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Problem solving in community: a necessary shift in cs pedagogy

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Sarah Monisha Pulimood,

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 40, Issue 1

Pages 210 - 214

https://doi.org/10.1145/1352322.1352209

Published: 12 March 2008 Publication History

Abstract

Supporting a workforce that can create, not simply consume, computing technology requires a shift in pedagogy toward problem solving in a gender neutral, culturally and ethnically diverse community. It requires an authentic learning environment in which students solve real problems as a collaborative community with their peers from other disciplines. We report on three pedagogical approaches, namely student selected projects in a CS course, a multidisciplinary project-based course, and courses that partner across disciplines that provide on-demand content.

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Index Terms

Problem solving in community: a necessary shift in cs pedagogy
1. Applied computing
  1. Education
    1. Collaborative learning
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education
      2. Model curricula

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 40, Issue 1

SIGCSE 08

March 2008

549 pages

ISSN:0097-8418

DOI:10.1145/1352322

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SIGCSE '08: Proceedings of the 39th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
March 2008
606 pages
ISBN:9781595937995
DOI:10.1145/1352135
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J. D. Dougherty
Haverford College
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Susan Rodger
Duke University
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Metropolitan State University
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Mark Guzdial
Georgia Institute of Technology

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