1. Intro Programming at UW Richard Anderson Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of Washington

2. Topics Language change in CSE 142/143 UW Course export –Tutored Video Instruction –Lecture export

3. CSE 142/143 Large courses –UW 142 - 1900 students per year –UW 143 - 850 students per year Fixed and stable course materials Currently taught using C/C++ Language change to Java, Summer 2001

4. Course Components Lectures 3 hrs per week, –PowerPoint transparencies Quiz section with TA –142: 1hr per week, –143: 2 hrs per week Programming Assignments –4-6 per quarter Exams –1 or 2 midterms –Final

5. Java Why change languages? –Java is a better language for teaching the concepts of programming –Instruction in Java is common 1, will become the language for AP computer science test –Knowledge of Java is important for students educated in Computer Science 1.According to one authority, Java 35 % and increasing, C/C++ 50% and decreasing, other 15% and steady.

6. Conversion process Offer CSE 142 in Java starting Summer 2001 CSE 143 in Java starting Fall 2001 Internal and external transition issues will require a lot of attention CC Language shift? When??????? Articulation issues

7. Statewide UW-CC meeting? Tentative – late fall, early winter? –Is there interest???? Day long meeting at UW. Topics –Language conversion –Articulation –Course export –Other ????

8. Statewide Intro Programming Issues Uniformity Difficulty of recruiting instructors/offering courses Transferability –Course credits –Preparation for follow on courses

9. Tutored Video Instruction Pioneered by Jack Gibbons (Stanford) in the 70s Group viewing of archived course materials with a tutor

12. UW TVI Autumn 1998 –CSE 143: NSCC Winter 1999 –CSE 142: Highline and NSCC Winter 2000 –CSE 142: Green River, Shoreline, Centralia Spring 2000 –CSE 142: Centralia, Green River, Highline and Central Washington –CSE 143: Shoreline, NSCC, Green River

13. Motives and Project Goals IT work force issues Understand use of Technology in Education Export of UW CSE Curriculum Leadership in Educational Technology Develop exportable class materials Evaluate Tutored Video as a means of instruction Develop scalable evaluation mechanisms

14. TVI Course Implementation Lecture material recorded Winter 2000 Download from http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/TVI/ http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/TVI/ UW Homework and exams used Grading done at UW Grades officially assigned by CC instructors, CC credit granted (transferable to UW).

15. Evaluation Surveys and class visits Direct email feedback from students (anonymous and named) Some sections successful, others not More information: anderson@cs.washington.edu anderson@cs.washington.edu

16. Lessons learned Course materials –Positive response to lecturers –Difficulty with material not captured in lectures Centralized administration did not work –Logistics –Student concerns –Separation of students from local instructor

17. Future of TVI at UW Studio produce “made for TVI” lectures –CSE 142 (Sept 2000) –CSE 143 (Fall 2000) –CSE 100 (2001) Change in administrative model –Course export Lectures, supporting materials, hw, exams –Evaluation done by local instructor

18. Studio Audience Wanted! C version of CSE 142 Studio lectures will need a small audience Lectures will be recorded in September –Tentatively, Sept 13-23 –Schedule TBD –Est. 20 hours of lecture Other courses will be filmed later in the year. Send mail to tvi-info@cs.washington.edutvi-info@cs.washington.edu