Investigating socially engaged arts-based approaches to learning to code

调查基于社会参与的艺术的编码学习方法

• 批准号: 2117978
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Goldsmiths University of London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2018 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2117978
• 关键词: Investigating; socially; engaged; arts; based

In a recent report, the Royal Society outlined multiple problems with the current computing programme in UK schools. Issues such as a low student uptake, under-researched pedagogy and curriculum, and a low number of female students choosing the subject are noted as a cause for concern (Royal Society, 2017).At the same time, there are a number of arts centres in the UK developing code literacy programs. The arts centres' approach is to make learning to code relevant through projects that critically engage with the lives of the communities they serve. What the media centres' approaches to code have in common is that they develop literacy through a situated media practice. They make learning relevant through being embedded in local contexts, and in the process they critically frame how code affects learners lives. Seften- Green (2017) suggests that educators in technical subjects need to find ways to teach technology in the context of wider social and political questions of power and meaning. He highlights the need to move beyond the technical side of code, and embed it in a socially engaged learning process.This practice-led research project is an interdisciplinary study at the intersection of Education, Computer Science, and Design. My aim is to develop an understanding of socially engaged approaches to learning to code through the arts. I will work collaboratively with three arts organisations to develop an in depth understanding of pedagogies and curriculum they use to teach coding. I will be investigating the methods and processes that are being developed at the arts centres, and carry out research into how learners respond when learning to code through socially engaged arts practice. The project is grounded in design research, and includes adopting a situated role to collect information about the methods and processes collaborating partners use. Part of the project will be carried out through designing and facilitating code workshops.Through the project I intend to develop a 'praxis' vocabulary. This will inform a taxonomy that articulates the educational practice in relation to learning theory, and could be used as a blueprint by educators across different settings in developing programmes of code literacy. Dissemination of the research will be achieved through academic outputs but also in collaboration with the media centres who are well connected with policy makers and other influencers. This research is timely given the need to improve and widen participation in computing education and has implications for policy around computing curriculum.Royal Society, (2017). After the reboot: computing education in UK schools, Royal Society: London https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/projects/computing-educationSefton-Green. J, and Erstad. O, (2017) Researching 'learning lives' - a New Agenda for Learning, Media and Technology, Learning, Media and Technology, 42:2, 246-250

在最近的一份报告中，英国皇家学会概述了英国学校当前计算机课程存在的多个问题。学生入学率低、教学法和课程研究不足、选择这一学科的女学生人数少等问题都值得关注（Royal Society, 2017）。与此同时，英国有许多艺术中心正在开发代码扫盲项目。艺术中心的方法是通过与他们所服务的社区的生活批判性地接触的项目，使学习编程相关。媒体中心的编码方法的共同之处在于，它们都是通过特定的媒体实践来培养读写能力。他们通过融入当地环境使学习具有相关性，并在此过程中批判性地构建代码如何影响学习者的生活。Seften- Green（2017）建议，技术学科的教育工作者需要找到在更广泛的权力和意义的社会和政治问题背景下教授技术的方法。他强调需要超越代码的技术层面，并将其嵌入到社会参与的学习过程中。这个以实践为主导的研究项目是教育、计算机科学和设计交叉的跨学科研究。我的目标是通过艺术来发展对社会参与方法的理解，以学习编码。我将与三家艺术机构合作，深入了解他们教授编程的教学方法和课程。我将调查艺术中心正在开发的方法和过程，并通过社会参与的艺术实践来研究学习者在学习编程时的反应。该项目以设计研究为基础，包括采用特定角色收集合作伙伴使用的方法和过程的信息。项目的一部分将通过设计和促进代码研讨会来进行。通过这个项目，我打算开发一个“实践”词汇。这将形成一种分类法，阐明与学习理论相关的教育实践，并可作为不同环境下的教育工作者制定代码扫盲计划的蓝图。研究成果的传播将通过学术产出来实现，但也将与与决策者和其他影响者有良好联系的媒体中心合作。考虑到需要改进和扩大计算机教育的参与，本研究是及时的，并对计算机课程的政策有启示。皇家学会，（2017）。重启后：英国学校的计算机教育，英国皇家学会：伦敦https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/projects/computing-educationSefton-Green。J，和Erstad。[6][2017]“学习生活”研究——学习、媒体与技术的新议程，学习与媒体，42 (2):246-250 .