Computing Education Things

Daniel Prol

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A podcast about the world of learning and teaching computer science by Daniel Prol

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E3: Evaluating Code Reading Skills in Intro CS with Ibrahim Albluwi

Ibrahim Albluwi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Princess Sumaya University for Technology in Jordan. In this episode, we talk about his new ACM TOCE paper, "Varying Program Input to Assess Code Reading Skills," and the question of how we can evaluate code readability and comprehension in intro CS. In this episode, you'll learn: The importance of code reading skills Understanding code: tracing vs. explanation Variable Input Tracing: a new approach Teaching code ...

Jun 21, 2025•33 min•Ep. 3

E2: Visualization Tools in Computing Education with Naaz Sibia

About this Episode In today’s episode, I sit down with Naaz Sibia, a CS PhD student from University of Toronto, to explore the role of visualization tools in computing education. Naaz helps us understand the concept of visualization for CS Education, shares how visualizations can be applied to learn different themes of computing concepts, and we explore how she has navigated the challenges that face CS educators and curriculum design. In this episode, you'll learn: The importance of visualizatio...

Jun 17, 2025•28 min•Ep. 2

E1: Teaching programming with graphics with Matthias Hauswirth

In today’s episode, I sit down with Matthias Hauswirth, Associate Professor at USI (Università della Svizzera italiana), where he leads LuCE, the Lugano Computing Education research lab. Matthias and his team built a great site to learn programming with graphics. It's called PyTamaro, and Matthias is here to tell us about it. In this episode, you'll learn: 00:00 Introduction to PyTamaro and Graphics in Programming 02:38 Engaging Students Through Graphics and Programming 06:00 The Importance of P...

Jun 11, 2025•35 min•Ep. 1

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