Lugano Computing Education research lab @ Software Institute, Faculty of Informatics, USI

Joined April 2019
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5 Dec 2023
Es ist #CSEdWeek an der @USI_university ! Wir feiern mit einer #HourOfCode, komplett von unseren StudentInnen entwickelt in @PyTamaro mit #Python. Ausprobieren: pytamaro.si.usi.ch/hoc/castl… @TheOfficialACM @USI_INF @usisoftware Fortezza #Bellinzona
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@LuCEresearchlab retweeted
4 Dec 2023
It’s #CSEdWeek at @USI_university ! We are celebrating with an #HourOfCode in @PyTamaro with #Python, entirely developed by our students. Check it out: pytamaro.si.usi.ch/hoc/castl… @TheOfficialACM @USI_INF Fortezza #Bellinzona
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It was a wonderful week with teachers, students, and a fantastic teaching team from @usisoftware at @USI_INF of @USI_university.
28 Aug 2023
#womeninSTEM: 8 high school and middle school teachers learned to teach programming with PyTamaro (pytamaro.si.usi.ch/summeraca…). How many were women?
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@LuCEresearchlab retweeted
11 Jul 2023
Thanks to a didactics innovation grant we got to release the dozens of "Visual Problem Decomposition" == "Python Programming" activities we developed and used in years of CS teacher training: pytamaro.si.usi.ch #CSEd #STEM #Python #PyTamaro @USI

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📣 Are you enrolled in a (non-USI) Master's programme? Would you like to work on a research project with us & apply it towards your thesis? Our MaRS Scholarship programme supported by @HaslerStiftung is accepting applications for 2023! Projects, T&C ⬇️ inf.usi.ch/en/feeds/10506
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And if you can’t make it in person, you can also register for virtual participation #ICER2022. Just don’t miss the registration deadline. icer2022.acm.org/attending/p…

Don’t miss the chance to discuss international computing education research at #ICER2022 at @USI_en in the picturesque @LuganoRegion in beautiful @MySwitzerland_e.
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Just presented at #koli21 (and will do again in ~12 hours) "Wrong Answers for Wrong Reasons: The Risks of Ad Hoc Instruments" Full paper: dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3… Here's what the paper is about, in just 6 tweets 👇
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The answer to the ultimate question of … scopes, blocks, and everything (Python hitchhikers wanted to know about binding).
#Python challenge: is the global statement needed for this program to print 42? If you think it is, or you are unsure, I have good news for you. I've written with @igormoreno a detailed explanation on what the global statement *really* does: 👉 blog.chiodini.org/posts/pyth…
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#ectel2021 Join Plenary Room in 20 minutes to see a demo and challenge yourself with a conceptual check on a (subset of a) programming language! @progMiscon @LuCEresearchlab
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Replying to @ICER_C
Thanks, @amyjko! Before watching the mentioned video about paper sessions and roundtables, here's a brief intro to the overall conference experience: youtube.com/watch?v=8t_XvbuC…. Looking forward to lots of great interaction at #ICER2021!
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Less than an hour left! I'll present @progMiscon by @LuCEresearchlab at #ITiCSE2021 Inventory at progmiscon.org and paper at dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/34306…
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#ICER2021 registration is open! Join us for <4 hours of CS ed networking, Aug 16-19, 1 pm ET each day: • Keynote by @tlclegg: Communities, Computing, & the Carolinas • Workshops on VR, Equity, or PL • Lightning talks, posters, works in progress due 5/28 icer2021.acm.org

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📣 The SI Seminar Series presentation "A Curated Inventory of Programming Language Misconceptions" by Luca Chiodini is now available on YouTube! youtube.com/watch?v=_iUXcUUg…

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Replying to @chiodiniluca
Congratulations @chiodiniluca! You did a fantastic job! It was a pleasure to advise you. I’m very much looking forward to continue working with you during your PhD at @LuCEresearchlab this September. Now take a well-deserved break :-)
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Our students rock! youtu.be/jW7uU27qDuE Become a Master, too! In Software and Data Engineering. In Lugano, Switzerland. Join us! @usisoftware @USI_INF
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A new Luce blog post: A list of learning goals for high school CS teacher training. Agree? Disagree? Something missing? Leave a comment on Medium. medium.com/luceresearchlab/w…
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The first Luce blog post is out! What does the physicist Richard Feynman have to do with programming education?medium.com/luceresearchlab/r…
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