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Pedagogy for engaging diverse students in computing: four effective methods (abstract only)

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Four research-supported teaching methods can make your computing courses more effective through improved student learning, comprehension, and motivation.
This workshop introduces and provides experience with those four methods: 1. Collaborative learning, e.g., pair programming or peer led team learning; 2. Examples and exercises in contexts that appeal to a broad range of students; 3. Computing skills developed through practice; 4. Developing spatial rotation abilities.
The presenters are among leading researchers and award-winning practitioners.
J. McGrath Cohoon: Senior Research Scientist at the National Center for Women & IT (NCWIT); Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at the University of Virginia; conducts nationwide empirical studies of gender and computing.
Jim Cohoon: Computer Science professor at the University of Virginia; IEEE Computer Science highest education award recipient, and author of award-winning introductory textbooks.
Susan Horwitz: Professor of Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin - Madison; lead PI on an NSF grant that pioneered and evaluated use of Peer-Led Team Learning in introductory Computer-Science courses; recipient of University teaching awards.
Seth Reichelson: award-winning high school Computer Science teacher; nationally recognized for his approach to high school computing courses in general and AP Computer Science in particular.
Laura Jones: teaches in a public elementary school, writes frequently about girls and STEM careers, founded and directed the GEMS clubs (Girls Excelling in Math and Science) in 1995.
Workshop participants will learn from these presenters how to employ the pedagogical methods for engaging and retaining diverse students in computer science courses. .A laptop is optional.

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    SIGCSE '13: Proceeding of the 44th ACM technical symposium on Computer science education
    March 2013
    818 pages
    ISBN:9781450318686
    DOI:10.1145/2445196
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    1. PLTL
    2. collaborative learning
    3. exercises and examples
    4. pedagogy
    5. spatial rotation
    6. teaching methods

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