E2: Visualization Tools in Computing Education with Naaz Sibia

About this Episode

In today’s episode, I sit down with Naaz Sibia, a CS PhD student from University of Toronto, to explore the role of visualization tools in computing education. Naaz helps us understand the concept of visualization for CS Education, shares how visualizations can be applied to learn different themes of computing concepts, and we explore how she has navigated the challenges that face CS educators and curriculum design.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• The importance of visualization in computing education
• Engagement and teaching methods in visualization
• Applications of visualization in algorithms and data
• Cognitive load and attention in learning
• Enhancing online learning with visual tools
• Critical thinking and problem solving through visualization

About the guest

Naaz Sibia is a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of Toronto (UofT), co-supervised by Professors Carolina Nobre and Michael Liut. Her research focuses on using interactive visualizations to improve introductory programming education, enhancing student belonging and engagement online, and exploring the role of reflective prompts in flipped classrooms.

Where to find Naaz Sibia

Website: https://www.naazsibia.com/ 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naaz-sibia/ 

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=r60zG3UAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Papers referenced:

Exploring the Role of Visualization Tools in Enhancing Computing Education: A Systematic Literature Review https://scholar.google.ca/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=r60zG3UAAAAJ&sortby=pubdate&citation_for_view=r60zG3UAAAAJ:_kc_bZDykSQC 

SQLVis paper: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9576431 

Tools referenced:

https://algorithm-visualizer.org/ 

https://blog.levelupcoding.com/ 

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