Wk 4 - Mar. 4
Video for Week 4:
Readings:
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Alan Kay (1995): Powerful Ideas Need Love Too! Remarks to Congressional committee.
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Seymour Papert (2000): What’s The Big Idea? Toward a Pedagogy of Idea Power
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Mitchel Resnick & Brian Silverman (2005): Some Reflections on Designing Construction Kits for Kids. Interaction Design and Children conference.
Tasks:
Reflections on readings:
Papert described powerful ideas as general (applicable across domains), intelligible (easy to grasp), and personal (rooted in experience). Share an example of a powerful idea from your own experience. What people, materials, or environments supported your learning experience? How might you help others understand and appreciate this powerful idea?
Activity:
Create a project with TurtleArt, and reflect on any “powerful ideas” you engaged with in the process. (For more background, see TurtleArt paper below.)