Let's get ready for a unit in Alice 2.2: pre-conference workshop
Eileen M. Peluso · Journal of computing sciences in colleges · 2011
Carnegie Mellon's Alice is a teaching tool that uses 3D graphics to create a fun and engaging first programming experience. Incorporating a unit using Alice in an applications, graphical art, or web design course will introduce students to fundamental programming concepts and hopefully interest a diverse group of students in taking additional coursework in computing. Participants in this hands-on workshop who have no Alice experience will learn the Alice 2.2 environment, and all participants will leave with materials for a 2-week instructional unit in Alice 2.2. As participants work through the unit materials, pedagogical considerations will be presented and discussed.