27/11/2021
MIT Professor Mitchel Resnick Joined Vodafone Turkey Foundation's Event
Mitchel Resnick, an MIT professor and the founder of the Scratch programming language, was the keynote speaker at the Vodafone Turkey Foundation's online event: "Bridging the Digital Divide". Mr. Resnick state, "If we want our children to be future-ready, we should help them develop creative thinking skills".
Working with the vision of "technology for good",Vodafone Turkey Foundation hosted MIT professorMitchel Resnick at the "Bridging the Digital Divide" event held to raise awareness on the issues of inclusion and closure of the digital competence divide for a better world. As the event's keynote speaker, Mr. Resnick, the founder of the Scratch programming language, highlighted the significance of creative learning.
While giving a presentation titled"Creative Learning for Everyone" at the event, Mr. Resnick stated:
"At MIT, we are very excited that the Scratch program we developed is now being transferred to children in Turkey via the 'Coding Tomorrow' project. While designing the Scratch, our goal was to grow youngsters' creative thinking skills because thinking and acting creatively in today's rapidly changing society is highly significant. Besides learning how to code, children using Scratch also develop their skills of creative thinking, self-expression, and creating and sharing their interactive stories, games, and animations. Moreover, they learn numerical concepts as well as how to solve problems, work together, empathize, and think creatively. Creative learning has 4 basic principles: Project, passion, play, and peers. Giving children the chance to work on projects, pursue their passions, and work with their peers in an environment while playing is of great importance. If we want our children to be prepared for the future's rapidly transforming society, we should help them develop creative thinking skills. The best way to do that is through supporting them, understanding their passions, and allowing them to work in solidarity with their peers with the mindset of playing games."