NYU-express-short2

e X press
TECH-EDU
10
TANGIBLE CODING
Innovadores Pedagógicos® aims to equip public
schools teachers with methodological and technical
strategies that allow them to create meaningful
learning experiences in their classroom. Around
500 teachers had an immersion in emerging
technologies (AR, VR, 360 content and tangible
coding) in two phases: the first one was dedicated
to familiarize themselves with the topics and the
second was more targeted to create an experience
to bring to classroom.
The technical component included basic bases in
electronics, programming and structures; however
the design of a project was the main vehicle
teachers’ training. Educators who wanted to
integrate physical computing with virtual reality or
to create CAD machines are examples of the results
derived from the design based on the understanding
of the context’s needs and motivations .
From tangible coding, the learning process took as
reference developments of Innovadores Digitales®,
but unlike students, the teachers has an immersion
to the step by step construction process.
"Design thinking for educators" made by IDEO was
taken as a reference as well, whose strategy allows
teachers to see the world since the student
perspective, the latter being considered as protagonists
of the classroom experience. Additionally,
from the methodological approach, storytelling
was used to create narratives and gamification as a
tool to integrate game mechanics into this purpose.
Directed by
Critertec SAS
Víctor Mahecha
25
* Project Videos http://innovadorespedagogicos.com/contenido-programacion-tangible/