Passionate Programming IT trends Dr Jeyakeavan Veerasamy The
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Passionate Programming & IT trends Dr. Jeyakeavan Veerasamy The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Email: jeyv@utdallas. edu Web: www. utdallas. edu/~jeyv
Problems with current CS education • Students come into CS field – parents’ desire, potential high-paying jobs • USA: Students want to be able to relate to the field, before entering! It is hard to relate to CS. • Programming is introduced in wrong ways every where – painful & boring experience! • Students resort to memorization (or) run away from programming as fast as possible!
Enjoyable introduction to programming? • Yes, it is possible! • Several FREE tools – developed by several universities and organizations • Alice, Scratch & Khan. Academy. CS are a few! • Adoption is increasing, lot more needs to happen. • I am working on web-based workshop materials for scalability.
Passionate about education? • Passion seems to be missing for students, faculty and even in industry • Passion enriches our lives – at every moment! • Every great college/university needs to instill/encourage passion for learning. • UT Dallas: Outreach programs are strongly encouraged. • ATCAS: Passionate management, faculty & students!
Thank you & Have a great time!
Latest IT trends • Possible to build complex software with a small team & libraries • High quality open source software • Cloud computing – thanks to internet! • Big data can be mind-numbing! What to do with the big data? How to manage it?
