Ed Surge – Madhu Govind
“In my doctoral work with the Tufts University DevTech Research Group—a research lab focused on how new technologies that engage children in coding, robotics and making can play a positive role in their development and learning—I explore how parents and teachers introduce these technologies to young children. Before enrolling in this Python course, I tinkered with simple block-based programming tools, such as ScratchJr and KIBO robotics, and guided parents and teachers through using them with children. I was intrigued to learn whether the practices and approaches used to teach CS in grades K-2, which is my area of focus, would be in any way similar to those at the university level.” (more)