Joe Bergin
Michael Goldweber
ABSTRACT
What should you do on the first day of your objects-first CS1 course? If you have been struggling with beginning an objects first course this special session will give you hints about how to avoid overload and make a smooth and effective start. The presenters are skilled at introducing objects to novices in interesting ways that captures the interest of the students and readies them for programming. These are gentle approaches that present deep ideas to the inexperienced. How can a course be built around objects without information overload? This session will address the opening gambit in this interesting game.
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- Day one of the objects-first first course: what to do
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