I believe no-code is a great tool for scientists and people learning to think logically. I have come across it several times in science and in education. However, I think it needs more research and development.
Consider Scratch? I have taught fourth graders Scratch and some kids couldn't get enough. I don't know if Scratch is the best way to learn coding, but children under high-school age need to learn how computers work and how to manipulate them easily. Once, I was chastised by other teachers that I thought my kids could be programmers!?! But what better way to learn Cartesian coordinates? Vectors? Translation? Transformations? Boolean logic? Need I go on?
I have also seen it used successfully in science by biologists and chemists that weren't formally taught C.S. Netlogo is one of several tools that I have seen used to simulate everything from bee behavior to egress simulation by fire engineers. One guy I knew in grad school was from Suadi Arabia. He needed to simulate fire escape routes since the Saudis don't want to mix the male and female populations even in emergencies. (???) Crazy but true.
Besides, who hasn't watched Star Trek TNG and watched Jordi program the 'holosuite' just by describing it? Who doesn't want that? ;))
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I believe no-code is a great tool for scientists and people learning to think logically. I have come across it several times in science and in education. However, I think it needs more research and development.
Consider Scratch? I have taught fourth graders Scratch and some kids couldn't get enough. I don't know if Scratch is the best way to learn coding, but children under high-school age need to learn how computers work and how to manipulate them easily. Once, I was chastised by other teachers that I thought my kids could be programmers!?! But what better way to learn Cartesian coordinates? Vectors? Translation? Transformations? Boolean logic? Need I go on?
I have also seen it used successfully in science by biologists and chemists that weren't formally taught C.S. Netlogo is one of several tools that I have seen used to simulate everything from bee behavior to egress simulation by fire engineers. One guy I knew in grad school was from Suadi Arabia. He needed to simulate fire escape routes since the Saudis don't want to mix the male and female populations even in emergencies. (???) Crazy but true.
Besides, who hasn't watched Star Trek TNG and watched Jordi program the 'holosuite' just by describing it? Who doesn't want that? ;))