Teaching Computing - A Practitioner's Perspective (Paperback)

Teaching can be intimidating for beginning faculty. Some graduate schools and some computing faculty provide guidance and mentoring, but many do not. Often, a new faculty member is assigned to teach a course, with little guidance, input, or feedback. Teaching Computing: A Practitioner's Perspective addresses such challenges by providing a solid resource for both new and experienced computing faculty. The book serves as a practical, easy-to-use resource, covering a wide range of topics in a collection of focused down-to-earth chapters. Based on the authors' extensive teaching experience and his teaching-oriented columns that span 20 years, and informed by computing-education research, the book provides numerous elements that are designed to connect with teaching practitioners, including: A wide range of teaching topics and basic elements of teaching, including tips and techniques Practical tone; the book serves as a down-to-earth practitioners' guide Short, focused chapters Coherent and convenient organization Mix of general educational perspectives and computing-specific elements Connections between teaching in general and teaching computing Both historical and contemporary perspectives This book presents practical approaches, tips, and techniques that provide a strong starting place for new computing faculty and perspectives for reflection by seasoned faculty wishing to freshen their own teaching.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Henry M. Walker
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	496
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-03443-3
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > General Promotions
LSN:	1-138-03443-6
Barcode:	9781138034433

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