“Educator’s Forum Talk – Identity-Centered User-Generated Content to Create Occupational Identity With Visual Computing” by McLaughlin, Moore, Thibault, Wright, Roberts, et al. …
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- Educator's Forum Talk - Identity-Centered User-Generated Content to Create Occupational Identity With Visual Computing
Session/Category Title: Complex Problem Solving with VR / Mixed Reality Educational Experience / Identity-Centered User-Generated Content
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This talk reports on an approach to computer science education for pre- and early adolescents in which the goal is the formation of occupational identity with visual computing. The project is structured around identity-centered user-content creation projects positively influencing student interest in STEAM-related subjects and interest in STEAM careers.