Category: Clark College

My Winter 2025 Teaching Schedule at Clark College

Here are my courses and teaching schedule for the Winter 2025 quarter at Clark College. If you have any questions about these courses, please get in touch with me.

CTEC 127 – PHP with SQL 1 (Monday and Wednesday)

This class will have mandatory attendance at Clark College Room SHL 124 from 10:30 AM to 12:50 PM on Mondays and Wednesdays.

The following days meet, in person and have mandatory attendance:

  • Monday, January 6th (Week 1)
  • Wednesday, January 22nd (Week 3)
  • Wednesday, February 5th (Week 5)
  • Wednesday, February 19th (Week 7)
  • Wednesday, March 5th (Week 9)
  • Monday, March 15th (Finals Week)
  • All other scheduled class meetings will take place via remote learning on Zoom.

CTEC 270 – Web Interface Design 1 (Monday and Wednesday)

This class will have mandatory attendance at Clark College, Room SHL 124, from 3:00 to 4:50 PM on Mondays and Wednesdays.

The following days, meet in person and have mandatory attendance:

  • Monday, January 6th (Week 1)
  • Wednesday, January 22nd (Week 3)
  • Wednesday, February 5th (Week 5)
  • Wednesday, February 19th (Week 7)
  • Wednesday, March 5th (Week 9)
  • Monday, March 15th (Finals Week)
  • All other scheduled class meetings will take place via remote learning on Zoom.

CTEC 121 – Intro to Programming and Problem Solving (Tuesday and Thursday)

This class requires mandatory attendance at Clark College Room SHL 125 on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:30 to 12:50 p.m.

The following days, meet in person and have mandatory attendance:

  • Tuesday, January 7th (Week 1)
  • Thursday, January 23rd (Week 3)
  • Thursday, February 6th (Week 5)
  • Thursday, February 13th (Week 6)
  • Thursday, February 27th (Week 8)
  • Thursday, March 13th (Week 10)
  • Tuesday, March 16th (Finals Week)
  • All other scheduled class meetings will take place via remote learning on Zoom.

CTEC 122 – HTML Fundamentals

This class if entirely online and never meets.

How Pizza and Rubber Ducks Bring Us Together in the Digital Classroom

At Clark College in Vancouver, Washington, I recently brought a taste of community to our online and remote coding classes—through pizza and a little piece of the iconic CS50! This pizza party wasn’t just about food; it was a chance to unite students who usually connect only through screens. There’s something about sharing pizza that goes beyond filling our stomachs. It breaks down barriers, opens up conversations, and lets us see the human side of coding, a profession often steeped in virtual interactions and code blocks.

Pizza is almost a universal language, and even in a digital classroom, it creates a sense of camaraderie. From coding newcomers to seasoned tech enthusiasts, students gathered, laughed, and bonded over slices, sharing their coding challenges and side-hustles. Moments like these highlight the importance of community—reminding us that while we work individually, we’re part of a larger team learning and growing together.

And what’s a coding celebration without a twist? Each attendee walked away with a CS50 Rubber Duck. In case you’re wondering why a rubber duck, it’s not just a quirky gift—it’s a legendary problem-solving tool in coding circles! Rubber duck debugging encourages students to explain their code out loud, often helping them uncover solutions simply by verbalizing their thought processes. Now, every student has a little buddy to “talk” to while tackling their toughest challenges.

Katie Pierce Massey and Bruce Elgort

Whether solving bugs or sharing a laugh, we’re more connected, engaged, and inspired than ever. Here’s to pizza, ducks, and the strong coding community we’re building at Clark College!

Bruce Elgort and Dave Sims

My Spring 2023 Teaching Schedule at Clark College

Classes that don’t meet

  • CTEC 121 Online: Intro to Programming and Problem-Solving
  • CTEC 293 Online: Web Skills Portfolio

Monday

  • 3:30 – 5:50 PM: CTEC 126 JavaScript

Tuesday

  • 10:30 – 12:50 PM: CTEC 227 PHP with SQL 2
  • 2:00 – 3:50 PM: CTEC 270 Web Interface Design 1

Wednesday

  • 3:30 – 5:50 PM: CTEC 126 JavaScript

Thursday

  • 10:30 – 12:50 PM: CTEC 227 PHP with SQL 2
  • 2:00 – 3:50 PM: CTEC 270 Web Interface Design 1