Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • M.S., Brown University 1997
  • B.S., Brown University 1993
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science, Computer Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1997 - 2018
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Spacco, J., P. Denny, B. Richards, D. Babcock, D. Hovemeyer, J. Moscola, and R. Duvall. “Analyzing student work patterns using programming exercise data.” Sigcse 2015  Proceedings of the 46th Acm Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, February 24, 2015, 18–23. https://doi.org/10.1145/2676723.2677297.
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    • Bergin, J., R. Mercer, D. West, R. C. Duvall, E. Wallingford, P. M. Rostal, and R. P. Gabriel. “A snapshot of studio based learning: Code reviews as a means of community building.” Proceedings of the Conference on Object Oriented Programming Systems, Languages, and Applications, Oopsla, December 1, 2008, 887–88. https://doi.org/10.1145/1449814.1449892.
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    • Pollard, S., and R. C. Duvall. “Everything i needed to know about teaching i learned in kindergarten: Bringing elementary education techniques to undergraduate computer science classes.” Proceedings of the Thirty Seventh Sigcse Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, December 1, 2007, 224–28. https://doi.org/10.1145/1121341.1121411.
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    • Astrachan, O. L., R. C. Duvall, J. Forbes, and S. H. Rodger. “Active learning in small to large courses.” Proceedings  Frontiers in Education Conference 1 (December 1, 2002).
    • Berman, A. M., and R. C. Duvall. “Thinking about binary trees in an object-oriented world.” Sigcse Bulletin (Association for Computing Machinery, Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education) 28, no. 1 (January 1, 1996): 185–89. https://doi.org/10.1145/236462.236536.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Duvall, S., S. Spurlock, D. R. Hutchings, and R. C. Duvall. “Improving Content Learning and Student Perceptions in CS1 with Scrumage.” In Sigcse 2021  Proceedings of the 52nd Acm Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 474–80, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1145/3408877.3432415.
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    • Duvall, S., D. R. Hutchings, S. Spurlock, and R. C. Duvall. “A Study of the Scrumage Teaching Approach: Student Learning and Attitude Changes.” In 2020 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology, Respect 2020  Proceedings, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/RESPECT49803.2020.9272452.
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    • Duvall, S., D. R. Hutchings, and R. C. Duvall. “Scrumage: A method for incorporating multiple, simultaneous pedagogical styles in the classroom.” In Sigcse 2018  Proceedings of the 49th Acm Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2018-January:928–33, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1145/3159450.3159596.
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    • Duvall, S., S. Spurlock, and R. Duvall. “Automatic environment adjustment for emotional disabilities.” In Assets 2017  Proceedings of the 19th International Acm Sigaccess Conference on Computers and Accessibility, 363–64, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1145/3132525.3134816.
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• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • COMPSCI 308: Advanced Software Design and Implementation 2023
  • COMPSCI 390: Topics in Computer Science 2023
  • COMPSCI 391: Independent Study 2023
  • COMPSCI 394: Research Independent Study 2023
  • COMPSCI 190FS: Focus Program: Topics in Computer Science 2022
  • COMPSCI 307D: Software Design and Implementation 2022
  • COMPSCI 308: Advanced Software Design and Implementation 2022
  • COMPSCI 391: Independent Study 2022
  • COMPSCI 290: Topics in Computer Science 2021
  • COMPSCI 307D: Software Design and Implementation 2021
  • COMPSCI 308: Advanced Software Design and Implementation 2021
  • COMPSCI 390: Topics in Computer Science 2021
  • COMPSCI 391: Independent Study 2021
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

  • Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Open Source Pedagogy, Research + Innovation. 2018 - 2019  2018 - 2019
  • Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. OSPRI Lab: Open Source Education Technology. August 2017 - May 2018  2017 - 2018

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