Engaging pre-teens in ideating and programming smart objects through play

Rosella Gennari; Maristella Matera; Alessandra Melonio; Mehdi Rizvi; Eftychia Roumelioti

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-52538-5_4

Engaging pre-teens in ideating and programming smart objects through play

Rosella Gennari^*, Maristella Matera, Alessandra Melonio, Mehdi Rizvi, Eftychia Roumelioti

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Abstract

Recent research advocates the role of protagonist for children in design: children should participate across different design stages, from ideation to programming, so that they learn through it. However it is not straightforward how to organise a design workshop with children across different design stages, above all in a short time span. This paper tackles such issue. It presents a workshop with children ideating, programming and prototyping smart objects, structured around a card-based board game, and in the time-span of two days. Results are contextual but support that children’s engagement across design stages can be fostered by the game-based structure.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning
Subtitle of host publication	MIS4TEL 2020
Publisher	Springer
Pages	31-40
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030525385
ISBN (Print)	9783030525378
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52538-5_4
Publication status	Published - 28 Jul 2020
Event	10th International Conference in Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning 2020 - L'Aquila, Italy Duration: 17 Jun 2020 → 19 Jun 2020

Publication series

Name	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume	1241
ISSN (Print)	2194-5357
ISSN (Electronic)	2194-5365

Conference

Conference	10th International Conference in Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning 2020
Abbreviated title	MIS4TEL 2020
Country/Territory	Italy
City	L'Aquila
Period	17/06/20 → 19/06/20

Keywords

Children
Design
Game
IoT
Making
Smart object

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
General Computer Science

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Gennari, R, Matera, M, Melonio, A, Rizvi, M & Roumelioti, E 2020, Engaging pre-teens in ideating and programming smart objects through play. in Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning: MIS4TEL 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 1241, Springer, pp. 31-40, 10th International Conference in Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning 2020, L'Aquila, Italy, 17/06/20. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52538-5_4

Engaging pre-teens in ideating and programming smart objects through play. / Gennari, Rosella; Matera, Maristella; Melonio, Alessandra et al.
Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning: MIS4TEL 2020. Springer, 2020. p. 31-40 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 1241).

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