Helen Hu

Helen Hu (hhu@westminsteru.edu) is a Professor of Computer Science at Westminster University.

Activities

• Activities for CS1 in Python
  Chris Mayfield, Tricia Shepherd, Helen H. Hu (2021)

Research

• Variation in Engagement Behaviors among Student-Centered Pedagogies
  Patricia B. Campbell, Clif Kussmaul, Chris Mayfield, Helen H. Hu, Seth Campbell-Mortman
  Proceedings of the 56^th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2025

• Analysis of Student Grades Before and After Adopting POGIL
  Chris Mayfield, Sean Raleigh, Helen H. Hu, Clif Kussmaul
  Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, 2023

• Introducing the Focus & Action of Students & Teachers Observation Protocol (FASTOP)
  Clifton L. Kussmaul, Patricia B. Campbell, Maria Torres-Demas, Chris Mayfield, Helen Hu
  Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, 2023

• The CS POGIL Activity Writing Program
  Helen H. Hu, Tricia D. Shepherd, Clif Kussmaul
  Proceedings of the 54^th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2023

• A Five Stage Faculty Development Program to Transform Introductory Courses in Computer Science: The IntroCS POGIL Project
  Clif Kussmaul, Helen H. Hu, Chris Mayfield, Patricia B. Campbell
  Handbook of STEM Faculty Development, 2022

• POGIL in CS1: Evidence for Student Learning and Belonging
  Chris Mayfield, Sukanya Kannan Moudgalya, Aman Yadav, Clif Kussmaul, Helen H. Hu
  Proceedings of the 53^rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2022

• Professional Development and Support for POGIL in Computer Science
  Clif Kussmaul, Helen H. Hu, Patricia B. Campbell, Chris Mayfield, Aman Yadav
  Proceedings of the 53^rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2022

• Collaborative Learning, Self-Efficacy, and Student Performance in CS1 POGIL
  Aman Yadav, Chris Mayfield, Sukanya Kannan Moudgalya, Clif Kussmaul, Helen H. Hu
  Proceedings of the 52^nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2021

• Improving Online Collaborative Learning with POGIL Practices
  Helen H. Hu, Clif Kussmaul
  Proceedings of the 52^nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2021

• Measuring Students’ Sense of Belonging in Introductory CS Courses
  Sukanya Kannan Moudgalya, Chris Mayfield, Aman Yadav, Helen H. Hu, Clif Kussmaul
  Proceedings of the 52^nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2021

• POGIL in Computer Science: Faculty Motivation and Challenges
  Aman Yadav, Clif Kussmaul, Chris Mayfield, Helen H. Hu
  Proceedings of the 50^th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2019

• Students as Teachers and Communicators
  Beth Simon, Christopher Hundhausen, Charlie McDowell, Linda Werner, Helen Hu, Clif Kussmaul
  The Cambridge Handbook of Computing Education Research, 2019

• Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) in Computer Science
  Clifton Kussmaul, Helen H. Hu
  NCWIT EngageCSEdu Teaching & Implementation Papers, 2018

• Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning in Introductory Computer Science
  Helen H. Hu, Clifton L. Kussmaul, Patricia B. Campbell
  Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, 2018

• Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning in Computer Science: The CS-POGIL & IntroCS-POGIL Projects
  Clifton L. Kussmaul, Helen H. Hu, Chris Mayfield
  Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, 2017

• Results from a Survey of Faculty Adoption of Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) in Computer Science
  Helen H. Hu, Clifton Kussmaul, Brian Knaeble, Chris Mayfield, Aman Yadav
  Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, 2016

• CS Principles With POGIL Activities as a Learning Community
  Helen Hu, Brian Avery
  Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 2015

• Using POGIL Activities to Teach CS Principles to Diverse Students (Abstract Only)
  Helen H. Hu
  Proceedings of the 46^th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2015

• Teaching CS 1 With POGIL Activities and Roles
  Helen H. Hu, Tricia D. Shepherd
  Proceedings of the 45^th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2014

• Using POGIL to Help Students Learn to Program
  Helen H. Hu, Tricia D. Shepherd
  ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2013

• Using POGIL to Teach Students to Be Better Problem Solvers (Abstract Only)
  Helen H. Hu
  Proceedings of the 43^rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2012