SIGCSE 2009 : Chattanooga, TN2009-03-05 @ 10:45-noon

Rediscovering the Passion, Beauty, Joy,

and AweMaking Computing Fun Again,

continued ALISON

YOUNGUNITEC

DAN GARCIA

UC Berkeley ZACH

DODDSHarvey Mudd

ROBBCUTLER

K-12

ERICROBERTS

Stanford

(2/6)SIGCSE 2009

Rediscovering the Passion, Beauty, Joy, and Awe

Making Computing Fun Again, continued

Grady Booch @ SIGCSE 2007 Need to articulate,

emphasize the “wonder and awe” of computing

PBJA1 session @ SIGCSE 2008 Andrew McGettrick

innovation, elegance, mystery, reading programs, simple formalism

Chris Stephenson “wonder & awe” vs “shock &

awe”; motivating tips, new curriculum

Dan Garcia student ownership of projects,

sharing passion w/group mentoring

Eric Roberts crisis, CW, image, myths,

programming vilification, importance, steps to take

For those who just joined us…

Grady Booch @ SIGCSE 2007

(3/6)SIGCSE 2009

Rediscovering the Passion, Beauty, Joy, and Awe

Making Computing Fun Again, continued

CollegeBoard AP colloquium (2008-10) Perhaps a new CS0

Two SIGCSE 2009 sessions on Friday to discuss future

If so, sharing PBJA key Missing from AP A…

Rebooting Computing Summit (2009) “Magic & Beauty of

CS” Task forces

K-8 FUNdamentals

The ball kept on rolling…

(4/6)SIGCSE 2009

Rediscovering the Passion, Beauty, Joy, and Awe

Making Computing Fun Again, continued

Original need driven by computing crisis Numbers show

upswing We should ALWAYS

be looking to share

PBJA asking students

what they want to learn & what inspires them

Faces of Computing I asked my

undergrad stars why they chose computing. Example

The topic is timeless…Every SIGCSE!

Matt Jacobsen, UC Berkeley ‘07“In CS we can learn new things, achieve goals, and be creative.

Every day! It’s this last point that really drives me, personally. If you

ask any passionate person how they can ‘___ all day long,’ it’s because that’s their outlet for

being creative.”

(5/6)SIGCSE 2009

Rediscovering the Passion, Beauty, Joy, and Awe

Making Computing Fun Again, continued

No (more) syntax-driven CS0/1 curriculum Engage early w/sound,

images, animation, robots, interactivity

Three words: Relevance,

Relevance, Relevance To them & to society Share current computing

events Tap their right brain too

Show examples of beauty Programming for fun

Let them drive the learning Let them choose projects,

end-of-term topics, partners, courses

CHANGE has to come to computing!

(6/6)SIGCSE 2009

Rediscovering the Passion, Beauty, Joy, and Awe

Making Computing Fun Again, continued

We’ve come a fair way, but we’re not there yet…

Let’s all add PBJA to our course learning goals!

Let’s all carry the torch ofPassion + Beauty + Joy +

Awe      to our students!

“And in Conclusion…”