The BDH Credits CSCI 0150's "Human-Centered" Approach With Helping Students Take Agency
- Posted by Jesse Polhemus
- on Nov. 5, 2026
"By pushing students to think outside of the box," writes Arya Vishwakarma in a recent Brown Daily Herald opinion piece, "skits and playful assignments train students in the kind of creative thinking that helps one succeed in any field."
She's describing CSCI 0150 Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming, where having fun has always been part of Thomas J. Watson, Jr. University Professor of Technology and Education and Professor of Computer Science Andy van Dam's pedagogy.
The full piece is available here.
