Designing Constructionist Futures: The Art, Theory, and Practice of Learning Designs

by Nathan Holbert (Editor), Matthew Berland (Editor), Yasmin B. Kafai (Editor)

Overview

A diverse group of scholars redefine constructionism--introduced by Seymour Papert in 1980--in light of new technologies and theories.

Constructionism, first introduced by Seymour Papert in 1980, is a framework for learning to understand something by making an artifact for and with other people. A core goal of constructionists is to respect learners as creators, to enable them to engage in making meaning for themselves through construction, and to do this by democratizing access to the world's most creative and powerful tools. In this volume, an international and diverse group of scholars examine, reconstruct, and evolve the constructionist paradigm in light of new technologies and theories.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780262361095
Publisher:	MIT Press
Publication date:	10/27/2020
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	432
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About the Author

Nathan Holbert is Assistant Professor of Communication, Media, and Learning Technologies at Teachers College, Columbia University. Mathew Berland is Associate Professor of Design, Creative, and Informal Education in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Yasmin B. Kafai is Lori and Michael Milken President's Distinguished Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, coauthor of Connected Gaming, Connected Code, and Connected Play (all published by MIT Press) and other books.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS FOREWORD: SEYMOUR *IS* A POWERFUL IDEA ix 
Alan Kay 
INTRODUCTION: FIFTY YEARS OF CONSTRUCTIONISM 1 
Nathan Holbert, Matthew Berland, and Yasmin B. Kafai 
I INCREASING SCALE 
1. ENGAGING LEARNERS IN CONSTRUCTING CONSTRUCTIONIST ENVIRONMENTS 21 
Sayamindu Dasgupta, Benjamin Mako Hill, and Andrés Monroy-Hernández 
2. PLAYGROUNDS AND MICROWORLDS: LEARNING TO CODE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD 31 Marina Umaschi Bers 
3. MAKING CONSTRUCTIONISM WORK AT SCALE: THE STORY OF SCRATCHMATHS 39 
Richard Noss, Celia Hoyles, Piers Saunders, Alison Clark-Wilson, Laura Benton, and Ivan Kalas 
4. LESSONS LEARNED DURING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF GLOBALORIA, 2006–2017 53
Rebecca Reynolds and Idit Harel 
5. HALF-BAKED CONSTRUCTIONISM: A STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGE OF INFUSING CONSTRUCTIONISM IN EDUCATION IN GREECE 61 
Chronis Kynigos 
6. WHY SCHOOL REFORM IS IMPOSSIBLE 73 
Seymour Papert 
7. THE SCRATCH EDUCATOR MEETUP: USEFUL LEARNING IN A PLAYFUL SPACE 85 
Karen Brennan and Raquel Jimenez
8. APPLIED CONSTRUCTIONISM IN THAILAND: TWO DECADES OF A CONSTRUCTIONIST SCHOOL IN THAILAND 97 
Nalin Tutiyaphuengprasert 
9. CONNECTING MODERN KNOWLEDGE: CRAFTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSTRUCTIONISTS 105 
Gary S. Stager 
II SUPPORTING EQUITY 
10. CHEESEMAKING EMANCIPATION: A CRITICAL THEORY OF CULTURAL MAKING 115 
Paulo Blikstein 
11. RECLAIMING TRADITIONALLY FEMININE PRACTICES AND MATERIALS FOR STEM LEARNING THROUGH THE MODERN MAKER MOVEMENT 127 
Kylie Peppler, Anna Keune, and Naomi Thompson 
