#CSK8 Podcast - A podcast for computer science educators

#CSK8 Podcast - A podcast for computer science educators

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#CSK8 Podcast - A podcast for computer science educators episodes

  • Creative Coding: Programming for Personal Expression
    In this episode I unpack Peppler and Kafai’s (2009) publication titled “Creative coding: Programming for personal expression,” which is an analysis of a single project created in Scratch that appears to indicate kids can learn how to create media arts expressions despite little experience with coding.
    16 min
  • Computational Thinking and Programming Challenges with Eljakim Schrijvers

    In this interview with Eljakim Schrijvers, we discuss computational thinking and programming challenges through Bebras and the International Olympiad in Informatics.

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    How to Get Started with Computer Science Education

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    00:00 Intro

    01:36 Eljakim introducing himself

    02:01 How Eljakim got into CS and informatics

    04:03 How Eljakim learned CS

    04:43 Eljakim's advice for learning how to teach CS

    07:51 Guiding CS students when the teachers are still learning CS

    09:25 Bebras challenge

    09:50 What is the Bebras challenge?

    11:55 An example of a Bebras challenge

    16:27 What kind of feedback helps students think computationally?

    21:09 What are the age ranges for the Bebras Challenge?

    22:09 What Eljakim wants teachers to know about the Bebras Challenge

    23:22 How teachers + students can practice for the Bebras Challenge

    26:22 How do researchers use Bebras?

    28:00 How will teachers know how their students are doing with the Bebras Challenge?

    31:52 Online vs in-person challenges

    34:08 Resources used to prepare for the Bebras Challenge

    36:38 What is IOI?

    45:05 How would you describe informatics to a child?

    46:41 What kind of scholarship opportunities are there for kids?

    47:27 The IOI community

    48:57 Eljakim's request to the field

    50:47 How to learn more about Bebras and IOI

    52:11 Eljakim's closing thoughts

    53:10 Eljakim asks about my background in music + CS

    55:04 Outro

    56 min
  • Introducing the #CSK8 Podcast

    This episode introduces the podcast by discussing what listeners can expect in the following episodes.

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    How to Get Started with Computer Science Education

    2 min

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Each episode of the #CSK8 Podcast explores research, experiences, or perspectives on computer science education through interviews with computer science educators, scholars, and administrators, as…