Computer Science is an interdisciplinary field whose practitioners invariably work in collaborative environments. The open source culture is inherently collaborative and emphasizes many values that are applicable to the university curriculum: source code is freely shared, authors' works are fairly cited and used as the basis of derived works, accountability is stressed, and no discrimination against persons, groups, fields of endeavor, or technology platforms is tolerated.

This talk is a report on our NSF-supported experience putting in place a new curriculum arc that parallels the growth curve of a maturing software developer in a collaborative environment. The arc also provides a computer science equivalent to the Dewar-Bennett Mathematical Knowledge-Expertise Grid which was, in turn, adapted from Shavelson’s science knowledge typology and Alexander’s model of domain learning. A set of instructional techniques that support the curriculum will also be discussed.

Lunch will be included, please rsvp to teachers@lmu.edu or ext.85866