Title :
Work in progress — Vertically integrated teams to inspire student interest in computing
Author :
Hislop, Gregory W. ; Towhidnejad, Massood ; Marcy, William M.
Abstract :
This WIP discusses Inspire-CT, an NSF-funded, multi-institutional project that is exploring ways to share the excitement and engagement of advanced computing courses with pre-college and introductory undergraduate students. The discussion includes examples of initial educational activities and a summary of results, issues, and future plans.
Keywords :
computer science education; educational courses; Inspire-CT; NSF-funded multiinstitutional project; advanced computing courses; educational activities; introductory undergraduate students; precollege students; student interest; vertically integrated teams; Cities and towns; Conferences; Data models; Educational activities; Educational institutions; Materials; Programming; Computing education; capstone design; computational thinking; team projects;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2011
Conference_Location :
Rapid City, SD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-468-8
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2011.6143107
