Robotic construction kits as computational manipulatives for learning in the STEM disciplines

FR Sullivan, J Heffernan - Journal of Research on Technology in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This article presents a systematic review of research related to the use of robotics
construction kits (RCKs) in P–12 learning in the STEM disciplines for typically develo** …

A 'benign addition'? Research on ICT and pre‐school children

L Plowman, C Stephen - Journal of computer assisted learning, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reviews the international research evidence on the ways in which information
and communication technologies (ICT) are used in both formal and informal pre‐school …

Coding as a playground: Promoting positive learning experiences in childhood classrooms

MU Bers, C González-González… - Computers & Education, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been a push to introduce coding and computational thinking in
early childhood education, and robotics is an excellent tool to achieve this. However, the …

Robotics in the early childhood classroom: Learning outcomes from an 8-week robotics curriculum in pre-kindergarten through second grade

A Sullivan, MU Bers - International Journal of Technology and Design …, 2016 - Springer
In recent years there has been an increasing focus on the missing “T” of technology and “E”
of engineering in early childhood STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) …

Dancing robots: integrating art, music, and robotics in Singapore's early childhood centers

A Sullivan, MU Bers - International Journal of Technology and Design …, 2018 - Springer
In recent years, Singapore has increased its national emphasis on technology and
engineering in early childhood education. Their newest initiative, the Playmaker …

Tangible user interfaces: past, present, and future directions

O Shaer, E Hornecker - Foundations and Trends® in Human …, 2010 - nowpublishers.com
In the last two decades, Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs) have emerged as a new interface
type that interlinks the digital and physical worlds. Drawing upon users' knowledge and skills …

[BOG][B] Assistive technologies: Principles & practice

AM Cook, JM Polgar, P Encarnação - 2019 - ciencia.ucp.pt
Master the assistive strategies you need to make confident clinical decisions and help
improve the quality of life for people with disabilities. Based on the Human Activity Assistive …

Emerging frameworks for tangible user interfaces

B Ullmer, H Ishii - IBM systems journal, 2000 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present steps toward a conceptual framework for tangible user interfaces. We introduce
the MCRpd interaction model for tangible interfaces, which relates the role of physical and …

Tangible bits: beyond pixels

H Ishii - Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on …, 2008 - dl.acm.org
Tangible user interfaces (TUIs) provide physical form to digital information and computation,
facilitating the direct manipulation of bits. Our goal in TUI development is to empower …

Do tangible interfaces enhance learning?

P Marshall - Proceedings of the 1st international conference on …, 2007 - dl.acm.org
Conceptual work on tangible interfaces has focused primarily on the production of
descriptive frameworks. While this work has been successful in map** out a space of …