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Mark Guzdial
Mark Guzdial receives Monroe-Brown Foundation Education Excellence Award
The award recognizes Guzdial’s transformational impact on computer science education at U-M and beyond.Mark Guzdial wins Best Discussion Paper Award at Koli Calling conference
He and his coauthor earned the award for their work on computing education among liberal arts students.Mark Guzdial receives ICER Lasting Impact Award
Prof. Guzdial’s 2012 paper on subgoal-labeled instruction was recognized for its sustained influence on computing educationCommunications of the ACM: May 25, 2023
Putting a Teaspoon of Programming into Other Subjects
Historians, scientists, humanities scholars, mathematicians, and artists today use programming to advance the goals of their own disciplines, for problems other than professional software development.NSF Grant to add “a teaspoon of computing” to non-CS classes
Teaspoon programming languages can broaden access to computing skills through incorporation in a variety of coursework.December 2, 2021
Computer Science was always supposed to be taught to everyone, and it wasn’t about getting a job: A historical perspective
A popular blog post by Prof. Mark Guzdial explores the historical roots of computer science education.Communications of the ACM: September 1, 2021
The Role of Computer Science in Elite Higher Education: Seeing the Expert Blind Spot
A CACM blog by Prof. Mark Guzdial discussing the role of CS in preparing elite scientists, engineers, and mathematicians.How CS is changing education
Embedding coding into high school history class; building eBooks to broaden participation in computing; and rolling out digital tools for collaborative K-5 learning. Michigan researchers are taking on the big challenges to integrating computing into everyone’s education.
CSE researchers report over $11M in research grants last quarter
The awards were distributed to 18 different primary investigators.
Teaching CS in history class
Computing is a tool for getting things done. Let’s teach it that way.
Communications of the ACM: September 8, 2020
3 Proposals to Change How We Teach Computing In Order to Reduce Inequality
Online instruction is here, whether we’re ready or not. Prof. Mark Guzdial offers three proposals for reducing inequality in computing education amid these radical changes to teaching.Learning the computational mindset – education researchers give perspective
The authors argue that modern children already think with computation after being shaped by the prolific digital tools that fill their lives
Communications of the ACM: October 18, 2019
If We Want Women to Persist in Computing, Teach Them Programming – At Any Age
Prof. Mark Guzdial writes about the need for early education if retention of women in CS is a goal.Guzdial receives SIGCSE outstanding educator award
Guzdial is a leading expert in the field of computing education, and was one of its earliest researchers.
Transforming tools for some into a language for all
The efforts of computing education researcher Mark Guzdial span the challenges facing a young field