Design of Technological Tools for Thinking and Learning (326-0-20)
Instructors
Uriel J Wilensky
Meeting Info
Annenberg Hall 303: Wed 2:00PM - 4:50PM
Overview of class
This course is a hands-on practicum in designing and building technology-enabled curricula and learning environments. We will use many rich software toolkits designed to enable novice computer users to get their "hands dirty" doing iterative software design. In addition to the hands-on component, the course is also designed to introduce you to the Constructionist Learning design perspective - first named by Seymour Papert and greatly influenced by the work of Jean Piaget - a perspective that is very influential in the Learning Sciences today.