Author Archives: starrc@cs.cofc.edu

Dear professor: I have a great idea for a book. It will be a best seller and I cannot stop thinking about it! I’m writing to you because I think it would be a great project for one of your … Continue reading →

Why the College of Charleston will prosper and large universities are on a different path… The core values of Computer Science at the College of Charleston have always been about engagement, coaching and personalization of student learning. We value: Undergraduate … Continue reading →

While the University of Florida decides to move away from computer science, South Carolina welcomes talented computer science students, alumni and faculty. The College of Charleston’s Computer Science Department is alive and thriving thanks to new investments in computer science … Continue reading →

Computer science has been informed by the liberal arts. Now it is time for the liberal arts to include computer science for all who seek a liberal education. Like language, science, history, philosophy, and math, computer science embodies a set … Continue reading →

When is it right to include computational thinking into a general education program in higher education? When we all fully understand it? No. When we can most afford it? No. When it does not cause academic turf warfare? Not really. … Continue reading →

What happens when students graduate from the College of Charleston (and many other universities in the US) unprepared to engage in a world that is changing faster than they have learned to adapt? They remain blissfully unaware. Fully incognizant of … Continue reading →

CSTA published an article by David Whitus in Voice 6:2 about programming in middle school. Scratch is too elementary for middle school… Essentially, long live Phrogram, but its $45/per and only on Windows under .NET. Any experience? I think I’ll … Continue reading →

Majoring in computer science is associated with a high-paying and rewarding career paths after college, and also with the left (analytical) brain. But to land the most competitive positions, you need to have the right-brain skills too, including creativity, innovation … Continue reading →