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Reaching learners beyond our hallowed halls

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Rethinking the design of computer science courses and broadening the definition of computing education both on and off campus.

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cover image Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM  Volume 54, Issue 5
May 2011
134 pages
ISSN:0001-0782
EISSN:1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/1941487
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Published: 01 May 2011
Published in CACM Volume 54, Issue 5

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