Kissed by the muse - Promoting computer science for All with the Calliope Board

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Kissed by the Muse:
Promoting Computer Science Education
for All with the Calliope Board
Maria Grandl1, Martin Ebner1
1Graz University of Technology, AUSTRIA
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018, Amsterdam

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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325976145_Kissed_by_the_
Muse_Promoting_Computer_Science_Education_for_All_with_the_Calli
ope_Board
paper
presentation

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CC BY-SA 4.0 by Peter Himsel
Maria Grandl, MSc
Project Assistant
- Graz University of Technology
- Institute for Interactive Systems and Data Science (ISDS)
- Department Educational Technology
Teacher Training
- Mathematics
- Computer Science
Doctoral Programme Computer Science
- Basic Computer Science Education
- Maker Education

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„Europe cannot afford to miss the boat“
„Not offering appropriate informatics education means that
Europe is harming its new generation of citizens,
educationally and economically “
Informatics Europe/ACM Europe (2013): Informatics education: Europe cannot afford to miss the boat. Report of the joint Informatics Europe & ACM Europe Working Group on Informatics Education,
online unter: http://www.informatics-europe.org/images/documents/informatics-education-acm-ie.pdf
Informatics Europe/ACM Europe (2013): Informatics education: Europe cannot afford to miss the boat. Report of the joint Informatics Europe & ACM Europe Working Group on Informatics Education,
online unter: http://www.informatics-europe.org/images/documents/informatics-education-acm-ie.pdf

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application
competencies
of information and
communication
technologies (ICT)
basic concepts of
computer science
digital literacy

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Do coding workshops with the Calliope mini
influence teenage girl’s decisions
for their future life and career?
Is the Calliope mini a suitable tool to boost
programming activities and to attract students?

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figure: BBC micro:bit, back and
front, screenshot
http://microbit.org/en/guide/
Calliope mini CodeBug BBC micro:bit
figure: Calliope mini,
screenshot
https://www.calliope.cc/en/id
ee/ueber-mini
figure: CodeBug, screenshot
http://www.codebug.org.uk/cr
eate/codebug/new/
Calliope mini

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figure: https://calliope.cc/editor
© 2018 Calliope gGmbH
POSITION SENSOR
SPEAKERS
RGB LED
BUTTON A
25 LEDs
RESET BUTTON
THERMOMETER
BUTTON B
BRIGHTNESS SENSOR
MICROPHONE
BLUETOOTH
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“Our mission is to give pupils from year 3 onwards a playful approach
to the digital world.” (Calliope gGmbH, 2018)
The Initiative
„convey more digital content at schools”
„embed it in the curriculum permanently”
„better educated school leavers”
„more critical and more confident users of new technologies”
non-profit organisation, supported by companies and foundations
(Calliope gGmbH, 2018)
(Calliope gGmbH, 2018): Our Mission, online at: https://www.calliope.cc/en/idee/mission

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1st workshop 2nd workshop 3rd workshop
4 h 4 h 2 h
177 156 214
Research study
The average age of the participants was 13.38 years

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First contact with the Calliope mini
Handing-out the Calliope board
TASK: Write down your expectation!
What do you suppose it is?
What do you think you can do with it?
Having a closer look at the hardware
Identifying the mechanical and electronical components
TASK: Discuss!
Which Sensors can also be found on the smartphone?
Didactical design of a 4-hour-workshop to
promote coding and computational thinking
with the Calliope board

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Computational Thinking Contest
3 tasks to train computational thinking
TASK: Solve the tasks in teams of two or
three! You've got 15 minutes!
Discussion of possible solutions
with the entire class
Start programming
Creating a “Hello World” program
Download and Transmission of the program

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Creating further programs together
program that checks if the Calliope mini is shaken
Screenshots of the OpenRobertaLab© editor, URL: https://lab.open-roberta.org/ (2018-04-06)

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 program that outputs a
random number (symbol),
when the Calliope mini is
shaken (shaking = rolling
the dice)
 Task:
Complete the program,
so that you can use the
Calliope mini as a dice!
Screenshots of the OpenRobertaLab© editor, URL: https://lab.open-roberta.org/ (2018-04-06)

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Creating an individual program
either alone or in teams of two
Presentation of the programs and ideas
TASK: Show, how you programmed the Calliope mini
and describe your code!
Creating a program with the help of a work sheet

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Results
desired career path
correspond largely with
social expectations, gender stereotypes, gender roles
importance of ICT application skills/coding skills

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How important, do you think, is the ability to use computers confidently?
very important (1) to not at all important (5):

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Results
desired career path
correspond largely with
social expectations, gender stereotypes, gender roles
importance of ICT application skills/coding skills
average rating: 1.61 average rating: 2.81
ICT application skills Coding skills
very important (1) to not at all important (5)

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own competencies concerning the use of computers
2.362.71 very good (1) to
not good at all (5)
programming experience
no gender-specific differences
Scratch, Python, Lego Mindstorm, Ozobots
working with Calliope mini
1.59
very good (1) to
not good at all (5)

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Overall evaluation of the workshops
very good (1) to in great need of improvement(5):

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Would you attend a programming course,
in the afternoon or at the weekend?
44/61
Would you use the Calliope mini for personal purposes outside school?
45/61
I could imagine to choose an educational path connected to
programming and ICT
2.583.01 I agree (1) to I disagree (4)

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I could imagine to become a software developer
19/61
PROGRAMMING
creative process
important

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Do coding workshops with the Calliope mini
influence teenage girl’s decisions
for their future life and career?
Is the Calliope mini a suitable tool to boost
programming activities and to attract students?

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active encouragement in schools
hands-on experience
open teaching and learning environment
improve further studies
creating teaching and learning materials

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