Brett A. Becker
@brettabecker
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Assistant Prof @UCDCompSci, Computing Ed Research (https://t.co/vaAyfJRf3d), Author (https://t.co/vxkDCruUhH…), Vice Chair ACM SIGCSE @ASigcse
Dublin
Joined August 2011
The Robots are Here, and they're open access to boot! 50 pages of Navigating the Generative AI Revolution in Computing Education incl student & educator surveys, interviews, new instructional approaches, & exploring ethical implications:
dl.acm.org
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BDIC Class of 2024 🎓🇨🇳🇨🇮 Congratulations to all @ucddublin Beijing-Dublin International College (BDIC) students conferred this week, especially our @UCDCompSci students with a BSc (Software Engineering) Degree
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Great to hear the work on AI training material for secondary school students by @joyce_mahon at @ml_labs_irl and @UCDCompSci in conjunction with @huawei called out by @daracalleary at the @huawei 20 year celebration event today. @UCD_Research @brettabecker @scienceirel
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Good. Whomever thinks that savings, particularly those due to legislation, will be passed on to consumers and not shareholders forgot to wake up this morning.
independent.ie
Insurance industry bosses have been given two months to cut premiums after being summoned to a government minister’s office and told to pass on savings to ...
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I wish the word delve would go back to 1900 or so. Actually, I'd settle for 19-anything.
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So excited to have our article featured in the front page of Communications of the ACM!
"Computing Education in the Era of #GenerativeAI," by Paul Denny, @JRPrather, @BrettABecker, @James__Ansley, Arto Hellas, @Leinonen_Juho, Andrew Luxton-Reilly, @Brent_Reeves, @_EddieAntonio, & Sami Sarsa, examines how #LLMs affect #computing #educators. https://t.co/Lg9cj4X0Ts
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Excited to announce our #chi2024 paper: "Interactions with Prompt Problems: A New Way to Teach Programming with Large Language Models" that details a new programming exercise for the era of generative AI / LLMs.
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Congrats to all distinguished members! In particular to those from CompEd, Chris Hundhausen, Briana Morrison, @amyjko, and my former Ph.D. advisor Lauri Malmi 😃
🌟Thrilled to introduce the exceptional individuals who have been inducted as ACM Distinguished Members for 2023. Their expertise & commitment to excellence make them invaluable contributors to our shared journey. https://t.co/byAJxobO5n Join us in celebrating these inductees! 👏
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Had a great time giving a keynote "AI in Computing Education: Rebooting Teaching Practice" at Computing Education Practice 2024 ( https://t.co/JPKPHgAAp2). Slides here: https://t.co/9u9fA16sQw
@jrprather @leinonen_juho @peerwise @janewaite @SIGCSEire @ukicse
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Awesome article (open access) by @lauren_marg @Felienne and @neilccbrown in Communications of the ACM: 10 Things Software Developers Should Learn about Learning.
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ACM CompEd 2023 day 3 - CompEd 2023 is in the past(!) but wait till you hear about the future! https://t.co/aokrvEhiHQ
#comped2023 @ASigcse @TheOfficialACM
cszero.wordpress.com
Hard to believe – after four years of planning, pausing, and more planing, CompEd 2023 is in the past! Today was also an overlap day with COMPUTE 2023, leading to a packed house. I didn’…
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Scenes from @iiit_hyderabad courtesy @jack_forden, it appears that we may have some #comped2023 attendees who have bypassed registration 😀
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Delighted to announce the women's lunch @comped2023 tomorrow! The event aims to bring together women researchers in Computing Education to facilitate the growth of friendships, associations, and collaborations. +
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From earlier today morning, heading out for the second day of working groups 🚌
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#CompEd2023 is officially live 🎉 🛠️ Working groups now underway, ft. @brettabecker and colleagues!
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Hey @Dell/@MichaelDell & other laptop manufacturers - do you test touchpads while laptops are on people's laps? That is what they are for, right? I have several Dells w/ touchpads that are basically unusable while the machine is on my lap. Yes, I've messed with the settings.
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Another error message from Microsoft (Store) with zero usable information.
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