Valerie Barr – Page 2 – Communications of the ACM

BLOG@CACM Oct 24 2015

Thoughts on ‘The Frenzy About High-Tech Talent’ and a Call For Corporate Action

In "The Frenzy About High-Tech Talent" in The New York Review of Books, Andrew Hacker questions if there is really an unfilled need for STEM graduates, and if there are flaws in the American education system that lead us to be very dependent on foreign STEM graduates.

Computing Profession

BLOG@CACM Aug 18 2015

If Something Seems Odd, Check the Data, and Check It Again!

Finding the hole in the data.

Computing Profession

BLOG@CACM Aug 3 2015

Things That Men Can Do To Be Real Allies For Women In Computing

Computing Profession

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 Jan 4 2015

Some Thoughts For Computer Science Teaching Assistants (and Faculty)

Some musings on practices that can help create a positive educational environment for all students in a class.

Education

BLOG@CACM Jan 1 2015

A Valuable Lesson, and Whither Hadoop?

Valerie Barr considers outcomes from the Grace Hopper Celebration, while Michael Stonebraker ponders the past, present, and possible future of the "Hadoop stack."

Computing Applications