DocumentCode :
2499994
Title :
Programming for communication: overcoming motivational barriers to computation for all
Author :
Forte, Andrea
Author_Institution :
Graphics Visualization & Usability Center, Georgia Inst. of Technol., USA
fYear :
2003
fDate :
28-31 Oct. 2003
Firstpage :
285
Lastpage :
286
Abstract :
Computer science as a discipline is failing to reach a diverse audience. As a result, computational illiteracy threatens many groups of underserved students - women, minorities and possibly other, as yet undocumented groups, such as students of the humanities. If learning programming were contextualized in domains relevant to different audiences, more students would be motivated to learn to program. I contend that teaching computer science in the context of digital media manipulation will attract and engage many students who would otherwise not choose to learn programming.
Keywords :
computer literacy; multimedia computing; teaching; computational illiteracy; computer science; digital media manipulation; programming for communication; teaching; Application software; Art; Computer architecture; Computer graphics; Computer science; Education; Educational institutions; Paper technology; Usability; Visualization;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, 2003. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8225-0
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/HCC.2003.1260252
Filename :
1260252
Link To Document :
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