danceON: Culturally Responsive Creative Computing

Payne, William; Bergner, Yoav; West, Mary Etta; Charp, Carlie; Shapiro, R. Benjamin; Szafir, Danielle Albers; Taylor, Edd V.; DesPortes, Kayla

doi:10.1145/3411764.3445149

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“…Beyond familiar uses such as configuration or NoSQL languages (e.g. MongoDB), they are used in domains as varied as statistical analysis [162], web development [27], narrative [58] and game generation [81], chatbots [184], dance [275], and fabrication [349]. We are interested in building a better understanding of JSON-style DSLs precisely because they are so prevalent-although their sudden prominence (Fig.…”

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“…Some of the more familiar applications involve application configuration (such as that of Webpack [382]) and NoSQL query languages (such as MongoDB [32] or ElasticSearch [170]). They have also been used for narrative generation [58,111], game generation [81], chatbots [184], dance [275], fabrication [349], and a variety of others. The general lessons learned from these projects and the philosophy of end-user empowerment through DSLs can be applied to many domains.…”

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Understanding and Enhancing JSON-based DSL Interfaces for Visualization

McNutt¹

2023

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Domain-specific languages represented in data serialization formats (such as Javascript Object Notation or JSON) are an increasingly common means to control numerous systems.These range from database queries to application configuration, narrative generation, Twitter bots, data visualization, and many other areas.These languages allow potentially unsophisticated human users to concisely specify their intent through logic and notation that is relevant to task domain.Further, they provide a means for computational agents to easily manipulate that form, allowing for powerful recommendation engines and systems of automated analyses.In this thesis, we consider how end-user agency might be enhanced and maintained through the design of tools that support these domain-specific languages, as well as through the study of the design of the languages themselves.In support of this goal, we conducted four interconnected projects which variously study how JSON-based DSLs are designed, how abstraction can be integrated into those languages, how interfaces can be designed to specifically facilitate their manipulation, as well as how those programs might be automatically validated.Through these projects, we demonstrate that giving primacy to these textual interfaces as design elements can be valuable for end users.We find that this style of interventions are useful for helping end users learn, use, and re-use programs written in these languages.We primarily consider languages focused on data visualization tasks, as there has been substantial work in the visualization research community on this form of interface—although the lessons learned could be applied to any relevant domain.

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Understanding and Enhancing JSON-based DSL Interfaces for Visualization

McNutt¹

2023

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“…These tools can also be integrated with other platforms to achieve various teaching goals. For example, integrating with Teachable Machine, the danceOn system (Payne et al, 2021) enables learners to record and creatively program their dance videos, which allows them to explore the intersection between data and dance. These development efforts cover all K-12 grade levels including early childhood education, where games, toys, and physical artifacts are often used to introduce children to AI concepts (Su & Ng, 2023).…”

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Integrating generative AI in knowledge building

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Zhu,

Díaz del Castillo

2023

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Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is penetrating in various social sectors, motivating a strong need for teaching AI literacy in younger generations. While substantial efforts have been made to teach AI literacy and to use AI to facilitate learning, few studies have provided empirical accounts of students’ nuanced processes of using GenAI for learning. In this study, we engaged a group of high school students in leveraging ChatGPT to support their knowledge building efforts. Following the teacher’s pedagogical design, students used ChatGPT for a range of distinct purposes. Student interviews showed detailed processes of using ChatGPT for knowledge building and students’ emerging AI literacy in multiple dimensions. This study offers practical implications on integrating GenAI in K-12 education and urges educators to create spaces and scaffolds for students to mindfully engage with GenAI in the classroom.

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“…Beyond familiar uses such as configuration or NoSQL languages (e.g. MongoDB), they are used in domains as varied as statistical analysis [45], web development [5], narrative [15] and game generation [20], chatbots [52], dance [83], and fabrication [106]. We are interested in building a better understanding of JSON-style DSLs precisely because they are so prevalent-although their sudden prominence (Fig.…”

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No Grammar to Rule Them All: A Survey of JSON-style DSLs for Visualization

McNutt¹

2022

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There has been substantial growth in the use of JSON-based grammars, as well as other standard data serialization languages, to create visualizations. Each of these grammars serves a purpose: some focus on particular computational tasks (such as animation), some are concerned with certain chart types (such as maps), and some target specific data domains (such as ML). Despite the prominence of this interface form, there has been little detailed analysis of the characteristics of these languages. In this study, we survey and analyze the design and implementation of 57 JSON-style DSLs for visualization. We analyze these languages supported by a collected corpus of examples for each DSL (consisting of 4395 instances) across a variety of axes organized into concerns related to domain, conceptual model, language relationships, affordances, and general practicalities. We identify tensions throughout these areas, such as between formal and colloquial specifications, among types of users, and within the composition of languages. Through this work, we seek to support language implementers by elucidating the choices, opportunities, and tradeoffs in visualization DSL design.

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danceON: Culturally Responsive Creative Computing

Cited by 29 publications

References 63 publications

Understanding and Enhancing JSON-based DSL Interfaces for Visualization

Understanding and Enhancing JSON-based DSL Interfaces for Visualization

Integrating generative AI in knowledge building

No Grammar to Rule Them All: A Survey of JSON-style DSLs for Visualization

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