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ACMSE
2006
ACM
16 years 6 days ago
Using an end-to-end demonstration in an undergraduate grid computing course
In this paper, we describe a demonstration called an “End-to-End” demonstration developed for the 2005 offering of our grid computing course that was taught across the State o...
Mark A. Holliday, Barry Wilkinson, James Ruff
SIGITE
2005
ACM
15 years 11 months ago
Hands-on approach to teaching computer networking using packet traces
This paper describes a novel approach to teaching computer networking through packet traces of actual network traffic. The paper describes a set of exercises that use packet trace...
Jeanna Neefe Matthews
VL
2010
IEEE
209views Visual Languages» more  VL 2010»
15 years 4 months ago
Towards the Automatic Recognition of Computational Thinking for Adaptive Visual Language Learning
Visual programming languages can be used to make computer science more accessible to a broad range of students. The evaluative focus of current research in the area of visual lang...
Kyu Han Koh, Ashok R. Basawapatna, Vicki Bennett, ...
GRAPHICSINTERFACE
1996
15 years 7 months ago
Exploring Human Visualization of Computer Algorithms
Many educators have used Algorithm Visualization (AV) to teach students of computer science about how computer algorithms work. Our study sheds light on two important questions: (...
Sarah A. Douglas, Christopher D. Hundhausen, Donna...
SIGCSE
2006
ACM
146views Education» more  SIGCSE 2006»
16 years 5 days ago
Introductory game creation: no programming required
Many incoming college freshmen have accumulated a significant number of hours of experience playing computer games. Extending that experience to actual game creation activities ca...
A. T. Chamillard