tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831412.post111653109324750160..comments2023-10-11T03:43:28.302-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Science Librarian: Revitalizing Computing Science EducationJohn Dupuishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829396649299444557noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831412.post-1116731305011320432005-05-21T23:08:00.000-04:002005-05-21T23:08:00.000-04:00I totally agree with all of your points here. I t...I totally agree with all of your points here. I think getting them in high school is really key, though....get them hooked before they get to college, and then they'll be less intimidated. <BR/><BR/>One of the problems we're seeing at my school is that our intro course is 50-50 women-men, but the drop-off between the first course and the second course is dramatic. (The last time I taught the second course in the sequence, the class was 10% women. The semester/term before that, we had 2 intro section that were both 50-60% women.) We're working hard on this problem, but it's very disheartening. We're making our courses fun, experimenting with crossdisciplinary assignments....but that "geek image" is keeping people away in droves.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082496114155799356noreply@blogger.com