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The CS POGIL Activity Writing Program

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Baltimore , Maryland

Publication Date

June 25, 2023

Start Date

June 25, 2023

End Date

June 28, 2023

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 1

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Page Count

16

DOI

10.18260/1-2--44068

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https://peer.asee.org/44068

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200

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Helen Hu Westminster College of Salt Lake City

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Helen H. Hu received her Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Utah. She is a Professor of Computer Science at Westminster College and a member of the ACM. Her research interests include active learning pedagogies and broadening participation i

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Tricia D. Shepherd

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Clifton L. Kussmaul Green Mango Associates, LLC Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0003-1660-7117

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Clif Kussmaul is Principal Consultant at Green Mango Associates, LLC. Formerly he was Associate Professor of Computer Science at Muhlenberg College. Visiting Fulbright-Nehru Scholar at the University of Kerala, and Chief Technology Officer for Elegance Technologies, Inc.

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Patricia B. Campbell Campbell-Kibler Associates

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Patricia B. Campbell, PhD, President of Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc, has been involved in research and evaluation on science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and issues of race/ethnicity, gender and disability for over 30 years. He

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Abstract

This evidence-based practice paper describes the CS POGIL Activity Writing Program (AWP), a faculty development program to help computing faculty create classroom activities for Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL). In POGIL, student teams work during class time on activities that are specifically designed to develop concept understanding and skills such as critical thinking and problem solving. Research has documented POGIL’s benefits for student engagement and learning. However, faculty can find it difficult to adopt POGIL, particularly if classroom activities are not available for the content they are covering. This program sought to increase the number of available CS POGIL activities by increasing the number of active qualified authors. This paper summarizes relevant background, presents the program’s structure, and describes outcomes, evaluation, and directions for future work. During the program, 31 participants, experienced with POGIL, attended virtual meetings and workshops, including a virtual Kickoff Workshop, a hybrid Writers Retreat, and 1:1 coaching with the Project Coordinator and other writing mentors. By the end of the AWP, 27 authors had drafted 71 activities in 17 areas of CS. Fifty-eight activities were revised and approved by the program as ready for classroom testing. Almost all of the authors planned to use the developed activities in their classes (88%) and share them with others (78%), while 75% planned to develop more activities. Almost all (88%) felt that the writing process impacted how they teach with POGIL activities. Thus, the AWP is an effective model to support faculty and produce quality activities.

Hu, H., & Shepherd, T. D., & Kussmaul, C. L., & Campbell, P. B. (2023, June), The CS POGIL Activity Writing Program Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--44068

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