Judy Robertson – Page 6 – Communications of the ACM

BLOG@CACM Apr 7 2010

Encouraging Girls to Study Geeky Subjects (Part 1): Emotionally Intelligent Tutoring Systems

The first in a couple of articles in which I look at some ways of encouraging girls to engage with technical subjects; this focuses on an emotionally sensitive tutoring system to help girls with maths.

Education

BLOG@CACM Mar 3 2010

How Do You Assess Computational Thinking?

There is a big buzz in the field about computational thinking just now. But what is it really? How do you assess it? I offer an initial assessment for a subset of these skills: all comments appreciated!

Education

BLOG@CACM Mar 1 2010

Too Much Programming Too Soon?

Mark Guzdial and Judy Robertson discuss the role of programming in introductory computer science.

Computing Applications

BLOG@CACM Feb 12 2010

Top 100 Software Tools For Learning

A brief article about a compiled list of software tools to support learning.

Education

BLOG@CACM Feb 6 2010

Computer Science Student Recruitment Tips

Some thoughts on effective student recruitment strategies for boosting numbers to CS degrees.

Education

BLOG@CACM Feb 3 2010

School Pupils’ Attitudes to Programming: ‘What’s That?’

Very short article about school pupils' lack of knowledge about programming.

Education

BLOG@CACM Dec 31 2009

Tweets, Second Life, Visualisation: Student Ingenuity Will Never Cease

Some thoughts on using Second Life as a platform for first year CS teaching. Also raises the issue of setting appropriate challenge for brightest students.

Education

BLOG@CACM Dec 18 2009

Inside an Effective Computer Science Classroom

A discussion of Guy Claxton's "What's the Point of School" book and how it relates to CS.

Education

BLOG@CACM Nov 25 2009

Games in Schools–Sugar-Coated Learning?

A discussion of the debate about using off-the-shelf, brain-training games in classrooms.

Computing Applications

BLOG@CACM Oct 13 2009

Introductory Computer Science Lessons–Take Heart!

A discussion of Mark Guzdial's post about why our approach to teaching novice CS students is wrong.

Education

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