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Exploring Student Choice and the Use of Multimodal Generative AI in Programming Learning
Xinying Hou, Ruiwei Xiao, Runlong Ye, Michael Liut, John Stamper
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.05417

Exploring Student Choice and the Use of Multimodal Generative AI in Programming Learning
The broad adoption of Generative AI (GenAI) is impacting Computer Science education, and recent studies found its benefits and potential concerns when students use it for programming learning. However, most existing explorations focus on GenAI tools that primarily support text-to-text interaction. With recent developments, GenAI applications have begun supporting multiple modes of communication, known as multimodality. In this work, we explored how undergraduate programming novices choose and w…

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🐝 Bumble bees pollinated linden flowers 24 million years ago, fossil evidence shows
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Bumble bees pollinated linden flowers 24 million years ago, fossil evidence shows
An international research team led by the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research at the University of Vienna has made an extraordinary discovery: fossilized lime blossoms and fossilized bumble bees were found in 24-million-year-old sediments at the Enspel Fossil-Lagerstätte (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)—along with evidence of their interaction in the form of preserved pollen grains. These findings show that bumble bees were already among the most important pollinators of linden (or…

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Due to #GovShutdown 175,000 #Alameda County residents are set to lose #SNAP benefits assistance affecting thousands of #FoodStamps recipients,…

Alameda County buffers against SNAP cuts with $10 million infusion
Days before 175,000 Alameda County residents are set to lose federal food assistance, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved $10 million to local food banks and food assistance programs on T…