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Reflection Pre-learning in Computer Science Courses
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Reflection Pre-learning in Computer Science Courses

Our experience with reflection pre-learning in a MOOC on computational thinking that we developed and currently teach.

Changes in the Technion's Teaching Strategies During the Pandemic
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Changes in the Technion's Teaching Strategies During the Pandemic

This post describes three significant changes that took place during the pandemic in the instructional strategies at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology...

Framing the Description of the Shrinking Pipeline
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Framing the Description of the Shrinking Pipeline

The shrinking pipeline refers to the low percentages of women earning computer science academic degrees and holding faculty positions.

Computational Thinking: The Discussion Continues
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Computational Thinking: The Discussion Continues

Perspectives on computational thinking.

Supervising a Doctoral Thesis: Lessons and Guidelines
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Supervising a Doctoral Thesis: Lessons and Guidelines

Presenting 10 guidelines for supervising graduate students, focusing on the supervision process of doctoral students.

The Solar System from the Computational Thinking Perspective
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The Solar System from the Computational Thinking Perspective

We describe our choice of the solar system as one of the main illustrative examples used in our MOOC on computational thinking.

The Triad of Graduate Studies
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The Triad of Graduate Studies

The Research Community, Research Subject, and Research Process.

10 Tips for Implementing Executable Exams
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10 Tips for Implementing Executable Exams

The focus is on executable exams for an Introduction to Computer Science course.

A MERge Analysis of an Organizational Change: The Case of Internalization at Home
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A MERge Analysis of an Organizational Change: The Case of Internalization at Home

How the Technion assimilated its international activities into its other units’ activities and, at the same time, reduced operational costs related to its international...

New Social-Economic Trends in Computer Science Education
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New Social-Economic Trends in Computer Science Education

Considering new social-economic trends in Computer Science, Software Engineering, and Data Science education.

An Open Call to Establish an  Interdisciplinary Data Science Education Journal
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An Open Call to Establish an Interdisciplinary Data Science Education Journal

In this blog, we describe our vision for a journal that would focus on data science education from the interdisciplinarity perceptive.

Is the Pandemic Affecting Science and Engineering Undergraduate Students?
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Is the Pandemic Affecting Science and Engineering Undergraduate Students?

The importance of the students’ voice.

The Skills Students Gain in Online Learning
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The Skills Students Gain in Online Learning

The Corona Year as an opportunity for science and engineering students to practice 21st century skills.

Is Computer Science More or Less Suitable for Distance Learning?
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Is Computer Science More or Less Suitable for Distance Learning?

How undergraduate computer science students perceive the discipline based on their distance learning experience during the 2020 Spring semester – the Corona Semester...

Determining CS Student Preferences During the Corona Semester
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Determining CS Student Preferences During the Corona Semester

What does the Corona Semester reveal about computer science students’ preferences when learning computer science?

Agile Management of the Corona Crisis in the Start-Up Nation
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Agile Management of the Corona Crisis in the Start-Up Nation

Is there an efficient management solution for this crisis?

Implications of Online Learning for Novice Students
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Implications of Online Learning for Novice Students

The case of the Introduction to Computer Science course.

Can Machine Learning Algorithms Replace Exams?
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Can Machine Learning Algorithms Replace Exams?

Radical thoughts on exams in times of COVID-19.  

Can Research Universities Become Exponential?
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Can Research Universities Become Exponential?

We argue that exponential research and exponential teaching may exert mutual influence and foster each other, creating together the exponential research university...

Ten Challenges of Data Science Education
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Ten Challenges of Data Science Education

We highlight 10 challenges of data science education, clustered into three categories: (a) Discipline, (b) Skills, and (c) Environment.  
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