Mary Lynn Manns

Evolving Pedagogical Patterns: The Work of the Pedagogical Patterns Project

This paper is a summary of the pedagogical patterns project. The project started in 1996 with the aim of collecting and disseminating experiences of teaching and learning about object technology. We adopted a pattern format early on, although the specific format has evolved over time. In this paper we give an overall view of the project: where it started, how the material we have collected has evolved and matured, and where we need to go from here. More material from the project is available from our website www.pedagogicalpatterns.org, and our publications.

The pedagogical patterns project (poster session)

The project, which started in 1996, aims to encourage the capture and dissemination of successful experience of learning and teaching OT from industry and academia. Today, a significant body of material exists. We welcome contributions from people with experiences to share, or whose own practice is reflected in existing material.

Leading fearless change-introducing agile approaches and other new ideas into your organization

The authors of the forthcoming patterns book on introducing innovation into organizations present their work in a dialogue about the trials and tribulations of introducing agile approaches into an organization.

XP and Organizational Change: Lessons from the Field

As interest in XP continues to spread, the organizational challenges of adopting a new development method become more apparent. Some say that the implementation of XP values, principles and practices alone is enough to successfully navigate a change to XP. Others say that an understanding of change management concepts from the field of organizational development is needed. Views vary on whether to employ a change model, and if so, which change models are best. In this activity panel we use an interactive storytelling and analysis approach as we pause to consider the implications of XP and organizational change, through real-life tales from this time in the history of XP’s migration into the mainstream of software development.

The view: the ultimate IT chat

The world is changing; and this is also true for our IT business. Nicolai Josuttis talks with five international extraordinary female representatives of our IT business about the most important, thought-provoking, and funniest IT headlines and tendencies of the past year. Lean back and enjoy being a fly on the wall when the following participants chat in a pub-like atmosphere: Rebecca Wirfs-Brock, Linda Rising, Mary Lynn Manns, Jutta Eckstein, and Lise B. Hvatum.

Introducing patterns (or any new idea) into organizations (poster session)

Those who have used patterns are aware that this literary form, and its corresponding process and community support, is providing a way to capture best practices and communicate them throughout organizations and the entire software industry. However, many who have tried to introduce patterns (or any new idea) into their organizations have found it to be a difficult task. Therefore, a pattern language, currently titled Evolving a Patterns Culture, is being written to capture solutions to the challenges in introducing patterns (or any new idea) into an organization.

Object-Oriented Technology Education and Training: Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Industry

The benefits of object-oriented (00) technology have been widely cited in both academic and industry circles. One of the major challenges facing these audiences is 00 technology education and training. There is a shortage of software engineers who are knowledgeable and skilled in 00 technology. Universities are challenged to integrate OO concepts, analysis, design, and programming into existing curricula. Business and government organizations are challenged to retrain existing personnel in OO techniques and technology.