For those of you who might be interested, I have posted a recent paper on the use of Python as a first language. The paper is entitled:
"Python First": A Lab-Based Digital Introduction to Computer Science http://www1.chapman.edu/~radenski/research/abstracts/python-iticse06.htm l http://www1.chapman.edu/~radenski/research/papers/python-iticse06.pdf I presented the above paper at ITiCSE 06, the Eleventh Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, Bologna, Italy, 26-28 June, 2006. The Conference was sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education. Others have already published successful experiences with Python in CS1-type courses. The original contribution of this work can be found in "Python First", a comprehensive online study pack which includes detailed self-guided lab assignments, among other useful resources. With detailed self-guided labs, students are free to make various choices that best suit their background and goals. The "Python First" pack is published at http://studypack.com. Atanas Radenski mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.chapman.edu/~radenski/ There are wavelengths that people cannot see, there are sounds that people cannot hear, and may be computers have thought that people cannot think -- Richard Hamming _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
