S4E7: Dr. David Joyner on What's New in OMSCS

On this episode, host Tanmay Shah chats with Dr. David Joyner, Associate Dean for Off-Campus & Special Initiatives and the Executive Director of Online Education & OMSCS in the College of Computing, a Principal Research Associate at Georgia Tech, and the inaugural holder of the Zvi Galil PEACE (Pervasive Equitable Access to Computing Education) Chair. He is the author of multiple books and 50 plus papers on online CS education. He's been a leading figure in the OMSCS community since its inception, and he has won several awards over the years including the 2022 College of Computing Outstanding Faculty Leadership Award. Excited to have him back on the show! 

TIMESTAMPS- 

(0:00) - Cold Intro 

(1:21) - Episode Intro 

(2:45) - New initiatives in OMSCS 

(9:20) - Partnership with companies 

(16:04) - New course offerings 

(20:13) - How AI affects the curriculum 

(23:04) - Impact of research funding in OMSCS 

(28:40) - Book: Teacher’s Guide to Conversational AI 

(40:59) - Final thoughts 

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EDITOR – Serge Nino-Martin Villasica