@inproceedings{schofield-etal-2021-learning,
    title = "Learning How To Learn {NLP}: Developing Introductory Concepts Through Scaffolded Discovery",
    author = "Schofield, Alexandra  and
      Wicentowski, Richard  and
      Medero, Julie",
    editor = "Jurgens, David  and
      Kolhatkar, Varada  and
      Li, Lucy  and
      Mieskes, Margot  and
      Pedersen, Ted",
    booktitle = "Proceedings of the Fifth Workshop on Teaching NLP",
    month = jun,
    year = "2021",
    address = "Online",
    publisher = "Association for Computational Linguistics",
    url = "https://preview.aclanthology.org/jlcl-multiple-ingestion/2021.teachingnlp-1.23/",
    doi = "10.18653/v1/2021.teachingnlp-1.23",
    pages = "131--137",
    abstract = "We present a scaffolded discovery learning approach to introducing concepts in a Natural Language Processing course aimed at computer science students at liberal arts institutions. We describe some of the objectives of this approach, as well as presenting specific ways that four of our discovery-based assignments combine specific natural language processing concepts with broader analytic skills. We argue this approach helps prepare students for many possible future paths involving both application and innovation of NLP technology by emphasizing experimental data navigation, experiment design, and awareness of the complexities and challenges of analysis."
}