{"485761":{"#nid":"485761","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Magerko at TEDx Discusses the Integration of Computer Science and Music","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/magerko\u0022\u003EBrian Magerko\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the Ivan Allen College School of Literature, Media, and Communication, discussed his vision for compelling STEAM educational experiences in his talk at the TEDxPeachtree event in November.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring his talk, entitled \u201cThe Magic of Music in Computer Science Learning,\u201d Magerko said that computer programming \u201cis becoming a new literacy for the 21st century.\u201d He argued that STEAM experiences, which integrate the arts and STEM fields, can help increase programming literacy and interest in computing among women and ethnic minorities in the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMagerko demonstrated the functionality of EarSketch, a project he co-created that teaches JavaScript and Python coding through music remixing, and he drew parallels between major concepts in computing and music composition. So far, more than 30,000 students have used EarSketch in online courses, computer science classrooms, and workshops, Magerko said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lbIh6yngKHo\u0022\u003EWatch Magerko\u0027s full TEDxPeachtree talk.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/magerko\u0022\u003EBrian Magerko\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the Ivan Allen College School of Literature, Media, and Communication, discussed his vision for compelling STEAM educational experiences in his talk at the TEDxPeachtree event in November.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Brian Magerko, an associate professor in the Ivan Allen College School of Literature, Media, and Communication, discussed his vision for compelling STEAM educational experiences in his talk at the TEDxPeachtree event in November."}],"uid":"28513","created_gmt":"2016-01-13 17:23:25","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:24","author":"Daniel Singer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-01-13T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-01-13T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"444991":{"id":"444991","type":"image","title":"Brian Magerko","body":null,"created":"1449256205","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:10:05","changed":"1475895184","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:04","alt":"Brian Magerko","file":{"fid":"203157","name":"magerko.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/magerko_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/magerko_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":33281,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/magerko_0.jpg?itok=50XMm015"}},"444971":{"id":"444971","type":"image","title":"EarSketch","body":null,"created":"1449256205","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:10:05","changed":"1475895184","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:04","alt":"EarSketch","file":{"fid":"203156","name":"static1.squarespace.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/static1.squarespace_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/static1.squarespace_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":411122,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/static1.squarespace_0.png?itok=YXMv2C06"}}},"media_ids":["444991","444971"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/earsketch.gatech.edu\/landing\/","title":"EarSketch website"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.lmc.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"143","name":"Digital Media and Entertainment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"171572","name":"Earsketch; hip-hop; code; computer science; high school students"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.894.1720\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Erebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}