In this episode I unpack Kafai et al.’s (2019) publication titled “Stitching the loop with electronic textiles: Promoting equity in high school students’ competencies and perceptions of computer science,” which explores the impact of an electronic textiles unit on high school students’ understandings of computer science.

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How to Get Started with Computer Science Education

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00:00 Intro

00:42 Abstract

02:07 My single sentence summary

02:44 What are electronic textiles?

03:50 Design

04:34 Background

06:20 Methods

06:46 Findings

10:16 Discussion

10:23 Broadening student perceptions of CS

11:43 Deeping student learning of computer science

12:54 Designing inclusive curriculum activities

13:37 Lingering questions and thoughts

13:44 What kind of potentially inaccurate gender associations and biases do you have with different methods of engaging with computer science?

14:24 How might you incorporate electronic textiles in your classroom or curricula?

15:00 Outro