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Widening the scope of FabLearn Research: Integrating Computational Thinking, Design and Making

Authors:

Ole Sejer Iversen,

Gökçe Elif Baykal,

Maarten Van Mechelen,

Marie-Louise Wagner,

Bjarke Vognstrup Fog,

Clemens Klokmose,

Line Have Musaeus,

Marianne Graves Petersen,

Niels Olof BouvinAuthors Info & Claims

FabLearn Europe '19: Proceedings of the FabLearn Europe 2019 Conference

Article No.: 15, Pages 1 - 9

https://doi.org/10.1145/3335055.3335070

Published: 28 May 2019 Publication History

Abstract

FabLearn has primarily been concerned with studies of digital fabrication technologies in education, however, we witness an increased interest in integrating other related topics such as computational thinking, digital design and empowerment as an integrated whole. In this paper, we present a five years design research program for digital fabrication, computational thinking and design, to highlight why the FabLearn community should embrace this wider agenda to accomplish its ultimate goal to encourage a new generation to critically and constructively engage in the design of digital technology. The contribution of this paper is a number of open questions and considerations regarding the scope of European FabLearn research that we hope the community will consider and that might give rise to further discussions.

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