Cynthia Taylor

  • Associate Professor of Computer Science
  • Chair of Computer Science

Areas of Study

Fall 2024

Systems Programming — CSCI 241

Spring 2025

Operating Systems — CSCI 341

Notes

Cynthia Taylor Paper Published in "ACM"

April 6, 2023

Associate Professor of Computer Science Cynthia Taylor published a paper titled "How Do I Get People to Use My Ideas?: Lessons from Successful Innovators in CS Education" in the Proceedings of the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE).

Cynthia Taylor Interview Published in "Inroads Magazine"

March 14, 2023

Associate Professor of Computer Science Cynthia Taylor published an interview with Barbara Ericson in Inroads Magazine. The interview discusses Professor Ericson's work on online CS textbooks and Parson's Problems, and is part of a series on how education researchers can encourage faculty adoption of educational innovations.

Cynthia Taylor Interview Published in "ACM Inroads"

December 9, 2022

Associate Professor of Computer Science Cynthia Taylor published an interview with Beth Simon in ACM Inroads magazine. The interview discusses how to get people to adopt pedagogical innovations, peer instruction, and the differences between working with K-12 instructors and higher ed instructors on changing pedagogy.

Cynthia Taylor Took Part in Yale University Symposium

October 28, 2022

Associate Professor of Computer Science Cynthia Taylor gave a talk and was on a panel for the "STEM in the Art Museum: Teaching Skills and Content through Art" Symposium at Yale University on October 14. The symposium was organized by Liliana Milkova, formerly the Curator of Academic Programs at the Allen Memorial Art Museum.

Cynthia Taylor and Steve Balady Paper Published in "Computer Science Education"

October 12, 2022

Associate Professor of Computer Science Cynthia Taylor published a paper with Visiting Assistant Professor of Math Steve Balady (now at CSU San Bernardino) in the journal Computer Science Education. The paper looks at how student attitudes in introductory Computer Science and Math courses align with those of experts.

Cynthia Taylor Published Interview with Helen Hu

September 2, 2022

Associate Professor of Computer Science Cynthia Taylor published an interview with Helen Hu on the propagation of Process Oriented Inquiry Learning (POGIL) in Computer Science, in ACM Inroads magazine.

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