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Episode Synopsis
Mariya and Amanda chat with ✨ Sasha Vassar ✨, CSE lecturer and the new lecturer for COMP1511 Intro to Programming at UNSW! As well as being an experienced computer scientist, Sasha also holds a doctorate 🎓 in Education, so they pick her brain about teaching, learning and computer science.
They discuss:
* What it’s like teaching 👩🏫 Computer Science as a discipline,
* What’s missing 🧐 from the comp curriculum?
* Her new 🌟 approach to COMP1511, and
* Advice for how YOU can get the most out of your courses! 🤩
Timestamps
(0:46) Life before teaching
(4:05) Teaching computer science as a discipline
(11:17) Thoughts on teaching and educational philosophy
(16:32) COMP1511: goals, expectations and advice
(25:53) Lecturing higher-year courses, including Human Computer Interaction
(34:14) Advice and future plans
They discuss:
* What it’s like teaching 👩🏫 Computer Science as a discipline,
* What’s missing 🧐 from the comp curriculum?
* Her new 🌟 approach to COMP1511, and
* Advice for how YOU can get the most out of your courses! 🤩
Timestamps
(0:46) Life before teaching
(4:05) Teaching computer science as a discipline
(11:17) Thoughts on teaching and educational philosophy
(16:32) COMP1511: goals, expectations and advice
(25:53) Lecturing higher-year courses, including Human Computer Interaction
(34:14) Advice and future plans
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