InfoSphere: An extracurricular learning environment for computer science

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Beitragende

  • Nadine Bergner - , Professur für Didaktik der Informatik, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (Autor:in)
  • Jan Holz - , Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (Autor:in)
  • Ulrik Schroeder - , Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (Autor:in)

Abstract

This paper describes one of our measures to raise students' interest for Computer Science (CS) and to provide them with a realistic idea of the field. We outline the underlying concepts and theories of InfoSphere - the extracurricular learning environment for CS at RWTH Aachen University. After explaining the theoretical, organizational, and infrastructural foundations, we provide an overview over the didactical concept of our 13 different CS workshops for school students of different ages. Furthermore, we introduce the benefits of InfoSphere for our three different target groups: school students, university students in teacher training, and active CS teachers. Finally, we present first results from our ongoing evaluation of the school students' perception of the field of CS before and after visiting one of the InfoSphere workshops.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelWiPSCE '12: Proceedings of the 7th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education
Redakteure/-innenMaria Knobelsdorf, Ralf Romeike
Herausgeber (Verlag)Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York
Seiten22-29
Seitenumfang8
ISBN (Print)978-1-4503-1787-0
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2012
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Publikationsreihe

ReiheWiPSCE: Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education

Konferenz

Titel7th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education, WiPSCE 2012
Dauer8 - 9 November 2012
StadtHamburg
LandDeutschland

Externe IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-3527-3204/work/142246893

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • Computer science workshops, Cs teachers, Didactical concept, Extracurricular learning environment, School students, Students in teacher training