The project “Computational Thinking at School” aims to introduce computational thinking and its implications in pedagogies in the educational field. The high impact of Computer Science in science, economy and society has increased the dialogue about the role of Computational Thinking in education. Computer Science is currently considered the fourth great scientific domain along with the traditional Physical, Life and Social Sciences (Rosenbloom, 2004). Wing in 2006 recognized Computational Thinking as a fundamental competency that all literate citizens should develop through compulsory education, to complement the three other core skills, that is, reading, writing and mathematics. The integration of Computer Science and Computational Thinking in general education is an imperative issue that should attract the interest of the education community and educational policy makers. The project addresses the application of Computer Science to other school subjects through training of teachers. The role of teachers is crucial in understanding of Computational Thinking as this is depicted in learning activities they design. The project has four aims a) an online training course for teachers at partner schools on the scope and conceptualization of Computational Thinking at classroom level b) production of learning scenarios related computational thinking. Evaluation of scenarios and their impact on learners. Slection of best practices c) digital guide d) website The project is initiated by Directorate of Secondary Education in the Dodecanese, public authority for education at regional level. Laboratory of Learning Technology and Educational Engineering (LTEE) from the University of Aegean will design and implement the pedagogical part of the project. There are six public Secondary schools that will join the training course and will pilot learning scenarios in their classes: three schools from different islands in Greece (Rodos and Kos), one school from Tenerife island in Spain, a school from Lisbon in Portugal and a school from Bergen in Norway. The partner schools have prior cooperation in other Erasmus projects and have focused on Computational literacy and Computer Enhanced Learning among their scope of interest. It is expected that through the three year project about 80 teachers (15 per school) will be trained and actively involved. The project will organize short term staff training events in each partner organization. The aim of the events is to study the ten basic dimensions of Computational Thinking and to produce learning scenarios for all dimensions. C1 First short term staff training event Computational thinking and pedagogical implications C2 Second short term staff training event Study of dimensions of computational thinking 1. creative problem solving 2. algorithmic approach to problem-solving C3 Third short term staff training event Study of dimensions of computational thinking 3. problem solution transfer 4. logical reasoning C4 Fourth short term staff training event Study of dimensions of computational thinking 5. abstraction 6. generalization 7. representation and organization of data C5 Firth short term staff training event Study of dimensions of computational thinking 8. systemic thinking 9. evaluation 10. social impact of computation Computational thinking at school In addition to training events, an online Community of Practice will be established for support to schools and teachers. The learning scenarios produced by participant teachers will be included in a digital guide. The impact at schools, teachers and students is expected to be positive and it is envisaged to create a MOOC for Computational Thinking with free access for educators in the long term.
Σε κάθε Διεθνική Δραστηριότητα μελετήθηκαν διαστάσεις της Υπολογιστικής Σκέψης και σχεδιάστηκαν σενάρια για τις αντίστοιχες διαστάσεις. Μέσω των Διεθνικών Συναντήσεων και μέσω ασύγχρονης διαδικτυακής επιμόρφωσης, το σχέδιο προσπάθησε να επιμορφώσει τους εκπαιδευτικούς και να αναδείξει τη σημασία της Υπολογιστικής Σκέψης για την προσωπική και επαγγελματική ανάπτυξη των παιδιών. Το σχέδιο συνέδεσε την υπολογιστική σκέψη με τις τεχνολογικές εξελίξεις της εποχής μας και τις απαραίτητες ψηφιακές δεξιότητες για όλους. Η αξιοποίηση της υπολογιστικής σκέψης θεωρούμε ότι θα προετοιμάσει τα παιδιά για τη σύγχρονη κοινωνική και οικονομική πραγματικότητα. Η διακρατική και διαθεματική συνεργασία για την υλοποίηση δραστηριοτήτων Υπολογιστικής Σκέψης στα σχολεία είχε πολλαπλά οφέλη για τους εκπαιδευτικούς, τα σχολεία και τα παιδιά. In each LTTA, dimensions of computational thinking were studied and educational scenarios were designed. Through transnational meetings and asynchronous online training through Moodle, the project sought to educate teachers and highlight the importance of computational thinking for personal and professional development of students. The project linked Computational Thinking to the technological advances of our time and the necessary digital skills for all. Computational Thinking is considered essential to prepare youth for modern social and economic reality. Transnational and cross sectoral cooperation for the implementation of Computational Thinking activities in schools had multiple benefits for teachers, schools and students.
Κύριος στόχος της σύμπραξης ήταν η μελέτη της Υπολογιστικής Σκέψης στο σχολείο. Συμμετείχαν σχολεία Δευτεροβάθμιας Εκπαίδευσης από την Ελλάδα, την Νορβηγία, την Πορτογαλία και την Ισπανία. Με την καθοδήγηση της Διεύθυνσης Βθμιας Δωδεκανήσου ως συντονιστή και του Πανεπιστημίου Αιγαίου, τα σχολεία μελέτησαν τις ακόλουθες δέκα διαστάσεις της Υπολογιστικής Σκέψης: 1. Δημιουργική επίλυση προβλήματος 2. Αλγοριθμική επίλυση προβλήματος 3. Μεταφορά λύσεων 4. Λογικός συλλογισμός 5. Αφαίρεση 6. Γενίκευση 7. Αναπαράσταση και οργάνωση δεδομένων 8. Συστημική σκέψη 9. Αξιολόγηση 10. Επίδραση της Πληροφορικής στην κοινωνία The main objective of the partnership was to study computational thinking at school. Secondary schools from Greece, Norway, Portugal and Spain under the guidance of Directorate of Secondary Education in the Dodecanese as coordinator and the University of the Aegean researched the following ten dimensions of Computational Thinking: 1. creative problem solving 2. algorithmic approach to problem-solving 3. problem solution transfer 4. logical reasoning 5. abstraction 6. generalization 7. representation and organization of data 8. systemic thinking 9. evaluation 10. social impact of computation