Smart devices are everywhere, and the Internet of Things (IoT) revolution is only in its infancy. In the Internet of Things, everyday objects share data over networks, with or without human intervention. Self-driving cars, sensing thermostats, door locks,...

A key challenge for computer science educators worldwide is providing effective feedback and support to students, to ensure they are engaged with the course. This includes online feedback on discussion forums as well as feedback on programming ...

Code quality is a key issue in software development. The ability to develop software of high quality is therefore a key learning goal of computing programs. However, there are no universally accepted measures to assess the quality of code and current ...

There is an increasing trend to use national benchmarks to measure student engagement, with instruments such as North American National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) in the USA and Canada, Student Experience Survey (SES) in Australia and NZ (...

This poster present the alignment of the undergraduate curriculum of Computer Science Faculty at National University of San Marcos, so that students can learn IoT topics, in accordance with Peruvian industry needs for well-trained graduates in the ...

We offered professional development to in-service K-12 teachers. Teachers learned programming, and how to teach programming. During the subsequent academic year, they taught programming in their schools. We interviewed the teachers to better understand ...

This poster addresses the needs of pedagogical learning materials for Secure Mobile Software Development(SMSD) education and challenges of building SMSD capacity. In this poster, we present an innovative authentic learning approach for SMSD through real-...

TetrisOS and BreakoutOS are projects developed for a sophomore-level computer organization course. Each project teaches a wide range of x86 assembly language topics, including iteration, function calls, data storage, segmentation, communication with ...

1. Many instructors are excited by the potential learning that occurs via student participation in Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS) projects. However, one of the main challenges for instructors desiring to support such participation is ...

Educators have long been trying to motivate students in their introductory programming courses. Games help students to practice formulas, facts and processes, motivating learning by adding fun. This work describes our experience in the use of Lightbot ...

Drawing on Mishra and Koehler's "TPACK" model [1], we recognize that great Computer Science (CS) teaching demands great pedagogy, great technology skills and great subject knowledge. The main challenge facing any jurisdiction in implementing a CS ...

The problem of how best to assess student learning is a fundamental one in education. Changes to computer science curricula seek to emphasise teaching practices that promote deep learning through direct, contextual examination of student performance on ...

Because low quality code can cause serious problems in software systems, students learning to program should pay attention to code quality early. Although many studies have investigated mistakes that students make during programming, we do not know much ...

The College of St. Scholastica, in partnership with Trinity College, adapted the Mobile Computer Science Principles (CSP) curriculum and professional development (PD) for delivery online to reach high school teachers unable to attend traditional face-to-...

Where would we be without them? Teaching assistants (TAs) make it possible for us to deliver high-quality large-scale computer science courses with relatively few faculty. Though their responsibilities vary by institution, TAs often play a crucial role ...

Do students recognize the relationship between self-sufficient problem solving and exam performance? We explore this question based on log data and survey results collected over 3 semesters from 465 students who were split into cohorts based on final ...

Learning programming techniques can be challenging and frustrating for many students. Many instructors use drill-and-practice strategies to help students develop basic programming techniques and improve their confidence. Online systems that provide ...

Practice is an important part of introductory CS courses, and practical sessions are a student's best opportunity for hands-on experience with the material covered in the course in a supervised, supportive environment. However, finding a balance between ...

Good project management practices are hard to teach, and hard for novices to learn. Procrastination and bad project management practice occur frequently, and may interfere with successfully completing major programming projects in mid-level programming ...

In this paper, we discuss students' expectations and experiences in the first term of the Year in Computing, a new programme for non-computing majors at the University of Kent, a public research university in the UK. We focus on the effect of students' ...