Why I Don’t Recommend CSRankings.org: Know the Values You are Ranking On
Just because a ranking is computable doesn't mean that it's right.
Mark Guzdial
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Students Need to Know What Success in Computing Looks Like, Starting from Realistic Expectations
Intro CS students sometimes think professional programmers are super-human, which makes it hard to live up to those expectations.
3 Proposals to Change How We Teach Computing In Order to Reduce Inequality
Computer Science education is inequitable. The least-prepared students are going to be hurt the most in online teaching. We have to make change now.
Transitioning to Distance Learning and Virtual Conferencing
John Arquilla considers responses to the Coronavirus pandemic, while Mark Guzdial ponders the impacts of competitive enrollment.
CS Teachers, It’s (Past) Time To Learn About Race
We need to send the message that we are willing to change CS education in order to address historic and systemic inequities.
Best paper awardee at SIGCSE 2020 on the impacts on first-year students of competitive enrollment.
Teaching CS Humbly, and Watching the AI Revolution
Mark Guzdial on a book that changed his thinking about teaching computer science, and Jiajie Zhang on the AI Revolution.
Contingency Plans for CS Students in Large Classes
Some of our students will get sick before the end of the term. We need a plan.
Teaching Teachers to Offer STEM to Undergrads
Mark Guzdial considers how teaching computing to undergraduates requires better education of the teachers as well.
Beware of Hurting Our Weakest Students when Moving Classes Online
Our weakest students should not be the ones bearing the greatest costs of moving classes online.
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