micro:bit, Rhizomatic Learning, and CS for Healing with Katie Henry

In this interview with Katie Henry, we discuss the micro:bit and the do your :bit challenge, rhizomatic learning, the potential for CS for healing, and much more.

InterviewJared O'LearyNovember 25, 2019micro:bit, Rhizomatic learning, CS as healing, Physical computingComment

Learning through Game Modding

In this episode I unpack El-Nasr and Smith’s (2006) publication titled “Learning through game modding,” which describes two case studies on modifying video games to learn software development and design, as well as programming, artistic, and video game concepts.

Unpacking ScholarshipJared O'LearyNovember 18, 2019Modding || remixing, Video gamesComment

Fostering Student Engagement with Bob Irving

In this interview with Bob Irving, we discuss our emphasis on creative coding/computing for leisure, fostering engagement with coding/CS, improving pedagogy over time, and much more.

InterviewJared O'LearyNovember 11, 2019Engagement, Creative computing/coding, Pedagogy, Video gamesComment

How to Learn and How to Teach Computational Thinking: Suggestions Based On a Review of the Literature

In this episode I unpack Hsu, Chang, and Hung’s (2018) publication titled “How to learn and how to teach computational thinking: Suggestions based on a review of the literature,” which is a content analysis of 120 publications written between 2006 and 2017 that reveals that CT means many things and that people are implementing it through a variety of means.