Paulo Blikstein

Orcid: 0000-0003-3941-1088

According to our database1, Paulo Blikstein authored at least 136 papers between 2004 and 2024.

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2024
Large-Scale and Versatile Deployment of Biology Cloud Labs in Schools through Teacher Driven Curricula Design.
Proceedings of the Eleventh ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale, 2024

Towards Convergence: Characterizing Students' Design Moves in Computational Modeling Through Log Data with Video and Cluster Analysis.
Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Education - 25th International Conference, 2024

Seeing Science: Inquiry-Based Learning at Home Through Mobile Messaging System.
Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference, 2024

Design failures in data visualization programming activities.
Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference, 2024

2023
Programming Representations: Uncovering the Process of Constructing Data Visualizations in a Block-based Programming Environment.
Proceedings of the 2023 Symposium on Learning, Design and Technology, 2023

Constructing Computational Identities: Exploring Constructionism and Identity in an Introductory High School Computer Science Course.
Proceedings of FabLearn / Constructionism 2023: Full and Short Research Papers, 2023

The Transformational Power of Everyday Representations as Objects-to-Think-With in a Thai Farmer's Life.
Proceedings of FabLearn / Constructionism 2023: Full and Short Research Papers, 2023

2022
Reimagining Systems for Learning Hands-on Creative and Maker Skills.
Proceedings of the CHI '22: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, New Orleans, LA, USA, 29 April 2022, 2022

Towards an Inclusive and Socially Committed Community in Artificial Intelligence in Education: A Social Network Analysis of the Evolution of Authorship and Research Topics over 8 Years and 2509 Papers.
Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Education - 23rd International Conference, 2022

After the Study Ends: Developing Heuristics To Design for Sustainable Use of Learning Technologies in Classrooms.
Proceedings of the IDC '22: Interaction Design and Children, Braga, Portugal, June 27, 2022

MoDa: Designing a Tool to Interweave Computational Modeling with Real-world Data Analysis for Science Learning in Middle School.
Proceedings of the IDC '22: Interaction Design and Children, Braga, Portugal, June 27, 2022

Using video analysis and learning analytics to understand programming trajectories in data science activities with Scratch.
Proceedings of the IDC '22: Interaction Design and Children, Braga, Portugal, June 27, 2022

2021
Teaching With Hapkit: Enabling Online Haptics Courses With Hands-On Laboratories.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Mag., 2021

Can Knowledge Construction Be Harmful? A Theory Building Approach to Explain Mr. Bolsonaro.
Proceedings of the Information: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Justice, and Relevance, 2021

Scientific Inquiry in Middle Schools by combining Computational Thinking, Wet Lab Experiments, and Liquid Handling Robots.
Proceedings of the IDC '21: Interaction Design and Children, 2021

Designing domain-specific blocks for diffusion: The dialogue between pedagogical principles and design decisions.
Proceedings of the IDC '21: Interaction Design and Children, 2021

2020

How Are Different Educational Cultures Incorporating Maker Education? The Case of China.
Proceedings of the Interdisciplinarity in the Learning Sciences: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, 2020

What Does Computer Science and Maker Education Look Like in 2030?
Proceedings of the Interdisciplinarity in the Learning Sciences: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, 2020

Comparing Cognitive and Situated Assessments of Learning in Middle School Computer Science.
Proceedings of the Interdisciplinarity in the Learning Sciences: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, 2020

Integrating STEM and Computing in PK-12: Operationalizing Computational Thinking for STEM Learning and Assessment.
Proceedings of the Interdisciplinarity in the Learning Sciences: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, 2020

Identifying Discrepant Events as a Strategy to Improve Critical Thinking About Scientific Models in a Heat Transfer Unit in Middle-School.
Proceedings of the Interdisciplinarity in the Learning Sciences: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, 2020

Electronic Textiles and Ambient Belonging.
Proceedings of the Interdisciplinarity in the Learning Sciences: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, 2020

Towards a Systemic Understanding of the Implementation of Maker Education in Middle and High schools in China.
Proceedings of the FabLearn '20: FabLearn 2020 - 9th Annual Conference on Maker Education, New York, NY, USA, April 4, 2020

Toward a sustainable model for maker education in public education: Teachers as co-designers in an implementation of educational makerspaces.
Proceedings of the FabLearn '20: FabLearn 2020 - 9th Annual Conference on Maker Education, New York, NY, USA, April 4, 2020

Child-Computer Interaction SIG: Looking Forward After 18 Years.
Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2020

2019
Defining and Designing Computer Science Education in a K12 Public School District.
Proceedings of the 50th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2019

Sorry, I Was in Teacher Mode Today: Pivotal Tensions and Contradictory Discourses in Real-World Implementations of School Makerspaces.
Proceedings of FabLearn 2019, New York, NY, USA, March 09-10, 2019, 2019

