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Exploring the Utilization of Online Open-Source Environments for Mobile Applications Development in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Curriculum

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New Realities, Mobile Systems and Applications (IMCL 2021)

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In this paper, we focus on the pedagogical use of the thinkable online environment in mobile applications development courses for Vocational Educational and Training (VET) specialties. The thunkable environment provides an easy-to-use interface for students and users with minimal knowledge of mobile applications programming and it can be also used in distance online education. This teaching approach proves to be particularly effective for teaching programming in individuals with minimum programming skills. We evaluate this approach in a distance learning environment in combination with a flipped class and asynchronous and online synchronous approaches. Moreover, we provide ideas about planning introductory courses, programming mobile applications, and designing practical activities for teaching elementary computer programming lessons for all VET specialties.

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This work has been partially supported by UPRC (University of Piraeus Research Center).

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    Dimitrios Magetos, Dimitrios Kotsifakos & Christos Douligeris

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Magetos, D., Kotsifakos, D., Douligeris, C. (2022). Exploring the Utilization of Online Open-Source Environments for Mobile Applications Development in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Curriculum. In: Auer, M.E., Tsiatsos, T. (eds) New Realities, Mobile Systems and Applications. IMCL 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 411. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96296-8_21

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