Blessings and challenges in teaching Python to university science students

Tuesday 18 Jun 2024, 12:00 → 16:10 Europe/Copenhagen

0-H-154 (ground floor) (Niels Bohr Building)

The goal for this seminar is to present and discuss different ways of teaching how to code in a programming language. We will take Python as our main example and present and discuss different ideas for engaging students in meaningful ways with coding. To do this, we need your input: We invite participants to write a post on our ”online blackboard” about the problems you experience when teaching (and learning) how to code. Please do this at the latest a couple of days before the seminar.

Online blackboard

12:00 Lunch

Common lunch for the registered

1 What we do in Amsterdam

Ivo will describe his experience and thoughts, which will lead into a common discussion.

Speaker: Ivo Van Vulpen (NIKHEF/Univ. of Leiden)

2024_06_18_ProgrammingWorkshop_Copenhagen_IvovanVulpen.pdf

14:00 Short break

Short talks: Blessings and challenges in teaching Python to freshmen Physicists

Speakers:
Professor Kim Lefmann
Associate professor Daniel Spikol
Associate professor Troels C. Petersen

Each speaker talks for 10 minutes and this is followed by 10 minutes of group and plenary discussion.

Convener: Kim Lefmann (NBI)

I'm Afraid I Can't Do That, Dave Challenges and Opportunities for Teaching Programming.pdf

Short talks: I'm Afraid I Can't Do That, Dave: Challenges and Opportunities for Teaching Programming

Speakers:
Professor Kim Lefmann
Associate professor Daniel Spikol
Associate professor Troels C. Petersen

Each speaker talks for 10 minutes and this is followed by 10 minutes of group and plenary discussion.

Convener: Daniel Spikol (IND/DIKU)

I'm Afraid I Can't Do That, Dave Challenges and Opportunities for Teaching Programming.pdf

Short talks: Programming and statistics - a happy marriage?

Speakers:
Professor Kim Lefmann
Associate professor Daniel Spikol
Associate professor Troels C. Petersen

Each speaker talks for 10 minutes and this is followed by 10 minutes of group and plenary discussion.

Convener: Troels Petersen (Niels Bohr Institute)

I'm Afraid I Can't Do That, Dave Challenges and Opportunities for Teaching Programming.pdf

15:20 Very short break

2 The role of LLMs and other helper tools

A brief presentation and demonstration of an LLM model that has been trained to act as a guide when teaching coding. Also, experiences with using other LLM models like this in teaching. This is followed by discussion about how to employ LLMs in teaching.

Speaker: Jesper Bruun (IND)

TheRoleOfLLMs.pdf