Pedagogical patterns: capturing best practices in teaching object technology

Abstract

Abstract The Pedagogical Patterns Project began at OOPSLA '95 and started holding workshops in 1996 at the ECOOP, TOOLS and OOPSLA conferences. The aim of the project has been to capture successful experiences in teaching and learning OT, from industry or academia, in a homogeneous, easily accessible format. Patterns have been regarded as an effective method for achieving this. Since 1996, many other sessions have been held at numerous conferences in America and Europe, resulting in the collection of more than 50 teaching techniques written in pattern format. As this present collection is now being refined and expanded, educators are discovering the effectiveness of sharing their teaching experiences in the form of pedagogical patterns. JUTTA ECKSTEIN, MARY LYNN MANNS and MARKUS VOELTER explain. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.