In today's rapidly changing world, computational thinking is becoming increasingly essential. However, many people, including middle and high school students, face obstacles when learning to code, such as a lack of motivation and engagement. To address this challenge, we present Protobject, an accessible tool that teaches programming in a unique and interactive way. Protobject allows people to explore programming concepts through hands-on physical computing, providing a more engaging and motivating learning experience. In this demonstration, we invite conference attendees to delve into the features of Protobject and witness its potential for enhancing programming education. Participants will have the chance to interact with the tool's user-friendly interface and explore a range of 22 interactive learning activities that offer different levels of difficulty.

Bellino, A. (2023). Demo: Teaching computational thinking with Protobject. In CHItaly '23: Proceedings of the 15th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter. Association for Computing Machinery [10.1145/3605390.3610815].

Demo: Teaching computational thinking with Protobject

Bellino A.
2023

Abstract

In today's rapidly changing world, computational thinking is becoming increasingly essential. However, many people, including middle and high school students, face obstacles when learning to code, such as a lack of motivation and engagement. To address this challenge, we present Protobject, an accessible tool that teaches programming in a unique and interactive way. Protobject allows people to explore programming concepts through hands-on physical computing, providing a more engaging and motivating learning experience. In this demonstration, we invite conference attendees to delve into the features of Protobject and witness its potential for enhancing programming education. Participants will have the chance to interact with the tool's user-friendly interface and explore a range of 22 interactive learning activities that offer different levels of difficulty.
paper
computational thinking; learning activities; learning platform;
English
15th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter: Crossing HCI and AI, CHItaly 2023 - September 20 - 22, 2023
2023
CHItaly '23: Proceedings of the 15th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter
9798400708060
2023
53
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Bellino, A. (2023). Demo: Teaching computational thinking with Protobject. In CHItaly '23: Proceedings of the 15th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter. Association for Computing Machinery [10.1145/3605390.3610815].
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