Project Bloks: Embodied and Collaborative Learning With Tangible Interfaces for Young Children.
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, 2019

2018
A Multimodal Analysis of Making.
Int. J. Artif. Intell. Educ., 2018

Design Guidelines and Empirical Case Study for Scaling Authentic Inquiry-based Science Learning via Open Online Courses and Interactive Biology Cloud Labs.
Int. J. Artif. Intell. Educ., 2018

How Broad is Computational Thinking? A Longitudinal Study of Practices Shaping Learning in Computer Science.
Proceedings of the Rethinking learning in the digital age: Making the Learning Sciences count, 2018

Learning Loops: Affordances and Challenges of Project Bloks.
Proceedings of the Rethinking learning in the digital age: Making the Learning Sciences count, 2018

Affordances of Digital, Textile and Living Media for Designing and Learning Biology in K-12 Education.
Proceedings of the Rethinking learning in the digital age: Making the Learning Sciences count, 2018

Professional Development of Science Teachers in Underserved Communities: an Initial Report from the Field.
Proceedings of the Rethinking learning in the digital age: Making the Learning Sciences count, 2018

Introducing Bifocal Modeling Framework in Elementary School: Learning Science Using Tangible Modeling Tools.
Proceedings of the Rethinking learning in the digital age: Making the Learning Sciences count, 2018

Solder and Wire or Needle and Thread: Examining the Effects of Electronic Textile Construction Kits on Girls' Attitudes Towards Computing and Arts.
Proceedings of the Rethinking learning in the digital age: Making the Learning Sciences count, 2018

Design Matters: The Impact of Technology Design on Students' Inquiry Behaviors.
Proceedings of the Rethinking learning in the digital age: Making the Learning Sciences count, 2018

Testudinata: a tangible interface for exploring functional programming.
Proceedings of the 17th ACM Conference on Interaction Design and Children, 2018

Inside out: teaching empathy and social-emotional skills.
Proceedings of the 17th ACM Conference on Interaction Design and Children, 2018

Manipul8: an interactive experience to inspire pattern-based algebraic thinking and representational fluency.
Proceedings of the 17th ACM Conference on Interaction Design and Children, 2018

domino: mobile phones as accessible microcontrollers.
Proceedings of the 17th ACM Conference on Interaction Design and Children, 2018

2017
The Effect of Highly Scaffolded Versus General Instruction on Students' Exploratory Behavior and Arousal.
Technol. Knowl. Learn., 2017

Authentic Science Inquiry Learning at Scale Enabled by an Interactive Biology Cloud Experimentation Lab.
Proceedings of the Fourth ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale, 2017

Making the Invisible Visible: A New Method for Capturing Student Development in Makerspaces.
Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, 2017

Interactive fiction: Weaving together literacies of text and code.
Proceedings of the 2017 Conference on Interaction Design and Children, 2017

Cool Cities A Tangible User Interface for Thinking Critically about Climate Change.
Proceedings of the 2017 Conference on Interaction Design and Children, 2017

The Haptic Bridge: Towards a Theory for Haptic-Supported Learning.
Proceedings of the 2017 Conference on Interaction Design and Children, 2017

Designing a Physical Computing Toolkit to Utilize Miniature Computers: A Case Study of Selective Exposure.
Proceedings of the 2017 Conference on Interaction Design and Children, 2017

The Conference of the Birds: A Collaborative Storytelling Environment for Literacy Development.
Proceedings of the 2017 Conference on Interaction Design and Children, 2017

Sonification Blocks: A Block-Based Programming Environment For Embodied Data Sonification.
Proceedings of the 2017 Conference on Interaction Design and Children, 2017

2016
Multimodal Learning Analytics and Education Data Mining: using computational technologies to measure complex learning tasks.
J. Learn. Anal., September, 2016

Learning Analytics: From Big Data to Meaningful Data.
J. Learn. Anal., February, 2016

Flipping the Flipped Classroom: A Study of the Effectiveness of Video Lectures Versus Constructivist Exploration Using Tangible User Interfaces.
IEEE Trans. Learn. Technol., 2016

3-D printed haptic devices for educational applications.
Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2016

Barcino, Creation of a Cross-Disciplinary City.
Proceedings of the The 15th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, 2016

2015
Digital fabrication in education: Expanding the research towards design and reflective practices.
Int. J. Child Comput. Interact., 2015

Computationally Enhanced Toolkits for Children: Historical Review and a Framework for Future Design.
Found. Trends Hum. Comput. Interact., 2015

Bloctopus: A Novice Modular Sensor System for Playful Prototyping.
Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Tangible, 2015

Using learning analytics to study cognitive disequilibrium in a complex learning environment.
Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Learning Analytics And Knowledge, 2015

Leveraging multimodal learning analytics to differentiate student learning strategies.
Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Learning Analytics And Knowledge, 2015

