Can we help you teach Java
and object-oriented design?
Do your students need to
learn Java - the language of Web
applets and AP exams?
Would they want to learn
with projects related to real world problems?
Can they begin to learn how
to design solutions the way real software engineers do?
Would
they like to solve problems using the most popular (and free) environment?
Would you like to have an
instructor (from Lehigh University)
with experience teaching at an inner city high school (references available)
teach
a unit introducing Java and object-oriented design at your
school?
Real world problems
students can Tools to
support curriculum: Eclipse IDE
relate to, such as a Movie Ticket Machine
with UML class diagram plug-in and DrJava
Our Java curriculum has
been "road-tested" for three semesters at We describe our curriculum and preliminary results in We are looking for high schools or
colleges interested in evaluating For more information about our approach
and what we can offer you
Moritz, S. and Blank, G., A Design-First Curriculum for Teaching Java in a
CS1 Course,
SIGCSE Bulletin (inroads), June, 2005.
our "Design-First" unit and learning environment
See www.cse.lehigh.edu/cimelits
and contact Sally H. Moritz at sgh2@lehigh.edu or 610-758-4085
or Glenn D. Blank at glennblank@gmail.com or
610-758-4867
