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Software Engineering Java K12 Outreach Course

Dr. Daniela Marghitu Joseph Shanahan Auburn University. Software Engineering Java K12 Outreach Course . with Alice and Cloud Computing. Software Engineering Course. Hands-on 20 hour course Targets K -12 students, grades 6- 12 Introduces students to Java with Alice

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Software Engineering Java K12 Outreach Course

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  1. Dr. Daniela Marghitu Joseph Shanahan Auburn University Software Engineering Java K12 Outreach Course withAlice and Cloud Computing

  2. Software Engineering Course • Hands-on 20 hour course • Targets K-12 students, grades 6-12 • Introduces students to Java with Alice • Teaches basic cloud computing concepts

  3. We call it Project Expression • It focuses on creating a digital film with Alice • The film expresses an idea, opinion, or belief, relative to society.

  4. Robocamp • Robocamp is a very successful Auburn University K-12 outreach that happens 3 times each year. • Project Expression is a division of Robocamp • It takes place in Auburn University labs four weeks in a row usually on Saturdays. • Has been implemented into local elementary schools.

  5. Survey of Campers (56) • 56 Students were surveyed with general RoboCamp questions. • The questions were on a 5 point scale and the following results indicate an “agree” or a “strongly agree”

  6. Survey of Campers (56) • 96% enjoyed the camp, • 89% thought the content was interesting, • 92% believed instructors to be knowledgeable, • 79% said they learned a lot about using computers • 66% said the material would be useful to future career • 83% said they would recommend Robocamp to others.

  7. Let’s talk about Project Expression • Is designed to be attractive to students • Students create 3D movies with Alice • Use green screens, record custom audio, play and create music, learn video editing • The course is a landscape for learning cloud-computer-programming.

  8. Project Expression Cloud Diagram

  9. Cloud Computing defined? • What is cloud computing? • “Everyone seems to have a different definition” –Infoworld • Some argue, anything you consume outside the firewall is in the cloud.

  10. Cloud Computing

  11. Learning cloud computing with Project Expression • Project Expression gives students access to cloud elements right from the beginning. • Students put their focus on individual cloud elements • Realization of connection points between elements gives birth to a practical conception of cloud-computing

  12. Multimedia Cloud Group

  13. Communication Cloud Group

  14. Multimedia Cloud Group

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  22. Communication Cloud Group

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  27. Alice Rocks! • When it comes to introducing students to Java programming, Alice rocks! • Students can learn object oriented programming • Loops, conditions, variables, user interaction, and much more…

  28. What is a loop? • “it repeats”, “a circle”, “to make it do it over and over again”, “a loop is when you set an object to do a certain thing over and over”, “How many times it does an action”, “ an action that repeats”, “makes a method or program keep going continuously”

  29. What is an object? • In computing: “an object can be defined as a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer…”

  30. What is an object? • “an object is a thing, car, chair, table, disk, something” • “piece of material that is inanimate” • “a person place or thing you can use” • “everything is an object” • “thing that is in a 3d like the world”

  31. Computers and Empathy • “the ultimate risk of heavy technology use is that it diminishes empathy by limiting how much people engage with one another, even in the same room” - Stanford professor Clifford Nass • Project Expression activities focus on improving human empathy • Chair Object activity • CSUnplugged.org

  32. 49 Students total

  33. Alice Survey of Campers (35) • 97% said they gained valuable knowledge • 83% became confident programming in Alice • 83% said they will continue using Alice at home • 80% thought their ability to program in Alice had improved • 86% believed the knowledge they learned would apply to life outside camp

  34. YouTube Tutorials • Mastering alice film techniques part 1 and and part 2 • Film-making tutorials include world navigation,dummy objects, panning the camera, animating with poses, vehicles, and more • 2,500 downloads, good feed back

  35. Future work • Fall 2013 implementation into a local high school.1 hour class, 5 days a week, for 3 weeks • More Robocamps coming up

  36. References • [1] Cooper, S., Dann, W., and Pausch, R., 2003, "Teaching objects-first in introductory computer science," SIGCSE 2003, http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=publications/publications • [2] Marghitu, D., 2009, "Alice in Roboland: Inclusive K 12 Outreach Programs for Typical and Special Needs Children, Alice, ", Symposium, Duke University, Durham, NC, http://www.cs.duke.edu/csed/aliceSymposium2009/finalPresentations/PapersAbstracts/Marghitu_6.pdf • [3] Knorr, E. and Gruman, G., 2008, “What cloud computing really means,” Infoworld. • [4] Ritchtel, M., 2010, “Hooked on Gadgets, and Paying a Mental Price,” The New York Times. • [5] Szalavitz, M., 2010, “Shocker: Empathy Dropped 40% in College Students Since 2000,” Psychology Today • [6] Scelfo, J., 2010, “The Risks of Parenting While Plugged In,” The New York Times.

  37. References • [7] WordNet, 2010, “Word to search for: Object,” WordNet Search 3.0 • [8] Bell, T. and Alexander, J. and Freeman, I. and Grimley, M., 2009, “Computer Science Unplugged: school students doing real computing without computers,” JACIT2009. • [9] Project Expression Student, “Public Key Encryption,” Uploaded to YouTube 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4dULDYyvoo&feature=share&list=UUc58PkMeocU_wiyhV2FsJRg • [10] Project Expression Student, “Help for Haiti”, Uploaded to YouTube 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgRiJcRag7E&feature=share&list=UUc58PkMeocU_wiyhV2FsJRg

  38. References • [11] Project Expression Team, “Bloom the Movie”, Uploaded to YouTube 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdVbx7LLXAs&feature=share&list=UUc58PkMeocU_wiyhV2FsJRg • [12] Shanahan, J., “Master Alice Film Techniques Part 1,” Uploaded to YouTube 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odk6xQ0ExYE&feature=share&list=UUc58PkMeocU_wiyhV2FsJRg • [13] Carnegie Mellon University, “Alice 2.x”, 1999-2013. http://www.alice.org

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