The Problem of Packaging Curricular Materials
Date:
Co-facilitator of a “Birds of a Feather” session to identify needs, concerns, prior efforts, and future plans related to packaging curriculum materials. Co-facilitated with:
- Austin Cory Bart (University of Delaware)
- Michael Hilton (Carnegie Mellon)
- Bob Edmison (Virginia Tech)
Abstract
Packaging materials is a generalized term to capture a broad array of tasks (creating, revising, sharing, finding, crediting, etc.) for materials such as assignments, teacher notes, and evaluation data. Substantial effort has gone into creating materials over the years, but the community still struggles to find ways to effectively manage these. This BoF provides an opportunity to identify needs, concerns, prior efforts, and future plans. A primary goal is the formation of a Working Group tasked to develop a standard for curricular material creation and sharing, joining with broader efforts of standardization (e.g., CSSPLICE) and existing initiatives for creating repositories, tools, and materials.
For more information
- Entry for SIGCSE 2019, BOF 10A on the SIGCSE 2019 program
- Home page for SPLICE: Standards, Protocols, and Learning Infrastructure for Computing Education
- Home page for SPLICE Curriculum Materials Working Group