Pixels & Meeples
This project aims to create app-supported board games for Computational Thinking, focusing on areas like Blockchain and Computer Security, encouraging free use and providing a classroom guide. It promotes an unplugged computer science approach to enhance STEM interest and reduce school dropouts.
PIXELS & MEEPLES
Reference: 2020-1-ES01-KA201-
Funded by: Erasmus+ KA2
From: 30-12-2020 to: 30-12-2022
Coordinator: UNIVERSIDAD DE DEUSTO (Spain)
Participants:
- Colegio Trueba (Spain)
- AGRpriority SL (Spain)
- Bertha-von-Suttner-Gymnasium Babelsberg (Germany)
- Escola Dr. Horácio Bento de Gouveia (Portugal)
- PEIRAMATIKO GYMNASIO PANEPISTIMIOU PATRON (Greece)
Description:
The aim of this project is to develop several app-supported board games for the development of Computational Thinking in areas not exclusively related to algorithms, such as Blockchain and Computer Security.
These games will be published under Creative Commons licenses that encourage their free use and will be provided with a guide for their use in the classroom to facilitate the work of teachers who are willing to use them in their classes.
This project advocates for an unplugged computer science approach where abstract concepts are easily learned through physical materials and digital applications that enable interactions between learners in a fun way. Pixels & Meeples can be an extra motivation for students both inside and outside the school environment, which can help to improve social awareness of STEM and reduce dropouts at schools.
Web link: https://pixels.deusto.es/index.html
