It Seemed Like a Good Ideaat the Time

It Seemed Like a Good Ideaat the Time

Organizing Committee:

Jonas Boustedt University of Gävle

Robert McCartney Univ. of Connecticut /

Uppsala University

It Seemed Like a Good Ideaat the Time

Organizing Committee:

Jonas Boustedt University of Gävle

Robert McCartney Univ. of Connecticut

Josh Tenenberg Univ. of Washington, Tacoma

Titus Winters Univ. of CA, Riverside

SIGCSE Success

I had this idea I applied it It worked great I wrote a paper, it was accepted at SIGCSE, and I

presented it

Result: Glory to author, improved education

SIGCSE Non-success

I had this idea I applied it It did not work as well as I thought it would

Result: No glory to author, no improved education

Good Idea at the Time

I had this idea I applied it Fiasco! (What was I thinking?) I applied to be on GIATT, and was chosen

Result: Greatest glory to author, cautionary tale for all, further educational disasters avoided

Good Idea? What we expect: Reasonable expectation of success Evidence of failure

Plus, optimally: Reasons for failure Generalizations of failure Implications for practice Grounding in CS Ed and Learning Science

theory and practice

Plus…presenters who are

Interesting

Entertaining

Charming

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

Kate Deibel   Univ of Washington

Jim Huggins  Kettering University

Beth Simon Univ of California, San Diego

Suzanne (nln given) Univ of Somewhere in SW

The Mystery Presenter ???

Schedule

Introduction Kate Deibel   Jim Huggins  Beth Simon Suzanne (no last name given) The Mystery Presenter Questions and Discussion

Discussion

Questions to panelists

General comments

Discussion – general questions

How do we apply negative results?

Are they amenable to generalization in the same way as positive results?

Discussion

What is the appropriate forum for negative results?

Thank you!