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Learning through creating learning objects: experiences with a class project in a distributed systems course

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 40, Issue 3

Pages 255 - 259

https://doi.org/10.1145/1597849.1384340

Published: 30 June 2008 Publication History

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An alternative to a final programming project in a Distributed Systems course is presented. The alternative project, which can easily be adapted to several Computer Science courses, consists in assigning different course topics to pairs of students, for them to develop an interactive learning object to help their classmates and future students of the class understand the subject. The project was well received by the students of the class, and their comments and survey results suggest that their knowledge on the subject improved both by using the learning objects of their peers and by working in developing their own.

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 40, Issue 3

ITiCSE '08

September 2008

362 pages

ISSN:0097-8418

DOI:10.1145/1597849

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ITiCSE '08: Proceedings of the 13th annual conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
June 2008
394 pages
ISBN:9781605580784
DOI:10.1145/1384271
Conference Chairs:
June Amillo
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
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Cary Laxer
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, USA
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Program Chairs:
Ernestina Menasalvas
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
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Alison Young
Unitec, New Zealand

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