Summary
This a digital copy of a VHS recording of Boxer, The computational Medium. It features Boxer creator, Professor Andrea diSessa from the University of California, and Sunrise Founder, Dr. Liddy Nevile, talking about the research happening in Victoria on The Boxer project. It also features students from the Methodist Ladies' College (MLC) Sunrise classroom and fellow researchers Professor Celia Hoiles and Dr. Richard Noss, from the department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computing at London University. The film was produced by the Communication Services Unit and RMIT.
This video file forms part of the Sunrise Collection which includes educational robots, software and multimedia recordings of teachers and students exploring new possibilities with computer programming.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Childhood, Information & Communication, Museum History, Social Spaces & Youth, Working Life & Trades
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Person Depicted
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Person Depicted
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Person Depicted
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Person Depicted
Catherine Devine - Melbourne Methodist College, Melbourne, 1991
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Claire Hayward - Melbourne Methodist College, Melbourne, 1991
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Claire Switkowski - Melbourne Methodist College, Melbourne, 1991
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Content Summary
00:02:40 - 00:03:30 HH:MM:SS, Introduces Prof. Andrea diSessa and Seymour Papert who worked together on LOGO.,00:03:31 - 00:06:20 HH:MM:SS, Intro to Boxer.,00:07:27 - 00:08:32 HH:MM:SS, Liddy explains the benefits of studying children in the Sunrise Project and how the learning can be applied to adults.,00:08:35 - 00:12:10 HH:MM:SS, Overview of the Sunrise project.,00:12:20 - 00:13:15 HH:MM:SS, Richard Noss and Cella Hoyles discuss Boxer in the field of mathematics and how it allows a non - expert to program intuitively.,00:13:50 - 00:14:23 HH:MM:SS, Prof. Andrea diSessa on future developments.,00:14:25 - 00:16:02 HH:MM:SS, Liddy gives a justification for the Sunrise Project study.
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Digital file
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Keywords
Robots, Robotics, Robot Components, Computers, Computer Software, Computer Games, Computer Peripherals, Electronic Learning Aids, Education Programs, Education Kits, Educational Technology, Schools, Technology, Education, Museum Victoria, Museums, microworlds, constructionism
