Employing Computational Thinking in General Teacher Education

Seegerer S, Romeike R (2019)


Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2019

Publisher: Publication of The Education University of Hong Kong

City/Town: Hong Kong

Pages Range: 86-91

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education 2019

Event location: Hong Kong

ISBN: 978-988-77034-6-4

URI: http://www.eduhk.hk/cte2019/doc/CTE2019_Proceedings (ISSN 2664-035X).pdf

Abstract

The current political discussion about the digital transformation in Germany’s educational context is primarily concerned with the use of digital media in schools. However, all disciplines and their related school subjects are significantly affected by digitalization – as can be seen e.g. with the effects of simulation or data analysis. This results in new topics, methods or strategies that schools must also deal with in the future. In consequence, teachers of any subject require Computational Thinking competencies and Computer Science knowledge, not only for the efficient and effective use of digital technology but also to understand and apply the new topics, methods, and approaches. In this paper, the design and implementation of a new course for teacher education in Germany is presented. With a theme revolving around digital transformation, this course aims at preparing pre-service teachers for teaching in the 21st century. Design principles and content selection are based on an analysis of similar courses and requirements arising from digitalization and its effect on the disciplines. First results show that students have gained a clearer understanding of how digitalization influences their subjects and teaching in general. Additionally, they report feeling more confident in employing aspects of digital education.

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APA:

Seegerer, S., & Romeike, R. (2019). Employing Computational Thinking in General Teacher Education. In Kong, S.C., Andone, D., Biswas, G., Hoppe, H.U., Hsu, T.C., Huang, R.H., Kuo, B.C., Li, K.Y., Looi, C.K., Milrad, M., Sheldon, J., Shih, J.L., Sin, K.F., Song, K.S. & Vahrenhold, J. (Eds.), Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education 2019 (pp. 86-91). Hong Kong: Hong Kong: Publication of The Education University of Hong Kong.

MLA:

Seegerer, Stefan, and Ralf Romeike. "Employing Computational Thinking in General Teacher Education." Proceedings of the The Third International Conference on Computational Thinking Education 2019, Hong Kong Ed. Kong, S.C., Andone, D., Biswas, G., Hoppe, H.U., Hsu, T.C., Huang, R.H., Kuo, B.C., Li, K.Y., Looi, C.K., Milrad, M., Sheldon, J., Shih, J.L., Sin, K.F., Song, K.S. & Vahrenhold, J., Hong Kong: Publication of The Education University of Hong Kong, 2019. 86-91.

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