Education as Engineering: The Benefits of Combining Education with Engineering
The relationship between education and engineering runs deep. Enhancing the relationship helps both.
Mark Guzdial
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Levels of Abstraction; Pre-Teens and Career Choices
Mark Guzdial writes about the need for programming languages to support multimedia at all levels. Judy Robertson shares insights about 12-year-old students' lack of understanding about computer science.
The Problem Is That We’re Just Too Darn Useful: CS Ed and State Public Policy
Is Computer Science a vocational skill or an academic subject? While many of us might say "yes" and "yes," public policy in the states is increasingly requiring a choice between those two answers.
Why Isn’t There More Computer Science in U.S. High Schools?
Seems like a simple question, but there are lots of factors that prevent US high school students from getting access to computer science.
The Moral and Legal Responsibilities When Teaching Computing
Do we have moral and even legal requirements to teach computing well and equitably?
Using Advanced Placement Computer Science as a Measure of Broadening Participation
We have a goal to broaden participation in computing with more women and under-represented minorities. It's useful to compare participation and performance in compating education between states. There are dramatic differences.
Worked Examples For Learning Programming: Choosing Better or Choosing MOOC
I'm teaching on study abroad, which means small classes, intense interaction, and the opportunity to try something new. We can choose to make higher education better, like this. Or we could choose MOOC's.
CS and Popular Culture; Learning From Console Games
Mark Guzdial writes about why computer science should permeate popular culture. Judy Robertson discusses the educational benefits of using console games in the classroom.
Preparing Computing Students For the Designer Role
The latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predictions for the next 10 years predicts lower-than-average growth in programming jobs, but dramatic growth in designer jobs. What are the implications for what and how we teach?
U.S. Women in Computing: Why Isn’t It Getting Better?
We've known for over a decade that there are too few women in computing in the U.S., but recent reports point out that it's not getting better: Not in any academic degree, not in IT company management.
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