CS471: CS Pedagogy
Bill Mongan
Welcome to CS471!
About Me
- Born in Delaware County, PA
- Married in Carmel, CA in 2015
About Me
- Upper Darby High School Class of 2000
- Drexel University Class of 2005
- Completed my PhD at Drexel in 2018
About Me
- I am a private pilot who loves to travel
About Me
- We love animals and have two cats
- … plus some occasional visitors!
About Me
- I use computing (specifically Machine Learning and Signal Processing)…
- To improve public health
- To leverage technology to mitigate side-effects and to improve access to care
What this Course is About
- What are current practices in effective teaching and learning?
- How can we translate these practices to the CS discipline?
- What is unique about teaching CS?
- How can we structure our teaching and communication to reach all learners?
Our Goals
- To promote the effective teaching and learning of computing
- To communicate for understanding to a broad audience
- To make you more aware of your own learning
- To enhance your own learning of computing!
Class Logistics and Culture
- Class website and syllabus: http://www.billmongan.com/Ursinus-CSPedagogy
- Challenging but fun!
- Communicate with me and the TA’s often - we enjoy it.
- If you know stuff, use it for good to help others!