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Mitri, Michel – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2023
This article presents a multi-stage guided technical project coding Python scripts for utilizing Amazon Web Services (AWS) to work with a document-store database called DynamoDB. Students doing this project should have taken an introductory programming class (ideally in Python) and a database class to have experience with Python coding and…
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Computer Science Education, Student Projects, Databases
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Gupta, Yash Munnalal; Kirana, Satwika Nindya; Homchan, Somjit; Tanasarnpaiboon, Supatcharee – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the Bioinformatics course to switch from on-site teaching to remote learning. This shift has prompted a change in teaching methods and laboratory activities. Students need to have a basic understanding of DNA sequences and how to analyze them using custom scripts. To facilitate learning, we have modified the course…
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Teaching Methods, Computer Software, Genetics
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Pratidhina, Elisabeth; Rosana, Dadan; Kuswanto, Heru; Dwandaru, Wipsar Sunu Brams – Physics Education, 2021
Distance learning in physics is still facing challenges, mainly due to the difficult access to a laboratory for practical work. Practical work is an essential part of the physics classroom because it allows students to interact with authentic physics phenomena and develop their scientific abilities. In this paper, we propose alternative…
Descriptors: Physics, Distance Education, Science Experiments, Programming Languages
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Fuentes, Pablo; Camarero, Cristobal; Herreros, David; Mateev, Vladimir; Vallejo, Fernando; Martinez, Carmen – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2022
Understanding the architecture of a processor can be uninteresting and deterring for computer science students, since low-level details of computer architecture are often perceived to lack real-world impact. These courses typically have a strong practical component where students learn the fundamentals of the computer architecture and the handling…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computer System Design, Programming Languages, Fatigue (Biology)
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Cahill, Samuel T.; Bergstrom Mann, Patrick E.; Worrall, Andrew F.; Stewart, Malcolm I. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a need for social distancing measures in public spaces and will have an important impact on university level teaching going forward. Remote methods to complete laboratory related activities are a potential means of students achieving practical credit while still isolating or social distancing. We outline the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Distance Education
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Liu, Xiaoming; Schwieger, Dana – Information Systems Education Journal, 2023
Rapid advancements and emergent technologies add an additional layer of complexity to preparing computer science and information technology higher education students for entering the post pandemic job market. Knowing and predicting employers' technical skill needs is essential for shaping curriculum development to address the emergent skill gap.…
Descriptors: Network Analysis, Employment Opportunities, Information Technology, Computer Science Education
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Abeywardena, Ishan Sudeera – Journal of Learning for Development, 2017
With the rise of OER and multimedia such as YouTube videos, many academic institutions are becoming mindful of the richness they bring into the teaching and learning process. Given that multimedia resources cannot be directly integrated into printed material, the only available alternative is to print hyperlinks, which teachers and learners can…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Social Media, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Erin C. Yang; Robby Divine; Christine S. Kang; Sidney Chan; Elijah Arenas; Zoe Subol; Peter Tinker; Hayden Manninen; Alicia Feichtenbiner; Talal Mustafa; Julia Hallowell; Isiac Orr; Hugh Haddox; Brian Koepnick; Jacob O'Connor; Ian C. Haydon; Karla-Luise Herpoldt; Kandise Van Wormer; Celine Abell; David Baker; Alena Khmelinskaia; Neil P. King – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Undergraduate research experiences can improve student success in graduate education and STEM careers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, undergraduate researchers at our institution and many others lost their work-study research positions due to interruption of in-person research activities. This imposed a financial burden on the students and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Djenic, Slobodanka; Mitic, Jelena – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2017
This paper presents teaching strategies and methods, applicable in modern blended environments for learning of programming. Given the fact that the manner of applying teaching strategies always depends on the specific requirements of a certain area of learning, the paper outlines the basic principles of teaching in programming courses, as well as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Computer Science Education, Blended Learning
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Lucas, Adam R. – PRIMUS, 2012
"WeBWorK," an online homework system, can be be used to deliver daily reading questions to students. The author studied its use for this purpose with a lower division Introduction to Programming course and an upper division Probability and Statistics course. In the lower division course, "WeBWorK" significantly improved peer…
Descriptors: Homework, Student Attitudes, Active Learning, Grading
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Kwon, Homin; Berisha, V.; Atti, V.; Spanias, A. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2009
Distributed wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are being proposed for various applications including defense, security, and smart stages. The introduction of hardware wireless sensors in a signal processing education setting can serve as a paradigm for data acquisition, collaborative signal processing, or simply as a platform for obtaining,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Programming Languages, Computer Software, Programming
Arnett, Autumn A. – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2012
From a proliferation of mobile applications to online distance learning, technology is rapidly changing the world, and higher education is no exception. In addition to making education more accessible to those who may not be able to attain it otherwise (through online courses and distance-learning curricula), technology contributes to a more…
Descriptors: Global Education, Distance Education, Internet, Online Courses
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McCracken, Holly – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2009
The importance of the interconnectedness of academic, student, and technical support processes intrinsic to the provision of on-line instruction has been frequently depicted as a "service Web," with students at the center of the infrastructure. However, as programming to support distance learning continues to develop, such service Webs have grown…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Academic Persistence, Programming, Internet
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Huan, Xiaoli; Shehane, Ronald; Ali, Adel – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2011
As the success of distance learning (DL) has driven universities to increase the courses offered online, certain challenges arise when teaching computer science (CS) courses to students who are not physically co-located and have individual learning schedules. Teaching CS courses involves high level demonstrations and interactivity between the…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Teaching Methods, Distance Education, Technology Uses in Education
Duggan, Louise – Online Submission, 2012
Online education has gained significant popularity in recent years, and this trend is set to continue. One of the reasons for the explosion of online education is the fact that Colleges and Universities need to seek out new delivery methods and to reach out to people who cannot attend College or University. Funding and diversity of courses is also…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Distance Education, Computer Software
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