What if we were twice as close to the sun?: Findings from a science summer camp serving underrepresented youth

Sherry Yi; H. Chad Lane; Ömer Delialioǧlu

doi:10.1145/3337722.3337762

What if we were twice as close to the sun? Findings from a science summer camp serving underrepresented youth

Sherry Yi, H. Chad Lane, Ömer Delialioǧlu

Educational Psychology

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Abstract

Diversity has been a prevalent issue in the American STEM workforce for a number of years. Efforts to increase diversification have resulted in alternate learning spaces such as makerspaces, after school programs, and technology integrated curriculums. Our study, hosted at a non-profit organization serving underrepresented youth, leveraged the video game Minecraft (MC) as a way to engage summer campers in scientific concepts and inquiries over one week. Reoccurring themes from interviews include familial rules on technology use at home, engaging with STEM in a novel way, and a love for building and creating within MC. We discuss our insight into the discoveries and challenges of these types of STEM-oriented program that takes place in informal settings.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2019
Editors	Foaad Khosmood, Johanna Pirker, Thomas Apperley, Sebastian Deterding
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450372176
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3337722.3337762
State	Published - Aug 26 2019
Event	14th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2019 - San Luis Obispo, United States Duration: Aug 26 2019 → Aug 30 2019

Publication series

Name	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference	14th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Luis Obispo
Period	8/26/19 → 8/30/19

Keywords

Diversity
Informal learning
Minecraft
STEM education
Situational interest
Triggering interest
Video games

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Computer Networks and Communications

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Yi, S., Lane, H. C., & Delialioǧlu, Ö. (2019). What if we were twice as close to the sun? Findings from a science summer camp serving underrepresented youth. In F. Khosmood, J. Pirker, T. Apperley, & S. Deterding (Eds.), Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2019 [5] (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3337722.3337762

What if we were twice as close to the sun? Findings from a science summer camp serving underrepresented youth. / Yi, Sherry; Lane, H. Chad; Delialioǧlu, Ömer.

Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2019. ed. / Foaad Khosmood; Johanna Pirker; Thomas Apperley; Sebastian Deterding. Association for Computing Machinery, 2019. 5 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Yi, S, Lane, HC & Delialioǧlu, Ö 2019, What if we were twice as close to the sun? Findings from a science summer camp serving underrepresented youth. in F Khosmood, J Pirker, T Apperley & S Deterding (eds), Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2019., 5, ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Association for Computing Machinery, 14th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2019, San Luis Obispo, United States, 8/26/19. https://doi.org/10.1145/3337722.3337762

Yi S, Lane HC, Delialioǧlu Ö. What if we were twice as close to the sun? Findings from a science summer camp serving underrepresented youth. In Khosmood F, Pirker J, Apperley T, Deterding S, editors, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2019. Association for Computing Machinery. 2019. 5. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). doi: 10.1145/3337722.3337762

Yi, Sherry ; Lane, H. Chad ; Delialioǧlu, Ömer. / What if we were twice as close to the sun? Findings from a science summer camp serving underrepresented youth. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2019. editor / Foaad Khosmood ; Johanna Pirker ; Thomas Apperley ; Sebastian Deterding. Association for Computing Machinery, 2019. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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