1. Presentation Two
Using UCROO to build community among first year programming students Rebecca England, School of Engineering and Information Technology

2. Keeping students in a first year programming unit
Class Landscape:
Domestic : International 60% : 40%
Internal : External 65% : 35%
Challenges:
Many students find programming hard to learn
IT students are generally more socially introverted
International students have a double hurdle (programming requires learning another language)
60% internals are international

3. Keeping students in a first year programming unit
Strategy:
Build community among students
Using UCROO (
Australian educational & social networking site
Interface similar to Facebook
IT cohort -> my participation is crucial
Can give isolated students a sense of belonging
Public class wall and private messaging
Analytics on student use available