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Robert C. Duvall

Senior Lecturer Emeritus of Computer Science
Computer Science
Box 90129, Durham, NC 27708-0129
228 Lev Sci Res Ctr, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Conferences


Improving Content Learning and Student Perceptions in CS1 with Scrumage

Conference SIGCSE 2021 Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education · March 5, 2021 Scrumage (SCRUM for AGile Education) is a recently proposed classroom management technique in which students are given autonomy to choose individually from a variety of pedagogies (e.g., traditional lectures, active learning, a flipped-based ap-proach, etc ... Full text Cite

A Study of the Scrumage Teaching Approach: Student Learning and Attitude Changes

Conference 2020 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering Computing and Technology Respect 2020 Proceedings · March 10, 2020 Best practices for teaching a diverse population include incorporating several modes of instruction, providing a variety of resources, and encouraging collaboration. However, traditional classroom management does not necessarily support these best practice ... Full text Cite

Scrumage: A method for incorporating multiple, simultaneous pedagogical styles in the classroom

Conference SIGCSE 2018 Proceedings of the 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education · February 21, 2018 Pedagogical approaches abound in computer science. Common approaches include flipped classrooms, active learning, gamification, and the traditional lecture-based approach. There are also a wide variety of computer science learning materials including video ... Full text Cite

Automatic environment adjustment for emotional disabilities

Conference Assets 2017 Proceedings of the 19th International ACM Sigaccess Conference on Computers and Accessibility · October 19, 2017 One often-overlooked area for assistive technology is help for those with emotional needs. Since these individuals may not emote in a typical way, most techniques for affective computing will not work for this population. Further, the applications that det ... Full text Cite