Peer Instruction in Computing: What, Why, How?

Proceedings of Global Conference on Technology, Innovation, Media & Education (Global TIME), 2012.Peer Instruction (PI) transforms a standard, passive lecture into an opportunity for students to answer questions individually and in groups. What is PI? Does it work in computing courses? Research evidence aside, how does one go about using PI in practice? In this paper, I describe the PI process and summarize the research that has been done on PI in CS. I then offer a personal account of how I use PI and what I have learned, including thoughts on transitioning courses from lecture-style to PI-style