Enhancing learning management systems to better support computer science education Export

@article{citeulike:4197036, abstract = {Many individual instructors -- and, in some cases, entire universities -- are gravitating towards the use of comprehensive learning management systems (LMSs), such as Blackboard and Moodle, for managing courses and enhancing student learning. As useful as LMSs are, they are short on features that meet certain needs specific to computer science education. On the other hand, computer science educators have developed--and continue to develop-computer-based software tools that aid in management, teaching, and/or learning in computer science courses. In this report we provide an overview of current CS specific on-line learning resources and guidance on how one might best go about extending an LMS to include such tools and resources. We refer to an LMS that is extended specifically for computer science education as a Computing Augmented Learning Management System, or CALMS. We also discuss sound pedagogical practices and some practical and technical principles for building a CALMS. However, we do not go into details of creating a plug-in for some specific LMS. Further, the report does not favor one LMS over another as the foundation for a CALMS.}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, author = {R\"{o}ssling, Guido and Joy, Mike and Moreno, Andr\'{e}s and Radenski, Atanas and Malmi, Lauri and Kerren, Andreas and Naps, Thomas and Ross, Rockford J. and Clancy, Michael and Korhonen, Ari and Oechsle, Rainer and \'{A}ngel Vel\'{a}zquez Iturbide}, citeulike-article-id = {4197036}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1473195.1473239}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1473195.1473239}, doi = {10.1145/1473195.1473239}, issn = {0097-8418}, journal = {SIGCSE Bull.}, keywords = {component-architecture, computer-science-education, lms}, number = {4}, pages = {142--166}, posted-at = {2009-08-06 15:18:46}, priority = {4}, publisher = {ACM}, title = {Enhancing learning management systems to better support computer science education}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1473195.1473239}, volume = {40}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4197036 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4197036 N2 - Many individual instructors -- and, in some cases, entire universities -- are gravitating towards the use of comprehensive learning management systems (LMSs), such as Blackboard and Moodle, for managing courses and enhancing student learning. As useful as LMSs are, they are short on features that meet certain needs specific to computer science education. On the other hand, computer science educators have developed--and continue to develop-computer-based software tools that aid in management, teaching, and/or learning in computer science courses. In this report we provide an overview of current CS specific on-line learning resources and guidance on how one might best go about extending an LMS to include such tools and resources. We refer to an LMS that is extended specifically for computer science education as a Computing Augmented Learning Management System, or CALMS. We also discuss sound pedagogical practices and some practical and technical principles for building a CALMS. However, we do not go into details of creating a plug-in for some specific LMS. Further, the report does not favor one LMS over another as the foundation for a CALMS. IS - 4 JF - SIGCSE Bull. SN - 0097-8418 AD - New York, NY, USA EP - 166 TI - Enhancing learning management systems to better support computer science education PB - ACM VL - 40 SP - 142 KW - component-architecture KW - computer-science-education KW - lms AU - Rössling, Guido AU - Joy, Mike AU - Moreno, Andrés AU - Radenski, Atanas AU - Malmi, Lauri AU - Kerren, Andreas AU - Naps, Thomas AU - Ross, Rockford AU - Clancy, Michael AU - Korhonen, Ari AU - Oechsle, Rainer AU - Ángel Velázquez Iturbide PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1473195.1473239 ER -