The Lugano Computing Education Resarch Lab
Luce is a research lab at the Software Institute of USI in Lugano, Switzerland. Our research, teaching, and service is related to computing education, with a specific focus on learning to program.
Prof. Dr. Matthias Hauswirth Associate Professor
Dr. Igor Moreno Santos PostDoc
Joey Bevilacqua PhD Student
Luca Chiodini PhD Student
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What we are up to

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What we produced

Our research connects programming languages and computing education. We design tools and approaches, conduct studies, teach at all levels of the university, contribute to textbooks, and help in teacher education. Here are some of our current favorites:

PyTamaro

Problem Decomposition with Graphics

Expression Tutor

Understand Expressions as Trees

Progmiscon

Turn Misconceptions into Learning Opportunities

Notional Machine Collection

Pedagogic Devices for Teaching Programming

Composition in Java

Teach Java Programming on Strong Foundations

Programming Styles

Programming in Multiple Languages and Multiple Styles

Computer Science in K-12

Operators and Expressions (with Shuchi Grover)

Informatik: Programmieren und Robotik

High School Informatics Textbook (Klett und Balmer Verlag)

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