Exploring Behavior Representation for Learning Analytics.
Proceedings of the 2015 ACM on International Conference on Multimodal Interaction, Seattle, WA, USA, November 09, 2015

Learning Environments and Inquiry Behaviors in Science Inquiry Learning: How Their Interplay Affects the Development of Conceptual Understanding in Physics.
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Educational Data Mining, 2015

Discovery Versus Direct Instruction: Learning Outcomes of Two Pedagogical Models Using Tangible Interfaces.
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, 2015

Comparing the Benefits of a Tangible User Interface and Contrasting Cases as a Preparation for Future Learning.
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, 2015

Trap it!: A Playful Human-Biology Interaction for a Museum Installation.
Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2015

Interactive Cloud Experimentation for Biology: An Online Education Case Study.
Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2015

Sketching intentions: comparing different metaphors for programming robots.
Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, 2015

2014
Analyzing Engineering Design through the Lens of Computation.
J. Learn. Anal., August, 2014

Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics: Applications to Constructionist Research.
Technol. Knowl. Learn., 2014

Deciphering the Practices and Affordances of Different Reasoning Strategies through Multimodal Learning Analytics.
Proceedings of the 2014 ACM workshop on Multimodal Learning Analytics Workshop and Grand Challenge, 2014

The Impact of Principle-Based Reasoning on Hands-on, Project-Based Learning.
Proceedings of the Learning and Becoming in Practice: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, 2014

A Tale of Two Worlds: Using Bifocal Modeling to Find and Resolve "Discrepant Events" Between Physical Experiments and Virtual Models in Biology.
Proceedings of the Learning and Becoming in Practice: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, 2014

Promoting Diversity within the Maker Movement in Schools: New Assessments and Preliminary Results.
Proceedings of the Learning and Becoming in Practice: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, 2014

Hapkit: An open-hardware haptic device for online education.
Proceedings of the IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2014

Using Multimodal Learning Analytics to Study Learning Mechanisms.
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Educational Data Mining, 2014

Unraveling Students' Interaction Around a Tangible Interface Using Gesture Recognition.
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Educational Data Mining, 2014

The effects of physical and virtual manipulatives on learning basic concepts in electronics.
Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2014

How can interaction with digital creative tools support child development?: (closing panel).
Proceedings of the IDC '14, 2014

Reempowering powerful ideas: designers' mission in the age of ubiquitous technology.
Proceedings of the IDC '14, 2014

2013
Preparing for Future Learning with a Tangible User Interface: The Case of Neuroscience.
IEEE Trans. Learn. Technol., 2013

NetLogo: teaching with turtles and crossing curricular boundaries (abstract only).
Proceedings of the 44th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2013

Towards the development of multimodal action based assessment.
Proceedings of the Third Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, 2013

Multimodal learning analytics.
Proceedings of the Third Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, 2013

Analysing Engineering Expertise of High School Students Using Eye Tracking and Multimodal Learning Analytics.
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Educational Data Mining, 2013

Designing Community Knowledge in Fabrication Labs: Design Directives and Initial Prototypes.
Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2013

Programming Pathways: A Technique for Analyzing Novice Programmers' Learning Trajectories.
Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Education - 16th International Conference, 2013

Student Coding Styles as Predictors of Help-Seeking Behavior.
Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Education - 16th International Conference, 2013

Interaction design and physical computing in the era of miniature embedded computers.
Proceedings of the Interaction Design and Children 2013, 2013

Meta-modeling knowledge: comparing model construction and model interaction in bifocal modeling.
Proceedings of the Interaction Design and Children 2013, 2013

Dr. Wagon: a 'stretchable' toolkit for tangible computer programming.
Proceedings of the Interaction Design and Children 2013, 2013

LightUp: an augmented, learning platform for electronics.
Proceedings of the Interaction Design and Children 2013, 2013

BeatTable: a tangible approach to rhythms and ratios.
Proceedings of the Interaction Design and Children 2013, 2013

The makers' movement and FabLabs in education: experiences, technologies, and research.
Proceedings of the Interaction Design and Children 2013, 2013

Gears of our childhood: constructionist toolkits, robotics, and physical computing, past and future.
Proceedings of the Interaction Design and Children 2013, 2013

2012
Process pad: a low-cost multi-touch platform to facilitate multimodal documentation of complex learning.
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction 2012, 2012

MagneTracks: a tangible constructionist toolkit for Newtonian physics.
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction 2012, 2012

BrainExplorer: an innovative tool for teaching neuroscience.
Proceedings of the Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces, 2012

Combinatorix: a tangible user interface that supports collaborative learning of probabilities.
Proceedings of the Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces, 2012

Comparing the effect of interactive tabletops and desktops on students' cognition.
Proceedings of the Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces, 2012

Modeling how students learn to program.
Proceedings of the 43rd ACM technical symposium on Computer science education, 2012

