Designing a community to support long-term interest in programming for middle school children

Authors:
Kyle J. Harms;Jordana H. Kerr;Michelle Ichinco;Mark Santolucito;Alexis Chuck;Terian Koscik;Mary Chou;Caitlin L. Kelleher
Affiliations:
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO;Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO;Tufts University, Medford, MA;Amherst College, Amherst, MA;Pomona College, Claremont, CA;Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA;Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO;Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Venue:
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
Year:
2012

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Abstract

To facilitate long-term engagement in programming for middle school children, we developed the Looking Glass Community. The Community includes both a website and integrated access to community resources within the novice programming environment, Looking Glass. We discuss how we designed the Community to support engagement by providing a source for initial ideas, support for learning new skills, positive feedback, and role models.