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Hitting a Block and Feeling Stuck
I recently received an email asking whether I've ever faced programmer's block.  The emailer was referring to those times you sit and stare at a problem but never make any progress.  You feel stuck and, in some cases, just give up.  How does one get past th...
The Female Perspective of Computer Science: Hitting a Block and Feeling Stuck
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For me, there was never a programmer's block as such. But there were instances when I was stuck debugging for hours where taking a break would have been more productive.
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Sir John Daniel on Open and Distance Education
Sir John Daniel , world authority on open, distance and online
learning, came to Carleton for a special briefing on the
future of online learning, covering topics such as the changing nature of the
student body and its use of technology, myths and distra...
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Teaching Functional Programming With A Chicken That Crosses the Road
I'm currently teaching a third year course on programming paradigms.  For functional programming we look at Scheme, and for logic programming, Prolog.  I took this course when I was an undergrad, and it looks like not much has changed since then.  I decided...
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Final Topics for My Intro to CS Course
With the final exam over with, it's finally time to reflect on this semester's offering of my version of our 'Introduction to Computer Science I' course for non-majors, taught in Processing.  I wrote before about designing the course by starting with learni...
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Are Stereotypes Keeping Women Away From Science?
I received a link to the following infographic in honour of this week's Computer Science Education Week .  It's about women in STEM in general, but has some interesting stats, so I figured I'd share it here.  Enjoy! NJIT Online Master of Science in Computer...
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Interactive Storytelling in Games: Next Steps
Last night I gave a lecture for our undergrad society on some of the more interesting recent developments in interactive storytelling, along with a preview of my own thesis work.  Below are my slides. Interactive Storytelling in Games: Next Steps from Gail ...
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+Gail Carmichael Thanks for the pointer! And I am so glad that you are finding the tales useful!
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Cruise Ship Conference
I've never been on a cruise before. Who would have thought that my first opportunity to sail would be for an academic conference on videogames? Come on, admit it. You're jealous. via Wikimedia The conference is Foundations of Digital Games , and the photo a...
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I hereby admit that I am jealous. Mostly because I won't get to see scientific presentations during heavy sea :)
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What cross-platform code editor that's not Eclipse would you use for live coding Java demos in a second programming class for non-majors?
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jEdit. Started using that in COMP 1005 in 2002 (thanks Jason), still use that today for everything.
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Faculty of Science Excellence in Teaching Award
I'm really proud and honoured to have recently received one of our Faculty of Science Excellence in Teaching Awards! I got it last week at the faculty Christmas lunch.  Here's a photo from the event and the info posted to the School of Computer Science webs...
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Thanks guys. :)
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Why One PhD Student in Psychology Learned Python
I posted a few testimonials about why arts and social science needs code last week.  I have a new one from a PhD student in psychology here at Carleton, and since it's such a good one I made a new post for it. Chunyun Ma, PhD Candidate in Psychology, Carlet...
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    PhD Student, 2009 - present
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I'm an instructor and PhD-student-on-leave at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. My main research interests include story in games, educational games, and computer science education. I am passionate about improving CS education for everyone and encouraging girls in particular to give CS a try.
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  • Carleton University
    Computer Science, present
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Gail Banaszkiewicz