Interactive tools in the graphics classroom

ITiCSE'11 - Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 113-117

  Schweitzer, Dino ^a   Boleng, Jeff ^a   Scharff, Lauren ^a  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

classroom visualization; collaborative learning; computer graphics education; think pair share

Indexed keywords

CLASSROOM VISUALIZATION; COLLABORATIVE INTERACTION; COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; COMPUTER GRAPHICS EDUCATION; EXAM QUESTIONS; FEEDBACK FORMS; FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS; INTERACTIVE TOOL; STUDENT PERFORMANCE; SUPPORT MATERIALS; THINK-PAIR-SHARE;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SCIENCE; EDUCATION COMPUTING; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INNOVATION; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; STUDENTS; USER INTERFACES; VISUALIZATION;

TEACHING;

EID: 79960315537     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1999747.1999781     Document Type: Conference Paper

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