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Tangible Interaction and Cultural Forms: Supporting Learning in Informal Environments by Horn, Michael S.

“…Designers who create computer-based learning experiences for places like museums, out-of-school programs, and homes face a number of challenges related to the…”
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Constructionist co‐design: A dual approach to curriculum and professional development by Kelter, Jacob, Peel, Amanda, Bain, Connor, Anton, Gabriella, Dabholkar, Sugat, Horn, Michael S., Wilensky, Uri

“…This paper reports on the first iteration of the Computational Thinking Summer Institute, a month‐long programme in which high school teachers co‐designed…”
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Tangible interaction and learning: the case for a hybrid approach by Horn, Michael S., Crouser, R. Jordan, Bers, Marina U.

“…Research involving tangible interaction and children has often focused on how tangibles might support or improve learning compared to more traditional methods…”
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Visualizing biological data in museums: Visitor learning with an interactive tree of life exhibit by Horn, Michael S., Phillips, Brenda C., Evans, Evelyn Margaret, Block, Florian, Diamond, Judy, Shen, Chia

“…In this study, we investigate museum visitor learning and engagement at an interactive visualization of an evolutionary tree of life consisting of over 70,000…”
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Computational Thinking in Constructionist Video Games by Weintrop, David, Holbert, Nathan, Horn, Michael S, Wilensky, Uri

“…Video games offer an exciting opportunity for learners to engage in computational thinking in informal contexts. This paper describes a genre of learning…”
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The DeepTree Exhibit: Visualizing the Tree of Life to Facilitate Informal Learning by Block, F., Horn, M. S., Phillips, B. C., Diamond, J., Evans, E. M., Chia Shen

“…In this paper, we present the DeepTree exhibit, a multi-user, multi-touch interactive visualization of the Tree of Life. We developed DeepTree to facilitate…”
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The Right Kind of Wrong: A "Knowledge in Pieces" Approach to Science Learning in Museums by Davis, Pryce R., Horn, Michael S., Sherin, Bruce L.

“…Research has highlighted the vast gulf that exists between experts' and novices' understandings of science, and how difficult it is to bridge this gulf. When…”
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Computational musicking: music + coding as a hybrid practice by Roberts, Cameron L., Horn, Michael S.

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Secondary science teachers' conceptualizations and modifications to support equitable participation in a co‐designed computational thinking lesson by Levy, Marissa, Peel, Amanda, Zhao, Lexie, LaGrassa, Nicholas, Horn, Michael S., Wilensky, Uri

“…Abstract Increasing access to computational ideas and practices is one important reason to integrate computational thinking (CT) in science classrooms. While…”
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Electrons to light bulbs: Understanding electricity with a multi-level simulation environment by Beheshti, Elham, Aljuhani, Asmaa, Horn, Michael S.

“…Electrical circuits are difficult to understand. Novices tend to have inadequate understandings of what happens at the level of atoms and electrons, leading to…”
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Work in progress: Learning flow-of-control with FlipLogic: A game-based approach by Beheshti, E., Horn, M. S.

“…We present FlipLogic, a puzzle game that we developed to help children (ages 10-12) become familiar with conditional logic statements in programming. We…”
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Learning Agent-based Modeling with LLM Companions: Experiences of Novices and Experts Using ChatGPT & NetLogo Chat by Chen, John, Lu, Xi, Rejtig, Michael, Du, David, Bagley, Ruth, Horn, Michael S, Wilensky, Uri J

“…Large Language Models (LLMs) have the potential to fundamentally change the way people engage in computer programming. Agent-based modeling (ABM) has become…”
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OPINION: Get ready by Newton, Dylan R, Horn, Michael S

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Stressed out by Horn, Michael S, Newton, Dylan R

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Tangible computer programming: Exploring the use of emerging technology in classrooms and science museums by Horn, Michael S

“…In considering ways to improve the use of digital technology in educational settings, it is helpful to look beyond desktop computers and conventional modes of…”
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Tangible computer programming: Exploring the use of emerging technology in classrooms and science museums by Horn, Michael S

“…In considering ways to improve the use of digital technology in educational settings, it is helpful to look beyond desktop computers and conventional modes of…”
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Visualizing Biodiversity with Voronoi Treemaps by Horn, M.S., Tobiasz, M., Chia Shen

“…Introduced in 2005, the Voronoi treemap algorithm is an information visualization technique for displaying hierarchical data. Voronoi treemaps use weighted,…”
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Frogs and Toads Memory: A Voronoi Twist on the Classic Children's Game by Horn, M.S., Chia Shen

“…In this paper we present a novel twist on the classic children's game, Memory. Here we combine the use of a weighted, centroidal Voronoi diagram and a…”
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Nuclear Energy Safety by Horn, Michael S

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