Join Dean Schlesinger and the Whiting School community at the Don P. Giddens Inaugural Professorial Lecture recognizing Joanne Selinski as a teaching professor in the Department of Computer Science.
“Programming a Teaching Career”
When Joanne Selinski began graduate school, very few people had personal computers or knew how to use one. Her teaching career began with the development of a computer literacy course in which she taught students how to point, click, drag, and organize files. Forty years later, all students arrive at college essentially with personal computers in their pockets. Despite the tremendous growth in the field of computer science, the core concepts, and challenges in teaching them, have remained largely the same. So, too, has the joy of introducing students to the power of programming fundamentals.
In part necessitated by the growth in computer science, the teaching faculty track has been established at Johns Hopkins and many peer institutions. The Gateway Computing program now brings together teaching faculty in every Whiting department to offer a common foundation to our students. This talk will highlight the evolution of both computing education and academic teaching careers at the Johns Hopkins University.
About Joanne Selinski
Joanne Selinski is a teaching professor of computer science and currently serves as the associate head for education and the director of undergraduate studies for the Department of Computer Science. She is a member of numerous departmental committees in addition to serving on the Whiting School of Engineering Faculty Senate and CUE2 committees. Her research interests lie in computer science education, particularly as it relates to core courses and active learning approaches. A recipient of the Robert B. Pond, Sr. Excellence in Teaching Award in 2017, Selinski is also an advocate for diversity and inclusion, particularly within the field of computer science.
Named after the fifth dean of the Whiting School of Engineering, the Don P. Giddens Inaugural Professorial Lecture Series was established in 1993 to honor newly promoted full professors and teaching professors.