Bifocal modeling: a study on the learning outcomes of comparing physical and computational models linked in real time.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Multimodal Interaction, 2012

An Eye For Detail: Techniques For Using Eye Tracker Data to Explore Learning in Computer-Mediated Environments.
Proceedings of the Future of Learning: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, 2012

UltraLite Collaboration: A Low-Cost Toolkit to Promote Collaborative Learning in the Classroom.
Proceedings of the Future of Learning: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, 2012

Bifocal Biology: Combining Physical and Virtual Labs to Support Inquiry in Biological Systems.
Proceedings of the Future of Learning: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, 2012

Building Bridges between Learning Analytics, Educational Data Mining and Core Learning Sciences Perspectives.
Proceedings of the Future of Learning: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, 2012

Re-presenting Complex Scientific Phenomena Using Agent-Based Modeling in Engineering Education.
Proceedings of the Future of Learning: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, 2012

The retriever-connector model: Matching Classroom Data and Agent-Based Computer Models to Simulate Students' Use of Multiple Epistemological Resources.
Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 2012

Bifocal modeling: mixing real and virtual labs for advanced science learning.
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, 2012

2011
Mechanix: an interactive display for exploring engineering design through a tangible interface.
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction 2011, 2011

Osciloscopiando: interactive video-mechanical sculpture.
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction 2011, 2011

Process Pad: a multimedia multi-touch learning platform.
Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces, 2011

Using learning analytics to assess students' behavior in open-ended programming tasks.
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, 2011

What's an Expert? Using Learning Analytics to Identify Emergent Markers of Expertise through Automated Speech, Sentiment and Sketch Analysis.
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Educational Data Mining, 2011

Towards the Identification of Emergent Strategies for Interdependent Collaboration in Complex Tasks.
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, 2011

OpenGesture: a low-cost authoring framework for gesture and speech based application development and learning analytics.
Proceedings of the Interaction Design and Children, 2011

Collaboration through documentation: automated capturing of tangible constructions to support engineering design.
Proceedings of the Interaction Design and Children, 2011

Teaching interaction design & children within diverse disciplinary curricula.
Proceedings of the Interaction Design and Children, 2011

QWERTY and the art of designing microcontrollers for children.
Proceedings of the Interaction Design and Children, 2011

LightUp: a low-cost, multi-age toolkit for learning and prototyping electronics.
Proceedings of the Interaction Design and Children, 2011

2010
Think globally, build locally: a technological platform for low-cost, open-source, locally-assembled programmable bricks for education.
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction 2010, 2010

Robotics and environmental sensing for low-income populations: design principles, impact, technology, and results.
Proceedings of the Learning in the Disciplines: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, 2010

Connecting the science classroom and tangible interfaces: the bifocal modeling framework.
Proceedings of the Learning in the Disciplines: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, 2010

2009
An Atom is Known by the Company it Keeps: A Constructionist Learning Environment for Materials Science Using Agent-Based Modeling.
Int. J. Comput. Math. Learn., 2009

2008
Complex systems and learning: empirical research, issues, and "seeing" scientific knowledge with new eyes.
Proceedings of the Cre8ing a learning world: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference for the Learning Sciences, 2008

The classroom as a complex adaptive system: an agent-based framework to investigate students' emergent collective behaviors.
Proceedings of the Cre8ing a learning world: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference for the Learning Sciences, 2008

GoGoBot: group collaboration, multi-agent modeling, and robots.
Proceedings of the 7th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2008), 2008

2007
Just a cog in the machine: participatory robotics as a tool for understanding collaborative learning and decision-making.
Proceedings of the 7th Iternational Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, 2007

Classroom model, model classroom: computer-supported methodology for investigating collaborative-learning pedagogy.
Proceedings of the 7th Iternational Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, 2007

2006
'Hybrid Modeling': Advanced Scientific Investigations Linking Computer Models and Real-World Sensing (an interactive poster).
Proceedings of the Making a Difference...: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference for the Learning Sciences, 2006

What's a Situation in Situated Cognition? - A Constructionist Critique of Authentic Inquiry.
Proceedings of the Making a Difference...: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference for the Learning Sciences, 2006

The Missing Link: A Case Study of Sensing-and-Modeling Toolkits for Constructionist Scientific Investigation.
Proceedings of the 6th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2006

Participatory, embodied, multi-agent simulation.
Proceedings of the 5th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2006), 2006

A technological platform for trans-media scientific exploration.
Proceedings of the Interaction Design and Children, 2006

2004
GoGo Board: Augmenting Programmable Bricks for Economically Challenged Audiences.
Proceedings of the Embracing Diversity in the Learning Sciences: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference for the Learning Sciences, 2004

The City that We Want: Generative Themes, Constructionist Technologies and School/Social Change.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2004


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