Fun learning Stagecast Creator: An exercise in minimalism and collaboration

C. Seals; M. B. Rosson; J. M. Carroll; T. Lewis; L. Colson

doi:10.1109/HCC.2002.1046370

Fun learning Stagecast Creator: An exercise in minimalism and collaboration

C. Seals, M. B. Rosson, J. M. Carroll, T. Lewis, L. Colson

College of Information Sciences and Technology

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Abstract

We are attempting to create a cross-generational learning community who will work together to design, construct, and discuss simulations of community topics. The simulations are built with Stagecast Creator, a state-of-the art visual programming environment. As part of this larger project, we have developed minimalist training materials for middle school students. This paper reports a formative evaluation of these training materials, in which groups of students worked together on two related tutorial modules. In general the students were successful in their work with Creator, needing little aid from the experimenters, and showing evidence of enjoyment. Our aim is to develop materials that will attract participation and enable students to spend their free time and play with this environment, and as a by-product of having fun, learn more about visual programming.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings - IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, HCC 2002
Pages	177-186
Number of pages	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/HCC.2002.1046370
State	Published - 2002
Event	2002 IEEE Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, HCC 2002 - Toronto, ON, Canada Duration: Sep 3 2002 → Sep 6 2002

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Name	Proceedings - IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, HCC 2002

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Other	2002 IEEE Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, HCC 2002
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Toronto, ON
Period	9/3/02 → 9/6/02

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Artificial Intelligence
Control and Systems Engineering

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Seals, C., Rosson, M. B., Carroll, J. M., Lewis, T., & Colson, L. (2002). Fun learning Stagecast Creator: An exercise in minimalism and collaboration. In Proceedings - IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, HCC 2002 (pp. 177-186). Article 1046370 (Proceedings - IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, HCC 2002). https://doi.org/10.1109/HCC.2002.1046370

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Seals, C, Rosson, MB, Carroll, JM, Lewis, T & Colson, L 2002, Fun learning Stagecast Creator: An exercise in minimalism and collaboration. in Proceedings - IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, HCC 2002., 1046370, Proceedings - IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, HCC 2002, pp. 177-186, 2002 IEEE Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, HCC 2002, Toronto, ON, Canada, 9/3/02. https://doi.org/10.1109/HCC.2002.1046370

Fun learning Stagecast Creator: An exercise in minimalism and collaboration. / Seals, C.; Rosson, M. B.; Carroll, J. M. et al.
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Seals C, Rosson MB, Carroll JM, Lewis T, Colson L. Fun learning Stagecast Creator: An exercise in minimalism and collaboration. In Proceedings - IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, HCC 2002. 2002. p. 177-186. 1046370. (Proceedings - IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, HCC 2002). doi: 10.1109/HCC.2002.1046370

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