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Where is the Cradle of the Computer?
The digital computer of today arose in the first half of the 1940s independently in three different countries: Germany, the U…
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Machine Learning: Out! Data Science: In!
We propose to stop teaching machine learning courses to populations whose core discipline is neither computer science nor mathematics and statistics.
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Validity and Reliability in Data Science: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
We examine the essence of the components of data science, as well as their interrelations, from the educational perspective.
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Reflection Pre-learning in Computer Science Courses
Our experience with reflection pre-learning in a MOOC on computational thinking that we developed and currently teach.
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Changes in the Technion's Teaching Strategies During the Pandemic
This post describes three significant changes that took place during the pandemic in the instructional strategies at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology...
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Framing the Description of the Shrinking Pipeline
The shrinking pipeline refers to the low percentages of women earning computer science academic degrees and holding faculty positions.
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Computational Thinking: The Discussion Continues
Perspectives on computational thinking.
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Supervising a Doctoral Thesis: Lessons and Guidelines
Presenting 10 guidelines for supervising graduate students, focusing on the supervision process of doctoral students.
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The Solar System from the Computational Thinking Perspective
We describe our choice of the solar system as one of the main illustrative examples used in our MOOC on computational thinking.
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The Triad of Graduate Studies
The Research Community, Research Subject, and Research Process.
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10 Tips for Implementing Executable Exams
The focus is on executable exams for an Introduction to Computer Science course.
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A MERge Analysis of an Organizational Change: The Case of Internalization at Home
How the Technion assimilated its international activities into its other units’ activities and, at the same time, reduced operational costs related to its international...
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New Social-Economic Trends in Computer Science Education
Considering new social-economic trends in Computer Science, Software Engineering, and Data Science education.
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An Open Call to Establish an Interdisciplinary Data Science Education Journal
In this blog, we describe our vision for a journal that would focus on data science education from the interdisciplinarity perceptive.
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Is the Pandemic Affecting Science and Engineering Undergraduate Students?
The importance of the students’ voice.
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The Skills Students Gain in Online Learning
The Corona Year as an opportunity for science and engineering students to practice 21st century skills.
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Is Computer Science More or Less Suitable for Distance Learning?
How undergraduate computer science students perceive the discipline based on their distance learning experience during the 2020 Spring semester – the Corona Semester...
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Determining CS Student Preferences During the Corona Semester
What does the Corona Semester reveal about computer science students’ preferences when learning computer science?
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Agile Management of the Corona Crisis in the Start-Up Nation
Is there an efficient management solution for this crisis?
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Implications of Online Learning for Novice Students
The case of the Introduction to Computer Science course.
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Can Machine Learning Algorithms Replace Exams?
Radical thoughts on exams in times of COVID-19.12