Interactive visualization for the active learning classroom

SIGCSE 2007: 38th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 208-212

  Schweitzer, Dino ^a   Brown, Wayne ^a  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Collaborative learning; Visualization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANIMATION; COMPUTER SCIENCE; CURRICULA; LEARNING SYSTEMS; STUDENTS;

ACTIVE LEARNING; ALGORITHM ANIMATIONS; COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATION;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 34748847382     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1227310.1227384     Document Type: Conference Paper

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