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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Digital Thinkers?
This message from Brian Aspinall was floating around in my social media the other day and it really resonates with me.I’ve long said that we don’t need to teach...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Is Computer Science Hard to Learn?
It’s been close to 45 years since I took my first computer science course. I really struggled with the first program. OK someone mostly wrote it for me. The third...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
But I Digress
Students sure are good at distracting teachers from the main topic. Especially if they have a teacher who likes to talk. I confess that I am someone who likes to...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
The Problems With Small Programming Projects
Most programming projects for beginners are small ones. They are focused on a specific concept that is under discussion. They are often forced in the sense that...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Should We Do More With Spreadsheets in CS Education?
The Microsoft Research podcast has some very interesting interviews. One of them is How Programming Languages Quietly Run the World with Dr. Ben Zorn There are...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Advanced Placement Computer Science is a necessary evil for #CSforAll
Two controversial assertions in that title. That APCS is necessary and that it is evil. I thought about leaving this post at that and seeing what sort of conversation...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Impressive High School Computer Science Students–Made or Born?
ACM and the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) announced the winners of the 2017-2018 Cutler-Bell Prize in High School Computing recently. Five students...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
ACM and CSTA Announce 2017-2018 Cutler-Bell Prize Student Winners
Some cool projects which you can read about here.For more information about ACM/CSTA Cutler-Bell Prize in High School Computing, visit http://www.csteachers.org...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Learning By Coding
Throughout my career I have increased my knowledge by working on projects. As a teacher who teaches mostly beginners I don’t see a lot of complicated code. No I...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Let The Computer Grade the Projects
It seems like a great idea – have the computer automatically grade student projects. Save all that boring work. Looking at all those projects is a pain. Why not...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Registration Now Open for Computer Science Teachers Association’s 2018 Annual Conference
The Computer Science Teachers Association’s 2018 Annual Conference will take place July 7-10, 2018 in Omaha, NE. Don’t miss out on this world-class professional...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Cyber Security or Just Good Program Design?
People continue to share things that they learned at SIGCSE online. Recently Ria Galanos, from Thomas Jefferson HS, shared Cybersecurity Modules: Security Injections...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Accessibility and Computer Science
I’ve been following, as much as one can, the SIGCSE conference via Twitter this week. One of the comments I read talked about how many places don’t teach accessibility...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Modeling Good Coding Practice
Facebook showed me this cartoon this morning.Teaching computer science means you are often programming while someone watches. I confess that I have been known to...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Open Letter to People at #SIGCSE2018
The Annual SIGCSE Technical Symposium is taking place in Baltimore this week. Some of the best minds in computer science education are sharing ideas in sessions...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Programming Patterns For Beginners
Ever since I read those papers on the Rainfall program (How Hard Is That Programming Problem?) I’ve been thinking about patterns in problem solving and programming...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Self Driving Everything
Nissan put together this cute little video that starts with self driving slippers and moves on to self driving pillows and chairs and, well, watch it.What's next...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Jumanji and the While Loop
Cultural references (term used loosely) can make projects and exercises more interesting for students. Now that there is an updated version of the movie Jumanji...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Quotes About Programming and Computer Science
While looking for a quote that was mostly remembered except for who to credit with it I found a couple of fun sites with quote collections in them. Some of these...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson