Kathryn "Katie" Cunningham
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Kathryn "Katie" Cunningham

Google Scholar ID: 0qZz9bYAAAAJ
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
programming educationHCIcognitive sciencebroadening participation in computing
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Background
  • Studies the way novices learn to program and invents new methods for teaching computing.
  • Uses human-centered computing methods in the context of computer science education.
  • Aims to improve learners’ motivation and cognition while learning programming.
  • Long-term goal is to broaden pathways to computing education.
  • Current focus: understanding and supporting novice learners with diverse goals, and developing software-supported scaffolding to help learners focus on code’s purpose.
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Barbara Ericson
Barbara Ericson
Associate Professor, School of Information, University of Michigan
Mark Guzdial
Mark Guzdial
Professor, Computer Science, Engineering Education Research, University of Michigan
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Max Fowler
Max Fowler
Assistant Teaching Professor, University of Illinois
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