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Kjällander, Susanne; Åkerfeldt, Anna; Mannila, Linda; Parnes, Peter – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2018
For education to provide knowledge reflecting our current and future society, many countries are revising their curricula, including a vivid discussion on digital competence, programming and computational thinking. This article builds an understanding of the maker movement in relation to education in programming, by demonstrating challenges and…
Descriptors: Design, Programming, Teacher Education Programs, Instructional Design
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Karlsson-Bengtsson, Anna; Enelund, Mikael; Bingerud, Mattias – Advances in Engineering Education, 2021
In this contribution we describe and reflect on the organization of Chalmers University of Technology and how it benefits education development and innovation. Chalmer's matrix organization with a buyer-supplier management model for education has proven to be a driving force for change and quality enhancement and promotes the agility necessary for…
Descriptors: Universities, Technology Education, Educational Development, Educational Innovation
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Otterborn, Anna; Schönborn, Konrad; Hultén, Magnus – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2019
The availability of digital tablets in preschools has increased significantly in recent years. Literature suggests that these tools can enhance students' literacy and collaborative skills. As society becomes increasingly digitized, preschool curriculum reform also emphasises the subjects of technology and science as priority areas of learning.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices, General Education
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Melander Bowden, Helen – Learning, Media and Technology, 2019
This article explores children's development of problem-solving practices through multimodal engagements in digital activities. The study is based on analyses of a video recorded peer group activity in which two children, within the context of a project on computational thinking using the software "Scratch," collaboratively work to solve…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Problem Solving
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Volodina, Elena; Borin, Lars – Research-publishing.net, 2012
This paper reports on the ongoing international project "System architecture for ICALL" and the progress made by the Swedish partner. The Swedish team is developing a web-based exercise generator reusing available annotated corpora and lexical resources. Apart from the technical issues like implementation of the user interface and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Swedish, Open Source Technology, Web Based Instruction
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Boustedt, Jonas – Computer Science Education, 2012
The software industry needs well-trained software designers and one important aspect of software design is the ability to model software designs visually and understand what visual models represent. However, previous research indicates that software design is a difficult task to many students. This article reports empirical findings from a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Software, Computer Science Education, Programming
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Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2018
The aim of the 2018 International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) conference was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There have been advances in both cognitive…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education