Paper Info
Title
Supporting New Adopters to Peer Instruction in Computing (Abstract Only)
Abstract
Recent work in computing has converged on a collection of complementary findings suggesting the value of the Peer Instruction (PI) pedagogy. Compared to lecture, PI has been shown to decrease fail rates, increase final exam grades, and increase engagement and enjoyment. In PI, students work together to exchange perspectives and use clickers to answer challenging conceptual questions in the presence of a knowledgeable instructor. In our efforts to mentor potential PI adopters, we note difficulties bootstrapping PI uptake at new institutions and new departments. In this workshop, our main goal is to support potential adopters in the process of shifting from lectures to PI. In recent months, we have contributed materials for many freely-available PI courses, and led a successful 3-day NSF-funded PI workshop. We will work with participants and their existing lecture-based resources to begin considering the ways that PI might be effective in new contexts. Instructors interested in increasing engagement in any CS course may attend. Participants are encouraged to bring current lecture materials. Laptop optional.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1145/2676723.2678287
SIGCSE
Keywords
Field
DocType
adoption,clickers,computer science education,peer instruction
Peer instruction,Laptop,Computer science,Bootstrapping,Multimedia
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Daniel Zingaro139042.59
Leo Porter236737.94
Quintin Cutts345886.61
John Glick4142.37
Joe Hummel501.01
Cynthia Bailey Lee639431.22
Jaime Spacco746437.47