Kids' Club as an ICT-Based Learning Laboratory
Kids' Club as an ICT-Based Learning Laboratory

Summary/Abstract: Kids' Club is a research laboratory where school children of age 10 to 14, in collaboration with university students and researchers, apply and create novel information and communication technologies (ICT) for learning. The technical environment includes visualization and concretization tools, such as a visual programming environment, control technologies, and programmable bricks. As of pedagogical models, the laboratory makes use of problem-based learning (PBL), creative problem solving, and group processes. Preliminary results show that the environment provides a promising platform for developing educational technologies by getting immediate and constructive feedback from potential users. In addition, visual and particularly concretizing tools offer an attractive learning environment for learning abstract skills, like programming.

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