computer science Archives

Computer Science Education Week: How will you participate?

May 6, 2019December 9, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a>@eSN_Laura</a>

Computer Science Education Week begins today, and the week is full of resources and events to help curriculum directors and educators integrate and implement computer science lessons. As…

STEM & STEAM

Women gain in some STEM fields, but not computer science

November 18, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

A few weeks ago, I wrote about ways to get more women interested in computer science, The New York Times reports.

Curriculum

Schools signing up for the Hour of Code

December 10, 2013November 12, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Have you signed up for the Hour of Code? If you haven't, chances are you know someone who has--more than 11,000 coding and computer science events are planned,…

STEM & STEAM

Computer science education: The ‘why’ and ‘how’

October 30, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Calls for more integrated computer science education have increased in recent years as studies show that computer science degrees lead to high-paying jobs that help boost the economy.…

Curriculum

How computer science education can open doors for youth

September 23, 2013 by Smurik

The economic recovery is underway, but an important group is being left behind, the Huffington Post reports.

IT Management

UCSD computer scientists create educational Java game

November 5, 2013April 12, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

UCSD computer scientists have created an educational game geared to teach students from elementary to high school how to use the programming language Java, The Guardian reports.

District Management

‘Brogrammers,’ ‘hogrammers,’ and the gender gap in college computer courses

May 2, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

The rise of the brash, stylish, computer-geek-turned-cool-guy known simply as a “brogrammer” among popular technology startups threatens to further alienate women from enrolling in computer science courses, where…

District Management

Is computer science a dead end in the workforce?

July 16, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

As software development tools grow more advanced and more coding moves offshore, the need for advanced development expertise is on the decline, InfoWorld reports.

District Management

Computers make strides in recognizing speech

November 5, 2013June 25, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

For decades, computer scientists have been pursuing artificial intelligence (AI)—but in recent years, rapid progress has been made in machines that can listen, speak, see, reason, and learn,…

Curriculum

Columbia to combine journalism, computer science in new digital media focus

April 9, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

Columbia University’s Journalism School and School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) are planning a new dual degree program in what they describe as a first-of-its-kind effort to…

District Management

Nova Southeastern dean making IT grads more marketable

January 29, 2010January 28, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Leo Irakliotis doesn’t just want to develop academics and researchers. The newly appointed dean of Nova Southeastern University’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences wants tech-savvy business…