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Web Eden : support for computing as construction?

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Beynon, Meurig, Myers, Richard and Harfield, Antony (2009) Web Eden : support for computing as construction? In: 9th International Conference on Computing Education Research (Koli Calling), Koli National Park, Finland, 28-31, Oct 2009. Published in: Koli Calling 2009 : 9th International Conference on Computing Education Research pp. 47-50. ISSN 1404-3203.

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Abstract

As Ben-Ari has observed, whatever the merits of adopting a constructivist pedagogical stance towards Computer Science education (CSE), it is impossible to reconcile the classical view of computer science with a constructivist epistemology. There are nonetheless good reasons for wishing to invoke a broader epistemological framework in connection with modern developments in computing practice. These include: the extent to which computing technologies must be studied in the broader engineering context; the greater prominence that the experiential and phenomenological aspects of interaction with computers have acquired; the aspiration (e.g. in agile methodologies) to construct computer artefacts as an integral part of gaining the domain knowledge required for complex software development. This paper proposes Empirical Modelling (EM) as a constructivist pedagogical approach that promises to address such broader issues in CSE within a constructivist epistemological framework. In the light of Ben-Ari’s insights, this is possible only through adopting an alternative view of the nature of computing. The Web Eden interpreter is introduced as a suitable first prototype for an EM tool to support this vision for “computing as construction”.

Item Type: Conference Item (Paper)
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Computer Science
Journal or Publication Title: Koli Calling 2009 : 9th International Conference on Computing Education Research
Publisher: Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University
ISSN: 1404-3203
Official Date: November 2009
Dates:
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Page Range: pp. 47-50
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Conference Paper Type: Paper
Title of Event: 9th International Conference on Computing Education Research (Koli Calling)
Type of Event: Conference
Location of Event: Koli National Park, Finland
Date(s) of Event: 28-31, Oct 2009

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