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Computational Thinking (CT): On Weaving It In -- CT Across the Curriculum Amber Settle, DePaul University Co-PI: Ljubomir Perkovic 14 th Annual Conference.

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1 Computational Thinking (CT): On Weaving It In -- CT Across the Curriculum Amber Settle, DePaul University Co-PI: Ljubomir Perkovic 14 th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE 2009) July 7, 2009 Work supported by the National Science Foundation

2 Overview Two-year project (July 2008 – June 2010) funded through the NSF CPATH program Distinguishing characteristics – Integration of CT into existing, discipline-specific courses Categorization of CT instances across disciplines Inclusion of a wide range of disciplines – Traditional: Computer science, information technology – Allied: Animation, statistics, the sciences – Others: Anthropology, digital cinema, history – Broad and diverse faculty participation First year: College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) Second year: Other DePaul colleges and Chicago-area universities

3 Goals Long term goal – Incorporate CT into undergraduate courses across the liberal arts curriculum Project goals 1. Develop a framework that will be used by instructors outside of information technology to understand and integrate CT into their courses 2. Improve understanding of CT 3. Improve the likelihood of buy-in by non-IT faculty 4. Develop a community of educators across institutions familiar with and enthusiastic about CT, ready to implement fundamental changes to the curriculum

4 Work completed Initial framework – Analyzed select courses and categorized CT examples, starting with Denning’s Great Principles of Computing – Developed course-specific CT learning goals – Developed assessment tools for the CT learning goals – http://compthink.cs.depaul.edu/Framework.pdf http://compthink.cs.depaul.edu/Framework.pdf Enhancement of existing CDM courses – Five from SoC: CSC 233: Codes and Ciphers; CSC 235: Problem Solving; CSC 239: Personal Computing; ECT 250: Internet, Commerce, and Society; IT 130: The Internet and the Web – Four from CIM: ANI 201: Introduction to Visual Design; ANI 230: Modeling for Animation and Gaming; DC 201: Introduction to Screenwriting; HCI 201: Multimedia and the World Wide Web – One joint between CIM/SoC: GAM 224: Introduction to Game Design Formative evaluation of the framework by Klaus Sutner at Carnegie Mellon University

5 Classification of CT examples Type of CTCourse(s)Domain(s) AutomationANI 201; ECT 250Arts and Literature; Scientific Inquiry CommunicationIT 130Scientific Inquiry ComputationANI 230; CSC 233, CSC 235 Scientific Inquiry CoordinationGAM 224Arts and Literature DesignDC 201; GAM 224; HCI 201 Arts and Literature; Scientific Inquiry EvaluationCSC 233; CSC 239Scientific Inquiry RecollectionIT 130Scientific Inquiry

6 Work in progress Further course development beyond CDM – (Current) DePaul departments: Anthropology, Environmental Sciences, Geography, History of Art and Architecture, History, Physics Assessment of student performance in all modified courses and refinement of course materials and framework Evaluation of framework for other institutions – Loyola University (Ron Greenberg) – Illinois Institute of Technology (Matt Bauer) – University of Illinois Chicago (Bob Sloan) More information: http://compthink.cs.depaul.edu/http://compthink.cs.depaul.edu/

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