Chapter 2

Resources mentioned in Chapter 2 – Learning

• Constructivism(s): Shared Roots, Crossed Paths, Multiple Legacies – A brilliant overview of constructivism and constructionism by Edith Ackermann.
• Computer as Material: Messing About With Time – By George Franz and Seymour Papert. A seminal work about how computers can be seen as a material for making powerful ideas come to life.
• Computer as Mudpie – By Seymour Papert. Connecting the natural learning instincts of children with what they can do as they program a computer.
• Epistemological Pluralism and the Revaluation of the Concrete – An incredibly powerful paper by Sherry Turkle and Seymour Papert about learning styles.
• The Second Self: Computers and the Human Spirit – Well before the internet was available in our pockets or the rise of social media, Sherry Turkle wrote about computers as part of our social and psychological lives.

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