Creative Computing

Dr Ben Swift

making art & music with code · All College Conference 2021

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

a way in

the creative arts aren’t a way out of computing

they’re a way in

today’s task

design a lesson plan for a computing concept, taught through creative code

pick any concept — work in groups, hands on, laptops out

timeline

TimeActivity
11:00intro & group formation
11:15lesson design task
12:00presentations & discussion
12:30lunch 🍣🍔😋

two environments

p5.js — p5js.org for visuals

gibber — gibber.cc for sound

browser-based — you can navigate the getting-started guides

the deliverable

a 2-minute demo of your lesson

what are the minimal notes I’d give to a teacher I like, 30 minutes before they deliver this to a College IT class?

group formation

groups of 2–3, along the music/visuals axis

discussion questions

  1. which concept did you choose, and how did the creative angle shape that?
  2. what kind of task did you set — convergent or divergent?
  3. how would you assess it?
  4. what scaffolding does a College IT context need?
  5. was it fun?

presentation time

stay in touch

[email protected] · benswift.me

keen to build a community of practice around creative computing

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