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Beth Simon is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Education Studies at the University of California, San Diego. Her research interests focus on computing education, online technology-enhanced teaching, and the development of high school computing curriculum tailored to the training needs of K-12 teachers. She has previously studied the impacts of evidence-based active learning practices, such as Peer Instruction, on student outcomes in higher education, alongside student conceptions of computing concepts and novice students’ self-efficacy in computing. Beth currently acts as Faculty Advisor for Digital Learning within UCSD's Teaching + Learning Commons, aiding faculty and instructional staff in their technological educational endeavors and development of MOOCs. Her extensive experience includes roles such as Principal Teaching and Learning Specialist at Coursera and Science Teaching and Learning Fellow at the University of British Columbia. Beth has been integral in numerous National Science Foundation grants aimed at advancing computer science education.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).