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Shannon Davis (she/they) is a director, storyteller, educator, and community connector originally from Wisconsin. Shannon is now joining the Colorado arts community after spending over a decade in the ...

“I’m always telling my students to keep practicing,” says Dr. Marwan Shaban, professor and program manager of computer programming and analysis at Seminole State College of Florida. “You can’t learn ...

Abstract: Although high-quality software is key for a safe society, beginners still struggle to understand programming basics, whereas experienced programmers consider testing code as an unnecessary, ...

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Introduction: Teaching computer programming can be challenging, especially for individuals with intellectual disability (ID) who exhibit a wide range of learning abilities and behavioral ...