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Algorithms lecture notes and assignments

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Brent

I just finished teaching our algorithms course for the second time. The first time around, last spring, I was always scrambling at the last minute to prepare for class, make new assignments, and so on (although I did have some … Continue reading →

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My new programming languages course

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Brent

tl;dr: my new PL course is now finished, and all the course materials are freely available. Working through all the exercises should be a great option for anyone wishing to learn some basics of programming language design and implementation. Last … Continue reading →

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Academic integrity: context and concrete steps

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Brent

Continuing from my previous post, I wanted to write a bit about why I have been thinking about academic integrity, and what, concretely, I plan to do about it. So, why have I been thinking about this? For one thing, … Continue reading →

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Academic integrity and other virtues

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Brent

I have been thinking a lot recently about academic integrity. What does it mean? Why do we care—what is it we fundamentally want students to do and to be? And whatever it is, how do we go about helping them … Continue reading →

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POGIL workshop

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Brent

A few weeks ago I attended a 3-day training workshop in St. Louis, put on by the POGIL project. I attended a short POGIL session at the SIGCSE CS education conference in March and was sufficiently impressed to sign up for … Continue reading →

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Towards a new programming languages course: ideas welcome!

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Brent

tl;dr: This fall, I will be teaching an undergraduate PL course, with a focus on practical language design principles and tools. Feedback, questions, assignments you can share with me, etc. are all most welcome! This fall, I will be teaching … Continue reading →

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CIS 194 materials now on github

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Brent

I’ve been meaning for a while to put the source files for my CIS 194 materials in a publically accessible place, and I’ve finally gotten around to it: you can now find everything in byorgey/haskell-course on github. I make no … Continue reading →

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At SIGCSE 2016 in Memphis

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Brent

This weekend I’m in Memphis for SIGCSE 2016. This is my first time at SIGCSE, so I’m looking forward to picking up some new ideas in CS education, and more importantly to meeting lots of new people. If you’re here … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on grade inflation, part I: is grade inflation bad?

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Brent

Grade inflation.  It’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad, and ruining everything.  …right? Well… I’m not so sure.  What I do know is that the typical conversation around grade inflation frustrates me. At best, it often leaves many important assumptions unstated and unquestioned.  Is … Continue reading →

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