Conference Refereed Proceedings |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2016 |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, Australia |
ISBN | 9780958118828 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://conference.acce.edu.au/index.php/acce/acce2016 |
Conference/Event | Australian Council for Computers in Education 2016 Conference (ACCE 2016) |
Event Details | Australian Council for Computers in Education 2016 Conference (ACCE 2016) Event Date 29 Sep 2016 to end of 02 Oct 2016 Event Location Brisbane, Australia |
Abstract | Coding made the national headlines in 2015 and appears to have garnered sufficient support from politicians to be seen as an essential component of education for all. Educators with longer memories will recognise that this is not the first but the second coming of coding for all as a focus of education in technologies. The first coming ended in rejection because too few teachers really understood the potential. The immediate response to the second coming appears to be rapture but it could easily end in rejection. How do we develop a sane response to the current impetus for coding and sustain it? The answer lies in preparing teachers with sufficient knowledge of coding and computational thinking for it to be authentically useful in their own lives. Only then will they appreciate its value for learners in their classrooms. |
Keywords | coding, STEM |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
390113. Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy | |
Public Notes | No evidence of copyright restrictions preventing deposit of Accepted version. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Teacher Education and Early Childhood |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3v1z/if-this-is-the-second-coming-of-coding-will-there-be-rapture-or-rejection
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