Talking With Lecturers: Sasha Vassar

Mariya and Amanda chat with Sasha Vassar , CSE lecturer and the
new lecturer for COMP1511 Intro to Programming at UNSW! As well
as being an experienced computer scientist, Sasha also holds a
doctorate in Education, so they pick her brain about teaching,
learning and computer science.


They discuss:  * What it’s like teaching Computer Science as
a discipline,   * What’s missing from the comp
curriculum?  * Her new approach to COMP1511, and
 * Advice for how YOU can get the most out of your courses!


Timestamps


(0:46) Life before teaching (4:05) Teaching computer science as a
discipline (11:17) Thoughts on teaching and educational
philosophy (16:32) COMP1511: goals, expectations and advice
(25:53) Lecturing higher-year courses, including Human Computer
Interaction (34:14) Advice and future plans