Exploring Computational Play in Early Childhood Education: DLI 2023 Workshop
The workshop at the 8th EAI International Conference on Design, Learning & Innovation (DLI 2023) in Aalborg aims to delve into the application of computational play with mathematics in early childhood education. Through live sessions and discussions, opportunities and challenges in utilizing computational play for young children's learning will be explored. The Computational Play Nordic Initiative (CPNI) 2023-2025 further seeks to establish a Nordic hub for interdisciplinary research on children's computational play in Early Childhood and Care (ECEC), emphasizing a play-responsive approach for problem-solving and reasoning. Key themes include how children engage in mathematical exploration through computational play, teaching methods using digital toys in ECEC, leveraging Virtual Reality for programming/coding activities, and promoting conceptual understanding through play-responsive computational play.
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Computational play in Early Childhood Education Workshop at the 8thEAI International Conference on Design, Learning & Innovation (DLI 2023) Aalborg, November 7th2023 Eva Brooks, Susanne Dau, Lykke Broggaard Bertel, Francesca Granone, Emma Edstrand, Elin Kirsti Lie Reiker s, Camilla Finsterbach Kaup & Pauline Fredskilde
Todays workshop The overall goal of the workshop is to explore and identify opportunities and challenges in applying computational play with mathematics. We aim to provoke discussion on how to approach computational play in early childhood education Workshop structure: 1. Introduction (09:00-09:30) 2. Live computational play session on computational play with math(09:30-10:45) 1. Children (4-6 years of age) and their teachers from a kindergarten in Aalborg. 2. Guideline and general rule during the session with the children. 3. Group discussion and sharing (10:45-11:30) 1. Bring your coffee/tea/water to the group discussion and enjoy while discussing 4. Summary and wrap-up (11:30-12:00) 1. How do we proceed from here?
Computational Play Nordic Initiative (CPNI) 2023-2025 NordForsk NOS-HS Exploratory workshop call 2022 Denmark (AAU, UCN), Norway (SU), Sweden (HU) Eva Brooks, Aalborg University (AAU), Denmark Lykke Brogaard Bertel, Aalborg University (AAU), Denmark Susanne Dau, University College of Northern Denmark (UCN), Denmark Francesca Granone, University of Stavanger (SU), Norway Elin Kirsti Lie Reiker s, University of Stavanger (SU), Norway Emma Edstrand, Halmstad University (HU), Sweden
COMPUTATIONAL PLAY Exploratory workshops CPNI Purpose and goals To gain a deeper understanding of children s computational play in Early Childhood and Care (ECEC) in particular how a play-responsive approach can facilitate problem-solving, reasoning, and learning. To establish Nordic hub of interdisciplinary strength and unique expertise in the scarce field of researching computational play in ECEC Nordic exchange of data and findings in relation to computational play in ECEC across different workshop designs and disciplinarity. a combination of methods and techniques and accounts of best practice for digital play in ECEC.
Cross-disciplinary perspectives Three exploratory workshops RQ1: How do children interact and engage when they explore mathematics through computational play in ECEC? RQ2: What teaching methods develop when teachers explore digital toys within ECEC? RQ3: How can Virtual Reality be used to support computational play and learning in programming/coding activities? RQ4: How can a play-responsive approach to computational play promote children s conceptual understanding? Webinar series arrangement of Nordic and international webinars gathering practitioners and researchers/research groups in the field.
Towards a positioning of computational play Computational thinking Digital play Computational play Play-responsive approach Computational play with mathematics
The workshop: Computational play & math Into the Wild A narrative about zoo animals that want to see something outside the zoo. The children are guided through the story and will work in groups on small tasks. The focus will be on: Unplugged activities Computational play Early mathematical thinking
