@inproceedings { , title = {Complexity and simplicity: tensions in teaching computation to large numbers of architecture students.}, abstract = {This paper describes the challenges and approaches to introduce computational thinking to a large and diverse group of architecture students during an international workshop with 300 students from different cultural backgrounds and educational levels, also integrating a diverse group of tutors whose computational expertise varied extremely. The approach suggested articulating a design task which enforced computational thinking but enabled different levels of engagement with the computer as a tool. Hypothetically this would allow all participants to engage with the computational thinking agenda regardless their computational affinity even whilst applying analogue methods. Besides the intercultural experience the workshop was successful in exposing a large group of students and tutors to the concepts of computational design whilst accommodating different learning preferences and engagement with the computer as a device.}, conference = {34th Education and research in computer aided architectural design in Europe conference (eCAADe 2016)}, isbn = {9789491207105}, note = {COMPLETED -- Rec'd permission 23/3/2018 LM -- Requested permission from nele.demeyere@kuleuven.be 23/3/2018 LM -- Info via contact 21/2/2018 LM ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Dounas, Theo -- Panel C}, pages = {229-236}, publicationstatus = {Published}, publisher = {University of Oulu}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2829}, keyword = {Computation education, CAAD, Large cohorts, Computational strategies}, year = {2016}, author = {Spaeth, A. Benjamin and Dounas, Theodoros and Kieferle, Joachim} editor = {Herneoja, Aulikki and Österlund, Toni and Markkanen, Piia} }