Academe Blog
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
It began with the heartbreaking story of Randy Pausch, who was a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. That became a book in 2008… BY MATTHEW BOEDY You may remember several years ago a phenomenon called “the last lecture.”
Faculty Focus
JULY 4, 2023
Chang and Smith (2008) studied student engagement in a computer science course, again through a student survey. Further, expectations for frequency of interaction as it relates to student perceptions is not explored. This article has been cited 664 times. References Chang, S. H., & Smith, R.
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Faculty Focus
APRIL 11, 2023
A person with a growth mindset views one’s position, intelligence, talents, and abilities as being controllable and learnable; a person with a fixed mindset views such traits as being unchangeable (Dweck 2008). Dweck (2008) notes that outcomes are all that matter to students with a fixed mindset. New York: Ballantine, 2008.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
“The state system of higher education’s budget request focuses on continued investment to meet growing workforce needs in several key fields, including health care, teacher education, engineering, and computer science,” State Regents chair Michael C. Turpen said in a press release last week.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
According to information from the college, computer science degrees conferred increased from 78 to 93 in the past two years, and degrees conferred in data science—established as a program in 2020—jumped from eight in 2021 to 35 in 2022. ” Beyond Data Science. Simply put, we cannot be complacent.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 1, 2023
Utilizing a holistic approach, its mission is to ensure that all students thrive in engineering and computer science, particularly Latino, Black and women students, who are underrepresented in these fields. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). We are an affordable institution.
Faculty Focus
APRIL 11, 2023
A person with a growth mindset views one’s position, intelligence, talents, and abilities as being controllable and learnable; a person with a fixed mindset views such traits as being unchangeable (Dweck 2008). Dweck (2008) notes that outcomes are all that matter to students with a fixed mindset. New York: Ballantine, 2008.
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