Mark Guzdial
@guzdial
Professor in CSE, Information, and Education at @Umich. Director of @UmichLSA PCAS https://lsa.umich.edu/computingfor. Computing Ed Researcher, blogger, dad.
We have just launched the @umichLSA Program in Computing for the Arts and Science website! #computingFor lsa.umich.edu/computingfor
Great question! Coding isn’t going anywhere — the most beloved Hour of Code activities will still be available. The Hour of AI is just the next step, an evolution created in response to the growing call to expand foundational AI literacy alongside computer science.
CSE researchers led by Prof. @xuwanghci bring history to life for local 7th graders! Students helped digitize a Silk Road–themed game—blending CS, storytelling, and global culture. A fun intro to tech! 💻🌍 #UMichCSE #STEMeducation #K12Outreach 🔗🔽cse.engin.umich.edu/stories/cse-te…
Code isn't just an intermediate step between intentions and application. It's a notation for thought, learning, and expression. For scientists, artists, and scholars, code is powerful. Don't replace thought with AI. computinged.wordpress.com/2024/08/05/all…
BIG news! Today at Microsoft Elevate’s launch event, we unveiled our new global initiative: the Hour of AI. This fall, students won’t just keep up with AI—they’ll take the lead. Get the details: HourofAI.org
I read a lot of cognitive psychology research because I'm obsessed with learning but a lot of it is written in a bland, lifeless style. Phrases like "information processing mechanisms" and other bloodless abstractions do little to render the wonder of how we think and learn. (I…
Truism 1: You learn more when taught than when not taught Truism 2: Time on task matters Results: Kids who spent 12 hours using math apps or 7 using literacy apps were better in math and literacy than kids receiving no tuition. Wow! Who would have thought? srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cd…
🚀 Shoutout to Prof. @xuwanghci & the U-M CSE team for teaming up with A2 STEAM to bring history to life! 🎮 They co-created a Silk Road–themed game for 7th graders—blending CS, storytelling & STEAM in the classroom. 🧠🕹️ #UMich #STEM #edtech #CSforGood cse.engin.umich.edu/stories/cse-te…
1/ I'm feeling real pain at the cuts to Indiana public universities, especially IU, especially cogsci. These are some of the biggest brains in cogsci and edupsych in the world, but why do *I* care? I'll tell you what they've done *for me, personally*. ↵ ipm.org/news-section/2…
Has anybody seen any studies or analyses yet: How much knowledge of programming is needed to vibe code effectively?
I disagree with the title of this post. I've heard good explanations for when to use inquiry and when to be explicit from constructionists. But, I love the definition of explicit teaching here. CS classes should use more of this fillingthepail.substack.com/p/the-question…
The 'curse of knowledge': again and again, I see this prevent the curricular thoroughness necessary for inclusion. This is from my speech to @Education_NI on role of curriculum in school improvement. Full speech is here: education-ni.gov.uk/publications/c…
A quick note on pledges paulkirschner173727.substack.com/p/a-quick-note…
Building Blocks for Neural Networks, now in @SnapCloud v11 public beta test: snap.berkeley.edu/versions/dev/s…
Excited to receive an NSF CAREER award, feeling really lucky!! This grant will support our lab's work on human-AI collaborative techniques to create intelligent tutors, and methods to help experts express expertise with simulated students.
🚀 Thrilled to share that @xuwanghci of the HCC Lab has received the prestigious NSF CAREER Award! 🎉 This 5-year grant supports Xu's work on example-enhanced intelligent tutoring -- aimed to make expertise sharing more efficient. 🙌 nsf.gov/awardsearch/sh… #NSFCAREER @UMichCSE
Fantastic collection of AI Ethics content from @cfiesler. docs.google.com/document/d/1pl…
#MediaComp meets #AI: I’m training a self-built deep neural network in @SnapCloud on a bunch of 100-sample chunks from 2 recordings so it learns to distinguish between my flute and my harmonica when I play them into my laptop’s microphone. Gonna teach this to kids this fall 🤩
It isn’t always cheating: Sometimes, artificial intelligence offers a learning lifeline si.umich.edu/about-umsi/new…
... and a 4-layer neural network in @SnapCloud v11 learning to classify metal and rock from 60-feature sonar signals:
Deep Learning and Backpropagation are coming to @SnapCloud v11 this fall: Preview of a simple 2-layer neural network solving the XOR problem:
I'm excited to receive the NSF CAREER award! 🎉🎉 The funding will support our ongoing work to empower blind people to DIY personal assistive technology. Thanks to my students, mentors, collaborators, and @NSF for making this possible. nsf.gov/awardsearch/sh…
🚀 Thrilled to share that @AnhongGuo of the HCC Lab has received the prestigious NSF CAREER Award! 🎉 This 5-yr grant supports Anhong’s work on DIY assistive tech for blind people—a major step toward inclusive human-AI innovation. 🙌 nsf.gov/awardsearch/sh… #NSFCAREER @umichcse