Coding and virtual worlds:
a marriage made in computers.
The DTA could officiate
Coding, or computer programming, teaches valuable skills that transfer to other parts of life. It teaches planning skills that are needed by anyone who is going to plan later in life.
Coding is the literacy of the 21st century. Coding is a universal language we need to teach children of all ages. But we don't teach it to help students learn a new language, rather to understand the essence of computational thinking. Computational thinking is the fabric of the 21st century.
- Related concepts: Algorithmic, procedural, design, Agile, planning.
- A Digital Teaching Assistant (DTA) in MUVE (virtual world): What would it do?
- The Digital Teaching Assistant (DTA) for MUVES (virtual worlds): Summary
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Thinking like a computer program
- Algorithmic thinking (search)
- Procedural thinking (search)
- Procedural knowledge (Wikipedia)
- Design thinking
- Agile and design thinking are same
- Scholarly articles for computational thinking as planning
- Computational thinking as planning
Consider the superset
- A superset is the collection of things that fit your concept AND other similar things.
- Algorithmic and Agile are still about computer programming.
- Procedural looks beyond computer programming to a larger set.
- Design and planning go way beyond computer programming.
- Although planning is a major component (subset) of computer programming.
How do you teach computational thinking?
- A course in coding is a start.
- Coding courses for kids
- But the valuable skill set comes from algorithm development.
- An algorithm is a detailed plan for doing something.
- When the plan tells a computer what to do, the computer can test the plan.
- The computer can test at negligible cost and no risk.
- Errors are part of the cost of learning--all programmers learn that.
- "If you can't make mistakes, you can't make anything."
- Testing and debugging are part of algorithm development.
- Most plans can't be fully tested till they are implemented. Costs and risks there.
- Not so with computer programs. Safe sandbox for practicing planning skills.
- That is one of the advantages of virtual worlds.
DTA articles
General
- A Digital Teaching Assistant (DTA) in a MUVE (virtual world): What would it do?
- A digital teaching assistant (DTA) in a virtual world. Can it be done?
- Digital coaching is needed for the DTA: Do we have the technology for that?
- Online education, sure. But why a virtual campus? Why in a virtual world (MUVE)?
Development considerations
Possible services, education
- Edpuzzle offers DTA features and could serve as a module in Digital Teaching Assistant (DTA)
- We can reduce barriers to educational uptake of virtual worlds. Assessment of the situation
- The DTA as search coach: How does that work? Especially for project-based learning
- The Digital Teaching Assistant fits with the practice of blended learning
- F/Xual Education Services: Occupational Medicine Simulation. A HUD is a Digicoach without personality
- Error based learning in writing. Combine project-based learning with test-based learning. And maybe get a useful product out of it.
- Digicoach can support collaborative homework and study sessions
- Digicoach can support homework in virtual worlds with JIT learning, immediate feedback
- Digicoach for project-management in self-managed teams: (Note: skills to be learned in doing these tasks)
- David Lee - Design Thinking in the Classroom: How-to for project-based learning
DTA content pages
- DTA content pages: The plan: Initial DTA content on the web here
- Travel tips for the Hypergrid. A DTA content page
- Firestorm settings for beginners. A DTA content page
- Newcomer welcome coach (1): Basic skills needed promptly
New century education
- Learning Made in Second Life - CNDG
- Schools need 3 levels of edtech--Matt Harris, Ed.D. And how does the Digital Teaching Assistant (DTA) fit in?
- Once you hear lecture about swimming, you never forget what you learned about lectures. Talking is not teaching
- Just-In-Time (JIT) learning in virtual schools, maybe with DTA coaching. Language as an example
- Why a reading assignment is like a treasure hunt. And why it is not
- Suppose the real objective in school is to pass multiple-choice tests. Can a digital TA handle test-based learning?
- Immersive Technologies (Heritage Christian Online School)
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Visit me on the web
- Drop by my web offices Weekdays: 12:-12:30 pm Central time (US)
- I am available for free consulting on any topic in this blog.
- Cybalounge and 3DWebWorldz (Orientation room)
- I will be in both places, so you may need to speak to get my attention.
- Web-worlds, 3D virtual worlds running in a browser. Summary
- And we can visit the Writer's Workshop on the Web
- Don't register -- enter as guest.
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- Drop by my web offices Weekdays: 12:-12:30 pm Central time (US)
- I am available for free consulting on any topic in this blog.
- Cybalounge and 3DWebWorldz (Orientation room)
- I will be in both places, so you may need to speak to get my attention.
- Web-worlds, 3D virtual worlds running in a browser. Summary
- And we can visit the Writer's Workshop on the Web
- Don't register -- enter as guest.
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