Education is Always Changing: We Need to Define CS to Keep the Good Stuff
Hype and fashion cycles drive education change. Let's protect the good stuff.
Mark Guzdial
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Putting a Teaspoon of Programming into Other Subjects
Using teaspoon languages to integrate programming across myriad academic disciplines.
Programming is For More than Engineering; Computer Science is About More than Building Things
Programming should be part of computing education curriculum, and take into account all the ways students will use computing.
Achieving CS for All Could Take Decades
Mark Guzdial assesses the outlook for students taking computer science classes at the high school level.
Is Higher Education an Engine of Opportunity, or a Perpetuator of Privilege?
Mark Guzdial considers the goals of computer science education and the role(s) of educators within that.
Finding a Path to CS for All: How Many U.S. High School Students Have Taken CS?
How do we measure progress towards CS for All?
Major Investments in U.S. CS Education on the Long Road to CS for All
The 2021 CSEdCon featured big investments in growing Computer Science Education in the U.S.
Students are Interested in People, and Teachers Value Multiple Languages: ICER 2021 Pointers
A couple of excellent papers from the International Computing Education Research conference.
The Role of Computer Science in Elite Higher Education: Seeing the Expert Blind Spot
CS has an important role in preparing elite scientists, engineers, and mathematicians.
Why Did We Ever Think the First Programming Language Didn’t Matter?
Maybe the first programming language didn't really matter, because students learning programming were different.
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