Fostering collaboration and self-motivated learning: Best practices in a one-semester visualization course

IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 87-91

  Domik, Gitta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

breadth first education; computer and information science education; computer graphics; computer science education; computers and education; curriculum; information systems education; interdisciplinary collaboration in graphics and visualization; long tail; visualization

Indexed keywords

BREADTH-FIRST; COMPUTER SCIENCE CURRICULA; COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION; COMPUTERS AND EDUCATION; DATA AND INFORMATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS; LONG TAIL; SELF-MOTIVATED LEARNING; SOFT SKILLS;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SCIENCE; CURRICULA; DATA VISUALIZATION; EDUCATION COMPUTING; FLOW VISUALIZATION; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; STUDENTS; TEACHING; VISUALIZATION;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COOPERATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF CONCEPT;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84555204188     PISSN: 02721716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCG.2012.18     Document Type: Article

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