Preventing A Brainware Crisis (IEE IV)

Microsoft Academic Relations Team

Informatics Education Europe IV

Preventing the BrainwareCrisisDr. Ingo Dahm Head of Academic Relations Team, Microsoft Deutschland GmbH


What makes a „good“ CS education?

Ensure that 100% students are enabled to pass (hard!) exams


Agenda


I learn for my life, not for my course.I learn for my life, not for my course.

Just kidding. Just kidding.

Many universities seem to educate students to become great scientists, notindustry leaders. Money is invested in research not in knowledge transfer.

Many universities seem to educate students to become great scientists, notindustry leaders. Money is invested in research not in knowledge transfer.


Teaching the Net Generation

Olbinger & Olbinger, 2005Euler Seufert, 2007

Matures Baby Boomers

Generation X Net Generation

Birth Dates 1900-1945 1946-1964 1965-1982 1983-1991

Description GreatestGeneration

Me Generation LatchkeyGeneration

Millenials

Attributes Command and controlSelf-sacrific

OptimisticWorkaholic

IndependentSkeptical

HopefulDetermined

Likes Respect forauthorityFamilyCommunity involvement

ResponsibilityWork ethicCan-doattitude

FreedomMultitaskingWork-lifebalance

Public activismLatesttechnologyParents

Dislikes WasteTechnology

LazinessTurning 50

Red TapeHype

Anything SlowNegativity


Do their LaundryDo their Laundry

Duration of Software Development At Home per MonthDuration of Software Development At Home per Month

Sparetime & HobbiesSparetime & Hobbies

Student Expectations about ClassesStudent Expectations about Classes

Neuberger Research, 2007

-17,8h

Neuberger Research, 2009

Want to finish asap

Want to finish asap


The way how we teach developed much slower than content and media thatdeliver and transfer eductaion.

The way how we teach developed much slower than content and media thatdeliver and transfer eductaion.

I could teach IT, ifonly someone couldexplain me, how a computer works.

I could teach IT, ifonly someone couldexplain me, how a computer works.


IT Security CourseCycle 1 (conventional)

Cycle 2 (improved)

Concept improvement Correct Answers Correct Answers

Interaktive Teaching 75% 93%

Radio play 91% 97%

Self-Reflection 71% 93%

Image Analogies 82% 94%

Movies 96% 95%

Games 80% 94%

Competitions 94% 92%

Short Presentation 80% 97%

Creative Media 84% 87%

Educator teached IT security in two different styles

conventional lessonsimproved concept

Students evaluated theirmotivation on a 1-6 scale

1 is best, 6 is worstGreen = 1,3 or betterorange = 2,3 or worse

Teacher determined student‘sknowledge through a test

Outcome: Motivated studentslearn more effectively


This time-machinewill make us rich…This time-machinewill make us rich…

…and immortal whenwe teach our students

how it works.

…and immortal whenwe teach our students

how it works.

Strange. But education is often seen as a burden – not an enrichtment. Strange. But education is often seen as a burden – not an enrichtment.


Perception & Reality


How to influence students @ home?

Neuberger, Jan. 2007


Media Informatics CourseChange in Success rates in CS1 “Media Computation”from Spring 2003 to Fall 2005

Architecture 46.7% 85.7%

Biology 64.4% 90.4%

Economics 54.5% 92.0%

History 46.5% 67.6%

Management 48.5% 87.8%

Public Policy 47.9% 85.4%

Mark Gudial, GeorgiaTech (www.mediainformatics.org)

Context rocks!Context rocks!

Microsoft Academic Relations Team Dear Alexander,

eduction seems to be useless. It has no scientific outcomenor the potential to get 3rd party funds…

Dear Alexander,

eduction seems to be useless. It has no scientific outcomenor the potential to get 3rd party funds…

The „Humboldt Principle“ is not only freedom and independency to thegovernment, but also knowledge aquisition and transfer by teaching.

The „Humboldt Principle“ is not only freedom and independency to thegovernment, but also knowledge aquisition and transfer by teaching.


What to expect from industryImplement scenarios, where students can try out software, play with it and implement new stuff

Help educators with ideasto save time in order to improve educationconcepts

Broad communication thatthere is a huge demand forSTEM students


Correlation Analysis

+16pt

Knowledge of ITA and MSDNAA is correlated with2:35h longer SD per week.

Knowledge of ITA and MSDNAA is correlated with2:35h longer SD per week.


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