In a nutshell, computational thinking is a way of solving problems, designing systems, and understanding human behavior. Drawing on concepts fundamental to computer science, computational thinking is a way to reimagine education, learning, and teaching. It is still at a developing stage, and starting to gain popularity in STEM education.

1. Computational Thinking
in Teaching and Learning
By: Iwan Syahril, Ph.D.
Center for Learning,
Teaching, and Curriculum
Development

2. “If you learn from a teacher who still reads,
it is like drinking fresh water from a fountain.
But if you learn from a teacher who no longer reads,
it is like drinking polluted water from a stagnant pool.”
If you learn from someone who still learns,
it is like drinking fresh water from a fountain.
But if you learn from someone who no longer learns,
it is like drinking polluted water from a stagnant pool.”

3. • The “forest view” (big picture)
Global education reform
Complexities of teaching
• The “tree view” (specific)
Computational Thinking as a way to reimagine
teaching and learning
• Computational Thinking and Teacher Learning
Overview

4. Global Education
Reform Movement

5. –McKinsey report, 2007
“The quality of an education system cannot
exceed the quality of its teachers.”

6. “During the more than two years I served as South Korea's
minister of education, science, and technology, I found myself
frequently astonished by the outside world's lavish praise for
our education system. President Barack Obama has often
noted in speeches the enthusiasm of Korean parents for
their children's education, the high quality of Korean
teachers, the number of learning hours that Korean students
spend, and the outstanding educational achievements these
have produced; for example, top rankings in international
academic-achievement tests, and low rates of school
dropouts and juvenile delinquency. As reported, in
particular, Korean students ranked first in reading, first in
math, and third in science in the Program for International
Student Assessment among the 30 member countries of the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
that participated.While many may look with envy at these
achievements, I could not conceal my bewilderment at the
fact that, within Korea, that same education system has been
called the nation's biggest problem.” ~Byong-man Ahn
Source: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/
2012/01/12/16ahn.h31.html
Education in the Republic of Korea:
National treasure or national headache?

8. Vision and imagination
to change for a better world,
to push the world forward.

10. Reimagining teaching
and learning

11. Computational thinking
in teaching and learning

12. How the trend is spreading…
2006 — Prof. J.M. Wing
(then at Carnegie Mellon University)
discussed computational
thinking as a way of solving
problems, designing
systems, and understanding
human behavior that draws
on concepts fundamental to
computer science.
scientists
and engineers
K-12 schools
2016
still developing

13. Computational thinking:
A framework for problem solving
• Decomposing: breaking down a big problem into a small
manageable steps.
• Pattern recognition: identifying similarities in something.
• Abstraction: understanding what is needed and what
can be left out.
• Algorithm: constructing a sequence of instruction or a
set of rules to get something done.
• Debugging: correcting and learning from mistakes.

16. Computational thinking in teaching and learning:
Redefining and reinforcing popular concepts
• A framework for problem solving.
• “A structured and systematic way of problem solving”
(Dr. Patta, Dean of FST, Sampoerna University)
• Problem-based learning.
Project-based learning.
Interdisciplinary learning.
Integrated curriculum.
Creative thinking.
Critical thinking.

17. Computational thinking =
meaningful learning
“Methods which are permanently successful in formal
education . . . go back to the type of situation which
causes reflection out of school in ordinary life. They give
pupils something to do, not something to learn; and the
doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking, or the
intentional noting of connections; learning naturally
results” (Dewey 1916, 1944, p. 154).
“In many classrooms, students ‘cover’ lots of facts,
vocabulary words, names, dates, and rules. Unfortunately,
they also forget much of what they ‘learn' as they leave
that information behind and move on to another topic or
lesson. Much of this "memory loss" occurs because they
never really understood or saw the purpose of what they
learned” (Tomlinson, 2001, p. 74).
John Dewey
Carol Ann Tomlinson

18. Bahasa Indonesia course
Academic writing and speaking skills
but starting with a novel and literature circles.

19. Faculty Sharing Session
at Sampoerna University
Dr. Rizcky Tamarany of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Sampoerna University,
presented his research work in the computational materials science.

20. Student
Learning
Teachers Teaching
Teacher
learning
“…if we want schools to produce more powerful
learning on the part of students, we have to offer
more powerful learning opportunities to
teachers.” (Feimen-Nemser, 2001; p.1013)

21. ”Education is NOT a mechanical system.
It's a human system. It's about people."
(Sir Ken Robinson, 2013)

22. Life is an illusion of time.
Yesterday seems like a blast.
Today feels like forever.
Tomorrow looks like a long way to go.
The heart and mind may stay young,
may want to stay forever young,
but indeed the time moves on
each and every second.
May the time be kind to us,
and may we be wise
with the time we have.
Iwan Syahril, 2015