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Moving Computing Education Past Argument from Authority: Stuart Reges and Women Who Code
Computing educators often make decisions based on arguments from authority. Time to move on.
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Discussing Empirical Answers to Questions of Software Engineering
Focusing on what helps software developers.
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My First Interaction, Design, and Children Conference, IDC 2018
IDC 2018 was a fun conference with lots of great insights.
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Teaching Two Programming Languages in the First CS Course
Should we teach two different programming languages in the first CS course? Probably not -- here's what we know.
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Integrating CS to Improve Scores in Math, Science, and English Language Arts: New Result from Code.org and Outliers
Evidence from Broward County of integrated CS curriculum having an impact on standardized tests
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Examples of Phenomenology in Computing
The branch of philosophy known as phenomenology can broaden our understanding of what is really going on in the tasks we address with computing.
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Time To End The vi/Emacs Debate
If you still use Emacs, I feel for you. Perhaps it is time to give vi a try.
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A Computing Education Research Perspective on Programmable Programming Languages
Computing education researcher take on the implications of programmable programming languages
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Deciding When the Design is Wrong in Programming Languages and Education
When do we decide that errors are due to bad design in programming languges and education?
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Let's Not Forget the 'Science' in 'Computer Science'
There is a growing trend to treat very difficult problems in computer science as purely engineering problems where solutions are approximated using data-driven...
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Benefits of a Master's Degree in Computer Science
If you have the means, consider pursuing a master's degree in computer science.
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Learning Computer Science Is Different Than Learning Other STEM Disciplines
Learning computer science has unique challenges that make it harder than learning other STEM disciplines.
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The Real Costs of a Computer Science Teacher Are Opportunity Costs, and Those Are Enormous
It is hard to convince people to become CS teachers (K–12 or University) when the opportunities elsewhere are so lucrative.
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The Binary System Was Created Long Before Leibniz
There are reports of much older number systems using only two symbols that have been developed mainly in Asia.
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Student Liaison Program Debuts at SIGIR 2017
The SIGIR Student Liaison Program supports an environment in which all students thrive.
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How Much CS Ed Will $1.3B Buy You? Not Enough to Reach Every U.S. School, Nor Every Child
The White House promises $200M/year for CS Ed, and the Tech industry promises $300M over 5 years. What can we get for that?
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