Developing Computational Solutions With Humility: Recommending Morgan Ames’ ‘The Charisma Machine’
Mark Guzdial
Morgan Ames' book highlights the missing HCI design process for the XO Laptop
Sizing the U.S. Student Cohort for Computer Science
Mark Guzdial considers indicators that U.S. K-12 students will study computer science.
The CUE.NEXT workshops aim to provide computing education for all undergraduates.
Technical Perspective: Is There a Geek Gene?
"Evidence that Computer Science Grades Are Not Bimodal" uses empirical methods to determine if belief in innate differences may explain why CS teachers see a…
Getting High School, College Students Interested in CS
Mark Guzdial considers how few U.S. high school students take computer science, while Robin K. Hill shares what she's learned in teaching first-year college computing…
The Size of Computing Education Today, By The Numbers
How many students learn general-purpose programming today, compared to using other computing environments or learning other STEM subjects?
Computational Thinking Should Just be Good Thinking
Seeking to change computing teaching to improve computer science.
If We Want Women to Persist in Computing, Teach Them Programming – At Any Age
Two recent reports point to the important of teaching female students to program and that it's never "too late."
Likely less than 4% of U.S. high school students take a computer science course.
Why Programmers Should Curb Their Enthusiasm, and Thinking About Computational Thinking
Yegor Bugayenko ponders the dangers of "hazardous enthusiasm," while Mark Guzdial considers whether the need to teach computational thinking can be…
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