Higher Education Computer Science A Manual of Practical Approaches /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Carter, Jenny (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), O'Grady, Michael (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Rosen, Clive (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Education-Data processing.; Higher education.; Teaching.; Computers.; Computers and Education.; Higher Education.; Teaching and Teacher Education.; Computation by Abstract Devices.

There is currently a great emphasis on teaching quality in Higher Education. In the UK, the Teaching Excellence Framework and the National Student Survey have contributed significantly to this focus. Additional support for staff to develop teaching skills has also come from the Higher Education Acad...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Approaches to Learning
• Changing Minds: Multitasking During Lectures
• Active Learning in Large Lectures
• The Flipped Classroom
• Distance Learning: Lessons Learned from a UK Masters Programme
• Academic Integrity for Computer Science Instructors
• Part II: Teaching: Examples of Practice
• Why is Teaching Programming Difficult?
• Using Graphics to Inspire Failing Students
• Best Practices for Teaching Information Systems Modelling
• Promoting Design Thinking Through Knowledge Maps: A Case Study in Computer Games Design and Development Education
• Fostering Inclusivity Through Dynamic Teaching Practices
• Semi-Automating the Marking of a Java Programming Portfolio Assessment: A Case Study from a UK Undergraduate Programme
• Part III: Employability and Group Work
• The Enterprise Showcase Experience
• Task Versus Process : A Taxonomy for Group Projects
• Realising the Threshold of Employability in Higher Education
• Baseline Skills: Scaffolding Soft Skills Development Within the Curriculum.