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Evaluating the Impact of Combination of Engagement Strategies in SEP - CyLE on Improve Student Learning of Programming Concepts

Students’Perceptions of the Implementation  of a Cyberlearning Tool

Lessons Learned using a Cyber Learning Environment in CS1 Classrooms

CMSC 256: Data Structures & Object Oriented Programming

CMSC 355. Software Engineering: Specification and Design

CMSC 508. Database Theory.

Debra Duke is a principal investigator on a multi-university study to improve student learning in introductory programming and software development courses through the use of learning engagement strategies, such as problem-based learning, gamification, and social interaction. The team’s long-term goal is to provide an adaptive cyberlearning environment that enriches students’ conceptual understanding and practical skills. 

Debra is an avid POGIL practitioner and is a trained POGIL workshop facilitator. POGIL is an acronym for Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning. It is a student-centered approach to learning in which small teams of students work together on carefully designed and focused learning activities that enable them to construct important course concepts and cultivate lifelong learning skills.

Computer Science Education

STEM-CyLE: The domain configurable learning management system

Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning in Computer Science

Amazon Deal Puts Pressure On State To Boost Tech Faculty, Student Investments

Guiding Students to Discover CS Concepts and Develop Process Skills Using POGIL (Workshop Presenter)

POGIL in Computer Science for Beginners and Experts (Birds of a Feather Speaker)

Collaborative Research: Engaged Student Learning - Design and Development Level II: Using a Cyberlearning Environment to Improve Student Learning and Engagement in Software Courses

Professor of the Practice, Department of Computer Science

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