#Creative Computing

Ben Swift, School of Cybernetics

making art & music with code · All College Conference 2021

I’d like to acknowledge and celebrate the First Australians on whose traditional lands we meet, and pay respect to the elders past and present.

#ANUEXT Creative Computing

an ANU Extension H-Course for teaching computer science to year 11 & 12 students through making art, music and other cool things with computers

first student intake this year (applications close Feb 14), first graduates in 2022

the creative arts aren’t a way out of computing, they’re a way in

make a lesson plan for exploring a computing concept through creative code

pick any concept (from BSSS Frameworks, Australian Curriculum, CS concept inventories, ACS CBoK, or one you know students struggle with)
not enough time for a detailed plan, but work in groups, hands on, laptops out

two browser-based environments for today:

you’re all experienced IT educators — you can navigate the getting started guides, examples, etc.

example workshops from the c/c/c studio: p5.js, gibber

a 2min presentation/demo of your lesson to the rest of this workshop

for scoping, ask yourself:

what are the minimal notes I’d give to a teacher (that I like) 30min before having to deliver this lesson to a College IT class?

groups of 2–3

try to find others with similar interests along the music/visuals axis

which computing concept did you choose, why, and how (if at all) did the “creative” aspect influence that decision?
what type of task did you set your students? (convergent, divergent)
how would you assess it — what might the rubric look like?
what scaffolding is required to do this in a College IT context?
was it fun?

(remember, presentations start at 12:00pm)

presentation time

thanks so much for participating

I’m keen to:

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