Creating Visualizations from Multimedia Building Blocks: A Simple Approach to Teaching Programming Concepts

2011 Information Systems Educators (ISECON ) Conference

10 Pages Posted: 2 Feb 2015

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Tanya Linden

University of Melbourne

Reeva Lederman

University of Melbourne - School of Computing and Information Systems

Date Written: Jan 2, 2011

Abstract

Academics teaching programming are faced with the challenge of teaching dynamic concepts using static media. Despite multiple tools developed in the past to support learning of programming concepts, access to these tools is very limited and many educators have to create their own support materials and tools which is often time-consuming, complex and expensive. In this paper we share our experience of producing simple animations using widely and/or freely available software packages to develop small building blocks that are customizable and reusable and can be mixed and matched to meet the learning requirements of individual students. Positive student feedback from using these tools has encouraged the continued exploration of options for developing animations illustrating programming concepts.

Suggested Citation

Linden, Tanya and Lederman, Reeva, Creating Visualizations from Multimedia Building Blocks: A Simple Approach to Teaching Programming Concepts (Jan 2, 2011). 2011 Information Systems Educators (ISECON ) Conference, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2559026 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2559026

Tanya Linden

University of Melbourne ( email )

185 Pelham Street
Carlton, 3053

Reeva Lederman (Contact Author)

University of Melbourne - School of Computing and Information Systems ( email )

Australia

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