Category Archives: Computer Science

Teaching Introductory Programming: We’re Doing It Wrong (still)

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Katrin Becker

I just read Mark Guzdial’s excellent post on some of what’s wrong with how we teach introductory programming courses. Question Everything: How We Teach Intro CS is Wrong The notion that we should be modeling expert behaviour when teaching programming is … Continue reading →

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On Schools of CS using only “useful” laguages…

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Katrin Becker

This is an older post I’ve been hanging on to, and since I have forgotten why I was hanging on to it, I no longer see any reason to keep it private. This stems from a post Mark Guzdial did … Continue reading →

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Is Computer Science Dead?

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Katrin Becker

Just heard on Mark Guzdial’s blog that “Georgia Tech’s College of Computing is now considering a proposal to remove Smalltalk from the required curriculum in favor of C++.” This is another nail in the coffin of CS. There is great … Continue reading →

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Look out SMART Technologies – the writing may be on the wall, and it isn’t yours.

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Katrin Becker

In Today’s MIT Tech Review: A Better, Cheaper Multitouch Interface A new pressure-sensitive pad could improve large and small touch screens. I’ve thought for some time that the SMART Technologies’ White Board which is marketed so vigorously to Alberta schools … Continue reading →

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Rant about faculty webpages.

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Katrin Becker

KEEP THEM CURRENT!!!! Sheesh. How can someone claim to be “with it” technologically when their webpages were last updated a YEAR ago? These are modern times. And your webpage is your public face. Do it right. First, if you are … Continue reading →

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Corrosive Leadership

Posted on September 24, 2007 by Katrin Becker

Although it is not new, I came across this today. Corrosive Leadership (Or Bullying by Another Name): A Corollary of the Corporatised Academy? by Margaret Thornton The literature reveals that the incidence of bullying is increasing in corporate workplaces everywhere. … Continue reading →

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Chalk up another one for FaceBook

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Katrin Becker

Thanks to the mini-feed from FaceBook, I saw this Blog from Mark Guzdial. It is a MUST READ for anyone concerned about the enrollment malaise the computer science departments continue to face. http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNKUURHQRKBJYSU Here’s an excerpt: “Colin Potts, a professor … Continue reading →

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Visual-Syntactic Text Formatting

Posted on June 29, 2007 by Katrin Becker

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen anything really new when it comes to presenting text, but this one looks like it has a lot of potential. Here is a link to the original article (the samples below come … Continue reading →

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