{"id":96055,"date":"2025-07-11T13:24:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T17:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=96055"},"modified":"2025-07-11T13:35:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T17:35:17","slug":"how-do-you-teach-computer-science-in-the-a-i-era-gifted-article-from-ny-times-by-steve-lohr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2025\/07\/11\/how-do-you-teach-computer-science-in-the-a-i-era-gifted-article-from-ny-times-by-steve-lohr\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Teach Computer Science in the A.I. Era? [gifted article from NY Times by Steve Lohr]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/30\/technology\/computer-science-education-ai.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Vk8.OEr8.GoHLIn6J5Ib6&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How Do You Teach Computer Science in the A.I. Era?<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from nytimes.com by Steve Lohr; with thanks to Ryan Craig for this resource<br \/>\n<em>Universities across the country are scrambling to understand the implications of generative A.I.\u2019s transformation of technology.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The future of computer science education, Dr. Maher said, is likely to focus less on coding and more on computational thinking and A.I. literacy. Computational thinking involves breaking down problems into smaller tasks, developing step-by-step solutions and using data to reach evidence-based conclusions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">A.I. literacy is an understanding \u2014 at varying depths for students at different levels \u2014 of how A.I. works, how to use it responsibly and how it is affecting society. Nurturing informed skepticism, she said, should be a goal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">At Carnegie Mellon, as faculty members prepare for their gathering, Dr. Cortina said his own view was that the coursework should include instruction in the traditional basics of computing and A.I. principles, followed by plenty of hands-on experience designing software using the new tools.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>\u201cWe think that\u2019s where it\u2019s going,\u201d he said. \u201cBut do we need a more profound change in the curriculum?\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Do You Teach Computer Science in the A.I. Era? &#8212; from nytimes.com by Steve Lohr; with thanks to Ryan Craig for this resource Universities across the country are scrambling to understand the implications of generative A.I.\u2019s transformation of technology. 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