Mark Guzdial – Page 12 – Communications of the ACM

BLOG@CACM Mar 1 2015

Advice on Teaching CS, and the Learnability of Programming Languages

Valerie Barr considers how attitude can impact teacher effectiveness, while Mark Guzdial suggests the ultimate focus in teaching programming languages should be on usability.

Computing Applications

BLOG@CACM Feb 22 2015

Computing Education Must Go Beyond Intuition: The Need For Evidence-Based Practice

Computing educators' practice would dramatically improve if we drew on evidence, rather than intuition.

Education

BLOG@CACM Feb 1 2015

What’s the Best Way to Teach Computer Science to Beginners?

Mark Guzdial questions the practice of teaching programming to new CS students by having them practice programming largely on their own.

Computing Applications

BLOG@CACM Jan 19 2015

Rising Enrollment Might Capsize Retention and Diversity Efforts

Rapid increase of enrollment in CS classes in the US might undermine efforts to improve diversity.

Education

BLOG@CACM Dec 20 2014

The Role of Tech Firms in Computing Education

Computing education can't be about jobs. It has to be about schools to reach everyone.

Computing Profession

BLOG@CACM Dec 1 2014

Meeting Student and Teacher Needs in Computing Education

Mark Guzdial reports on the 2014 meeting of the ACM Education Council, where updates from its global representatives led to action plans.

Computing Applications

BLOG@CACM Nov 17 2014

Is There a 10x Gap Between Best and Average Programmers? And How Did It Get There?

There's not much evidence for a 10x programming productivity gap, but it doesn't matter from an education perspective.

Computing Applications

BLOG@CACM Nov 1 2014

Teach the Teachers, and Contribute to Humanity

Mark Guzdial suggests computer science education needs to be aimed at adults before teaching it to children; Lawrence M. Fisher finds the volunteer spirit behind ACM Special Interest Groups.

Computing Applications

Opinion Nov 1 2014

A Future For Computing Education Research

Seeking to address the most important issues facing the computer education research community.

Computing Applications

BLOG@CACM Oct 14 2014

Anyone Can Learn Programming: Teaching > Genetics

Way more important than the question "Is P==NP?" is the question, "Is teaching greater than genetics?"

Education

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