Top 10 Ways to Engage Students in Computing

These tips will help you to engage students in your computing courses and retain them in the major. These ideas and examples are drawn from theory and research conducted by social scientists who study how pedagogy, classroom environment, and other factors affect student experience and persistence in computing fields.

• NCWIT Engagement Practices Framework: A research-backed compilation of pedagogical and curricular practices is designed to help educators engage all students and significantly improve their motivation, performance, and persistence in computing.
• EngageCSEdu: Support all student in your introductory computer science courses with quality content and engaging pedagogy.