A bilingual MOOC that teaches youngsters how to program: Analysis and reflections on one year of experiences

Inés Friss de Kereki; J. Víctor  Paulós; Areti Manataki

doi:10.1109/CLEI.2016.7833330

A bilingual MOOC that teaches youngsters how to program: Analysis and reflections on one year of experiences

Inés Friss de Kereki, J. Víctor Paulós, Areti Manataki

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Critical thinking and problem solving are fundamental skills to function successfully particularly in today’s world. When programming, these skills are promoted, developed and deployed. In this context, Universidad ORT Uruguay and The University of Edinburgh co-created in 2015 a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) that teaches young teenagers how to program. The course was implemented simultaneously in 2 versions: in Spanish, called "¡A Programar!" and in English, called "Code Yourself!", which are available on the Coursera platform. Since its launch in March 2015, more than 139,000 people from 197 countries have registered. Initially it was offered in a "fixed session"; while currently it is offered in an "autocohort" mode. In both cases, students’ surveys indicate that the course has met or exceeded expectations (values above 93%). In this paper, we detail the characteristics of the MOOC, and we analyze and compare the modes and results.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2016 XLII Latin American Computing Conference (CLEI)
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5090-1633-4
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5090-1634-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEI.2016.7833330
Publication status	Published - 26 Jan 2017
Event	2016 XLII Latin American Computing Conference - Valparaiso, Chile Duration: 10 Oct 2016 → 14 Oct 2016

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Conference	2016 XLII Latin American Computing Conference
Abbreviated title	CLEI 2016
Country/Territory	Chile
City	Valparaiso
Period	10/10/16 → 14/10/16

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de Kereki, IF, Paulós, JV & Manataki, A 2017, A bilingual MOOC that teaches youngsters how to program: Analysis and reflections on one year of experiences. in 2016 XLII Latin American Computing Conference (CLEI). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2016 XLII Latin American Computing Conference, Valparaiso, Chile, 10/10/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEI.2016.7833330

A bilingual MOOC that teaches youngsters how to program: Analysis and reflections on one year of experiences. / de Kereki, Inés Friss; Paulós, J. Víctor ; Manataki, Areti.
2016 XLII Latin American Computing Conference (CLEI). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017.

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