12. CONSTRUCTIONISM AS A PEDAGOGY OF DISRESPECT 141 
Nathan Holbert 
13. CULTIVATING COMMUNITY CHANGE WHILE CREATING CONSTRUCTION KITS: LAUNCHING SCRATCH, MODKIT, AND L2TT2L 151 
Amon D. Millner, Edward Baafi, and Susan Klimczak 
14. JEITISMO CONSTRUCIONISMO IN BRASILIAN LEARNING COMMUNITIES 159 
David Cavallo 
15. THE ROLE OF CRITICAL SCIENCE IDENTITY ARTIFACTS IN YOUTH CLAIMING A RIGHTFUL PRESENCE IN STEM 167 
Angela Calabrese Barton and Edna Tan 
16. INDIGENOUS YOUTH MAKING COMMUNITY TOURS 177 
Kristin A. Searle, Breanne K. Litts, Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy, Yasmin B. Kafai, Teresa Casort, Stephanie Benson, and Sequoia L. Dance 
17. COMPUTATIONAL MAKING WITH CHILDREN IN INTERCULTURAL COMPUTER CLUBS 185 
Anne Weibert, Konstantin Aal, Maximilian Krüger, Michael Ahmadi, Gunnar Stevens, and Volker Wulf
III EXPANDING THE SOCIAL 
18. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND BUILDING PROJECTS: DESIGNING FOR FAMILY LEARNING 195
Ricarose Roque 
19. PLAYFUL CONSTRUCTIONISM IN MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND OTHER VOLUNTARY SPACES: CO-CONSTRUCTION, CO-FACILITATION, AND CO-DREAD 205 
Matthew Berland 
20. STORYTELLING AS A SUPPORT FOR COLLECTIVE CONSTRUCTIONIST ACTIVITY 213 
Michelle Hoda Wilkerson and Brian Gravel 
21. CONSTRUCTING SHARABLE TEXT: CONSTRUCTIONIST EXPERIENCES OF ONLINE WRITING 227
Andrea Forte 
22. TAKING UP MULTILITERACIES IN A CONSTRUCTIONIST DESIGN CONTEXT 235 
Breanne K. Litts, Erica R. Halverson, and Kimberly M. Sheridan 
23. CONSTRUCTING WITH AND THROUGH THE BODY 245 
Joshua A. Danish and Noel Enyedy 
24. SHAPING LEARNING ONLINE FOR MAKING AND SHARING CHILDREN’S DIY MEDIA 255 
Deborah A. Fields and Sara M. Grimes 
25. REAL-WORLD CONSTRUCTIONISM: HOW VISION PERKS VS. HOW REALITY WORKS 265 
Arnan Sipitakiat 
IV DEVELOPING THE CREATIVE 
26. EXPERIENCES OF ARTIFACTS: PEOPLE’S APPROPRIATIONS/OBJECTS’ “AFFORDANCES” 275 
Edith K. Ackermann 
27. RESTRUCTURATION THEORY AND AGENT-BASED MODELING: REFORMULATING KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS THROUGH COMPUTATIONAL REPRESENTATIONS 287 
Uri Wilensky
28. HI-LO TECH CRAFTING: TINKERING WITH TEXTILES, PAPER, AND EVERYTHING ELSE 301 
Yasmin B. Kafai and Gayithri Jayathirtha 
29. SYNTONICITY AND EMERGENCE: A DESIGN-BASED RESEARCH REFLECTION ON THE PIAGETIAN ROOTS OF CONSTRUCTIONISM 311 
Dor Abrahamson and Kiera Chase 
30. CONSTRUCTIONISM IN ART STUDIOS 323 
Kimberly M. Sheridan 
31. CREATIVITY AS SUSTAINED SOCIAL PRACTICES: FOUR PILLARS FOR CREATIVE LEARNING DESIGN 331 
Jianwei Zhang 
32. SAILING IN OPEN WATERS: CHOOSING, CHARTING, AND NAVIGATING CONSTRUCTIONIST LEARNING EXPERIENCES 341 
Vanessa Svihla and Tim Kubik 
33. CONSTRUCTIONIST LEARNING GAMES IN SCHOOL 349 
Eric Klopfer, Emma Anderson, and Judy Perry THE FUTURE OF CONSTRUCTIONISM 
34. CONSTRUCTIONISM AND CREATIVE LEARNING: INTERVIEW WITH MITCHEL RESNICK 363 
35. NEW AND FUTURE CODING PARADIGMS: INTERVIEW WITH R. BENJAMIN SHAPIRO 369 
36. ADVANCING MAKING WITH BIOLOGY: INTERVIEW WITH ORKAN TELHAN AND YASMIN B. KAFAI 375 
37. SELF-DIRECTED CONSTRUCTIONIST COMMUNITIES: INTERVIEW WITH LEAH BUECHLEY 381 
38. EXAMINING CONSTRUCTIONIST BODIES: INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL EISENBERG 387 CONTRIBUTORS 393 
INDEX 397