Motivating students’ participation in a computer networks course by means of magic, drama and games
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Ημερομηνία
2014
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The recent economic crisis has forced many universities to cut down expenses by packing students into large lecture
groups. The problem with large auditoria is that they discourage dialogue between students and faculty and they
burden participation. Adding to this, students in computer science courses usually find the field to be full of theoretical
and technical concepts. Lack of understanding leads them to lose interest and / or motivation. Classroom experience
shows that the lecturer could employ alternative teaching methods, especially for early-year undergraduate students, in
order to grasp their interest and introduce basic concepts. This paper describes some of the approaches that may be
used to keep students interested and make them feel comfortable as they comprehend basic concepts in computer
networks. The lecturing procedure was enriched with games, magic tricks and dramatic representations. This approach
was used experimentally for two semesters and the results were more than encouraging.