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Study Materials
Readings
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| LEC # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and Overview | |
| 2 | Learning from One Another | |
| 3 | Constructionist Learning | Papert, S. Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas. New York, NY: Basic Books, 1981. ISBN: 9780465046270. ———. "What's the Big Idea: Towards a Pedagogy of Idea Power." IBM Systems Journal 39, no. 3-4 (2000). Other Suggested Readings Kay, A. "Computers, Networks, and Education." Scientific American 265, no. 3 (Sept. 1991): 100-107. |
| 4 | Learning Styles | Turkle, S., and S. Papert. "Epistemological Pluralism." Signs 16, no. 1 (1990). Turkle, S. Chapter 2 in Life on the Screen. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1995. ISBN: 9780684803531. |
| 5 | Toys to Think With | Resnick, M. "Technologies for Lifelong Kindergarten." Educational Technology Research and Development 46, no. 4 (1998). Resnick, M., R. Berg, and M. Eisenberg. "Beyond Black Boxes: Bringing Transparency and Aesthetics Back to Scientific Investigation." Journal of the Learning Sciences 9, no. 1 (2000): 7-30. Eisenberg, M. "Mindstuff: Educational Technology Beyond the Computer." Convergence. 2003. (PDF) Turbak, F., and R. Berg. "Robotic Design Studio: Exploring the Big Ideas of Engineering in a Liberal Arts Environment." Journal of Science Education and Technology 11, no. 3 (2002): 237-253. (PDF) |
| 6 | Technological Fluency | DiSessa, Andrea A. Chapter 1 in Changing Minds: Computers, Learning, and Literacy. Cambridge, UK: MIT Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780262041805. Resnick, M. "Closing the Fluency Gap." Communications of the ACM 44, no. 3 (2001). Resnick, M., Y. Kafai, and et al. "A Networked, Media-Rich Programming Environment to Enhance Technological Fluency at After-School Centers in Economically-Disadvantaged Communities." Proposal to the National Science Foundation. 2003. Other Suggested Readings National Research Council. Chapters 1, 2, and 3. Being Fluent with Information Technology. 1999. International Technology Education Association. Standards for Technological Literacy (PDF). 2000. National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council. Technically Speaking: Why All Americans Need to Know More About Technology. 2002. |
| 7 | Beyond the Centralized Mindset | Resnick, M. "Beyond the Centralized Mindset." Journal of the Learning Sciences 5, no. 1 (1996): 1-22. ———. "Thinking Like a Tree (and Other Forms of Ecological Thinking)." International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning 8, no. 1 (2004): 43-62. Starr, P. "Seductions of Sim." American Prospect, no. 17 (1994): 19-29. Other Suggested Readings Resnick, M. Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1997. |
| 8 | Designing for Designers | Fischer, G. "Beyond "Couch Potatoes": From Consumers to Designers and Active Contributors." First Monday, 2002. Fischer, G., and et al. "Meta-Design: A Manifesto for End-User Development." Communications of the ACM 47, no. 9 (2004): 33-37. (PDF) Resnick, M., A. Bruckman, and F. Martin. "Pianos Not Stereos: Creating Computational Construction Kits." Interactions 3, no. 6 (1996): 64-71. |
| 9 | Learning in Communities | Resnick, M., N. Rusk, and S. Cooke. "The Computer Clubhouse: Technological Fluency in the Inner City." In High Technology and Low-Income Communities. Edited by D. Schon, B. Sanyal, and W. Mitchell. Cambridge, UK: MIT Press, 1998, pp. 266-286. ISBN: 9780262691994. Warschauer, M. "Reconceptualizing the Digital Divide." First Monday 7, no. 7 (2002). Other Suggested Readings Shaw, A., and M. Shaw. "Social Empowerment Through Community Networks." In High Technology and Low-Income Communities. Edited by D. Schon, B. Sanyal, and W. Mitchell. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1998, pp. 315-336. |
| 10 | Communities of Learners | Borovoy, R., and et al. "Folk Computing: Revisiting Oral Tradition as a Scaffold for Co-Present Communities." Proceedings of the CHI 2001 Conference. 2001. Fischer, G. "Social Creativity: Turning Barriers into Opportunities for Collaborative Design." In Proceedings of the Participatory Design Conference (PDC'04). Edited by F. deCindio and D. Schuler. University of Toronto, July 2004, pp. 152-161. (PDF - 1.6 MB) Koschmann, T. Chapter 1 in CSCL: Theory and Practice of an Emerging Paradigm. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1996. ISBN: 9780805813463.Scardamalia, M., and C. Bereiter. "Computer Support for Knowledge-building Communities." Journal of the Learning Sciences 3, no. 3 (1996): 265-283. Other Suggested Readings Brown, J. S., A. Collins, and P. Duguid. "Situated Cognition and The Culture of Learning." Educational Researcher 18, no. 1 (1989): 32-42. Bruckman, A. "MOOSE Crossing: Construction, Community, and Learning in a Networked Virtual World for Kids." PhD Dissertation. MIT Media Lab, 1997. (Please read Chapters 1 and 2.) |
| 11 | Apprenticeship and Mentoring | Walker, G. "Social Change One on One: The New Mentoring Movement." American Prospect 7, no. 27 (July 1996). Spencer, R. Empowering Children for Life: A Preliminary Report from the Robert and Grace Stone Primary Prevention Initiatives. Stone Center, Wellesley College, 2002. (PDF) Sullivan, A. "From Mentor to Muse: Recasting the Role of Women in Relationship with Urban Adolescent Girls." In Urban Girls. Edited by D. Leadbeater, and N. Way. New York, NY: New York University Press, 1996. ISBN: 9780814751084. |
| 12 | Play and Learning | Zigler, E., D. Singer, and S. Bishop-Josef. Chapter 1 in Children's Play. Washington, DC: Zero to Three Press, 2004. ISBN: 9780943657752. Hirsh-Pasek, K., R. Golinkoff, and D. Eyer. Chapter 9 in Einstein Never Used Flash Cards. New York, NY: Rodale Press, 2004. ISBN: 9781594860683. Alliance for Childhood. Tech Tonic: Towards a New Literacy of Technology. 2004. |
| 13 | Poster Presentations of Final Projects |