An IoT and Wearable Technology Hackathon for Promoting Careers in Computer Science

Autor/inn/en	Byrne, Jake Rowan; O'Sullivan, Katriona; Sullivan, Kevin
Titel	An IoT and Wearable Technology Hackathon for Promoting Careers in Computer Science
Quelle	In: IEEE Transactions on Education, 60 (2017) 1, S.50-58 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Byrne, Jake Rowan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-9359
DOI	10.1109/TE.2016.2626252
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Workshops; Models; Adolescents; Career Choice; STEM Education; High School Students; Technological Literacy; Computer Science Education; Pretests Posttests; Student Motivation; Design; Programming; Internet; Student Attitudes; Robotics; Automation; Teamwork; Social Problems; Creativity; Skill Development; Foreign Countries; Questionnaires; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Analogiemodell; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; STEM; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Technisches Wissen; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Schulische Motivation; Programmierung; Schülerverhalten; Robotertechnik; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Kreativität; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Ausland; Fragebogen; Irland
Abstract	This paper explores the use of a constructivist 21st-century learning model to implement a week-long workshop, delivered as a "hackathon," to encourage preuniversity teenagers to pursue careers in STEM, with a particular emphasis on computer science. For Irish preuniversity students, their experience of computing can vary from word processing to foundational programming, and while many schools are looking to introduce more ICT into the classroom, many students are left with a narrow view of what computer science is all about. Twenty-one students participated in the workshop and completed pre- and post-surveys, and a free word association exercise in the areas of computing and careers in computing. Analysis revealed that students' motivation to learn about the design process, programming, inputs and outputs, and wearable technology (wearables)/Internet of Things (IoT) increased following participation. There were also increases in confidence in inputs and outputs and wearables/IoT following participation, as well as changes in the computing word associations, with students associating computing more with computer programming terms rather than general terms such as the Internet. The findings suggest that the combination of a hackathon event and a model for 21st century learning can be effective in motivating and increasing the self-efficacy of preuniversity teenagers in a number of emerging technological contexts such as IoT and wearables. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01