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Changes for Purdue Computer Science Program

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Changes for Purdue Computer Science

“When people think of computer science the image that immediately pops into many of their minds is of the computer geek surrounded by such things as computer games, science fiction memorabilia and junk food,” said Sapna Cheryan, …

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The Nerdy, Gendered Situation of Computer Science « The Situationist

When I was teaching high school, I was the stereotypical teacher who liked to decorate my classroom and have ‘inspirational’ posters and pretty decorations around to motivate my students. And if I’m being real, I think I chose some to motivate me more than my students. When I transitioned to my job at the university, only two of those items made the cut and became office worthy

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Do You Have What it Takes?

The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

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Computer Science 61A – Lecture 5

In the fall of 2009 Georgia Tech started a high school weekend computing program. We asked for teacher recommendations for students with at least a B average that have had some computing experience. We weren’t looking for the students who already love computers and programming and intend to major in computer science at Georgia Tech.

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Attracting a More Diverse Group of Students

February 10-11 in Austin, Texas Register Now: Part 1 Registration Wednesday, February 10 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Part 2 Registration Thursday, February 11 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Are you an educator responsible for providing technology training to colleagues?

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Microsoft Institute Series for Teacher Leaders

NPR did a story recently on the computer screens that we see in the movies. You know the ones with big read “Access Denied” messages that look nothing like anything you have ever seen in real life. The story was called Hollywood’s Computers: Telling A Story In A Flash and it got me thinking.

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Can Movie Computer Screens Help Us Design Better

The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

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Computer Science 61A – Lecture 2

The other day in my interesting links post I included links to several articles/blog posts. One article was titled – IT hiring increases last month despite broader jobs decline and the other was DARPA feels that the geek shortage is a national security risk . It seems like I see those sorts of articles regularly

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So are there or are their not jobs in CS and IT

This is an interesting article about use of the Semantic Web for Government data – “Web founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee has unveiled his latest venture for the UK government, which offers the public better access to official data. A new website, data.gov.uk, will offer reams of public sector data, ranging from traffic statistics to crime figures, for private or commercial use. The target is to kickstart a new wave of services that find novel ways to make use of the information.

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BBC article – Tim Berners-Lee unveils government data project

The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

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Computer Science 61A – Lecture 1

In a couple of weeks I’ll be heading down to Austin Texas for the annual TCEA conference. This is one of the biggest and best (we are talking Texas after all) educational technology conferences going. I hope to attend the TA/CT SIG meeting where I always run into some wonderful high school computer science teachers

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Microsoft at TCEA

Lec 1 | MIT 6.00 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming, Fall 2008 Lecture 1: Goals of the course; what is computation;… Lec 2 | MIT 6.189 Multicore Programming Primer, IAP 2007 Lecture 2: Introduction to Cell processor …

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Lec 11 | MIT 6.00 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming …

Chris Hlady posted a photo: I have wondered more than once if the University of Iowa pentacrest used to be laid out differently, or if the basement used to get much more use. These stairs link a relatively unused back door to a ground level and basement that also don’t seem to warrant semi-fancy stonework. They don’t have really deep grooves in them, but it does seem they’ve gotten significant use since the building went up.

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75 / 365:: The Back Way

Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab/MIT/Cambridge, MA We seek a talented, energetic, client service oriented individual to join The Infrastructure Group (TIG). Will be responsible for all aspects of security monitoring; …

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21 New Books of Interest to Engineering @ NCSU Libraries · New Books In Astronomy/Astrophysics · 22 New EBooks of Interest to Engineering @ NCSU Libraries · 14 New Computer Science EBooks @ NCSU Libraries · New Books in Mathematics …

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Physical and Engineering Sciences News » 14 New Computer Science …

I love Kodu and I’ve written about it before ( my Kodu blog posts ) and I am regularly asked “when can I get Kodu for the PCs in my classroom?” Well now there is a public beta of the PC version out ( Kodu announcement ) and it doesn’t require Xbox controllers even! Microsoft is pushing to bring computer programming back into the classroom – and back into the realm of the imagination. That push comes through Kodu , a game developed by Microsoft Research that invites users to create their own worlds while teaching them the basics of game development. Originally designed as a learning tool for youngsters using Xbox 360, Kodu is now available in a public beta for the PC.

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Kodu Game-Creation Tool for Kids Adapted for the PC

SiftMedia have published online this article of mine. Article for Knowledge Board – SiftMedia – User driven modelling: Visualisation and systematic interaction for end user programming – http://www.knowledgeboard.com/item/3053/23/5/3

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Cultural Collections, University of Newcastle posted a photo: This image was scanned from a photograph in the University’s historical photographic collection held by Cultural Collections at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia. If you have any information about this photograph, or would like a higher resolution copy, please contact us or leave a comment.

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Amanda Cady – Computer Science Honours Candidate, the University of Newcastle, Australia – 1987

Happy New Year! I hope 2010 finds you doing well and you had a lovely winter break! But now that you are most likely back to the grind, have you thought about your New Year Resolutions as they relate to the state of computer science education? Here’s my list of What if’s . Perhaps, if we each just choose to do one, we might create a snowball effect in advocating and expanding computer science education.

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New Years Resolutions