If you are considering redesigning your course over the summer (or working on the design of a new course), the following are a few evidence based frameworks for course design. Note: Many of these frameworks work in tandem with each other. Backward Design / Understanding by Design Backward design outlines a course planning approach that starts… Read more »
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Coding Strip – Using Comics to Teach Core Computer Concepts
The article Coding Strip: A Pedagogical Tool for Teaching and Learning Programming Concepts through Comics https://sanghosuh.github.io/assets/pdf/codingstrip_vlhcc.pdf describes the design process researchers at the University of Waterloo used to teach many of the core concepts taught in introductory computer science courses. Building on the concept books like Lauren Ipsum https://iucat.iu.edu/catalog/15607718 and Secret Coders https://iucat.iu.edu/catalog/15934462 which use comics to teach the concepts of coding without any… Read more »