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ITICSE
2005
ACM
15 years 3 months ago
Teaching programming and language concepts using LEGOs
concepts more concrete. The method has two main learning outcomes: • Language Specification – The goal of the assignment is to be able to build LEGO® creations on a standard g...
Cynthia S. Hood, Dennis J. Hood
SIGCSE
2002
ACM
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14 years 9 months ago
Teaching introductory Java through LEGO MINDSTORMS models
Innovative teachers are continually looking for creative ideas, both to get their ideas across and to hold the interest of their students. One of the latest trends is the use of L...
David J. Barnes
ACMSE
2009
ACM
15 years 27 days ago
Using computer graphics to explore object oriented concepts using C
Most recent graphics courses are what we would call topdown courses. Courses that focus on using graphical packages to implement and teach graphics. The course discussed in this p...
William C. Kreahling
SIGPLAN
2008
14 years 9 months ago
An aspect-oriented approach to the undergraduate programming language curriculum
Three key forces are shaping the modern Computer Science (CS) curriculum: (1) new topics/courses are squeezing out existing ones; (2) a focus on "big picture" and interd...
Mark A. Sheldon, Franklyn A. Turbak
SIGPLAN
2008
14 years 9 months ago
Marketing the programming languages course
Programming languages as a required course is disappearing from undergraduate computer science programs. This is not surprising given that the course often proves to be challengin...
Stuart Reges