Cooking STEAM: A Case Study on Establishing a STEAM Learning Community using a Performative Framework and Cooking

Abstract

The work reported in this paper is informed by PerFECt, a performative framework supporting collaborative learning and creativity that addresses issues related to the effective use of digital technologies to establish and sustain learning communities. Its core principles are reinterpreted to implement unplugged collaborative learning activities to creatively explore sciences, technology and mathematics with special emphasis on the core principles of algorithmic design by presenting recipes in the form of flow diagrams. By presenting the execution of algorithms within a drama-based (theatrical) framework many creative explorations are offered within the so called STEAM education. The adoption of playful activities that put the children's bodies in motion is well aligned with pedagogical approaches that emphasize embodied knowledge and performance and open up opportunities for deeper personalized learning experiences that promote inclusion of children from different cultural backgrounds.

Operational Conceptual Modeling in Building and Sustaining Technology Enhanced Learning Communities

“…Cooking STEAM is also linked to cultural awareness and social inclusion. More details about this line of work and its current status can be found at [50]. This work will be further expanded to focus on learning communities for mathematics, within the context of the M2-Cm project.…”