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Ellen Spertus
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I am a computer science professor at Mills College. I used to work at Google on projects such as App Inventor (which I still contribute to), Blockly, and the Hour of Code. I have done research in computer architecture, compilers, artificial intelligence, information retrieval, and data mining.

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Is it better to lie to students or to be pedantic when teaching Intro CS?
May 7 '18
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Why do computer-science majors learn calculus?
Apr 27 '19
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How to convey how much computing power has grown since the 1960s?
Aug 4 '17
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Why did the percentage of CS bachelor's degrees going to women peak in 1984?
Jul 23 '17
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Should test cases be made available to students for assessed assignments?
Jun 25 '17
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How to prepare students for bias in industry
Jun 26 '17
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How do you encourage students to take criticism of their code constructively?
Jul 5 '17
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How important is learning Binary for first-year college students?
Jun 22 '17
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How to prepare students for bias in industry
Jun 26 '17
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Should teachers enforce standardization of spacing and braces?
Jul 6 '17
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