Ally Nicole Limke

College of Engineering

Works (9)

Updated: January 5th, 2026 14:34

2025 article

SnapClass: An AI-Enhanced Classroom Management System for Block-Based Programming

Riahi, B., Tian, X., Limke, A., Storozhevykh, V., Cateté, V., Barnes, T., … Singh, K. (2025, October 7).

By: B. Riahi n, X. Tian n, A. Limke n, V. Storozhevykh n, V. Cateté n , T. Barnes n, N. Lytle*, K. Singh *

topics (OpenAlex): Teaching and Learning Programming; Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques; Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning; Mobile Learning in Education; Educational Games and Gamification
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Added: December 26, 2025

2025 article

What Does It Take to Support Problem Solving in Programming Classrooms? A New Framework from the K-12 Teacher Perspective

Limke, A., Islam, S., Riahi, B., Tian, X., Hill, M., Cateté, V., & Barnes, T. (2025, April 23). EXTENDED ABSTRACTS OF THE 2025 CHI CONFERENCE ON HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS, CHI 2025.

By: A. Limke n, S. Islam n, B. Riahi n, X. Tian n, M. Hill n, V. Cateté n , T. Barnes n

author keywords: K12 Teachers; Programming Education; Secondary Computing Education; Orchestrating Computing Activities; Teacher Interviews
topics (OpenAlex): Teaching and Learning Programming; Educational Games and Gamification; Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
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Added: April 23, 2025

2024 article

A Survey of K-12 Teacher Needs for an Online Programming Learning System

Limke, A., Hill, M., Cateté, V., & Barnes, T. (2024, May 11). EXTENDED ABSTRACTS OF THE 2024 CHI CONFERENCE ON HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS, CHI 2024.

By: A. Limke n, M. Hill n, V. Cateté n  & T. Barnes n

author keywords: Programming learning; K-12; learning systems; K-12 teachers; Online learning environments
topics (OpenAlex): Teaching and Learning Programming; Online Learning and Analytics; Educational Games and Gamification
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 15, 2024

2024 article

Idea Builder: Motivating Idea Generation and Planning for Open-Ended Programming Projects through Storyboarding

Wang, W., Limke, A., Bobbadi, M., Isvik, A., Cateté, V., Barnes, T., & Price, T. W. (2024, March 7). PROCEEDINGS OF THE 55TH ACM TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION, SIGCSE 2024, VOL. 1, pp. 1402–1408.

By: W. Wang  n, A. Limke n, M. Bobbadi  n, A. Isvik n, V. Cateté n , T. Barnes n, T. Price n 

author keywords: open-ended programming; planning; block-based programming; novice programming
topics (OpenAlex): Teaching and Learning Programming; Educational Games and Gamification; Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 8, 2024

2023 article

Investigating the Impact of On-Demand Code Examples on Novices' Open-Ended Programming Experience

Wang, W., Bacher, J., Isvik, A., Limke, A., Sthapit, S., Shi, Y., … Price, T. (2023, August 7). PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2023 ACM CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL COMPUTING EDUCATION RESEARCH V.1, ICER 2023 V1, pp. 464–475.

By: W. Wang *, J. Bacher n, A. Isvik n, A. Limke n, S. Sthapit n, Y. Shi n , B. Tabarsi  n, K. Tran n ...

author keywords: open-ended programming; code examples; block-based programming; novice programming
topics (OpenAlex): Teaching and Learning Programming; Educational Games and Gamification; Online Learning and Analytics
TL;DR: It was found that students who had access to all 37 code examples used a significantly larger variety of code APIs, perceived the programming as relatively more creative, but also experienced a higher task load. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: September 11, 2023

2023 article

Participatory Design with Teachers for Block-Based Learning with SnapClass

Limke, A., Lytle, N., Mahmoud, S., Lin, M., Hill, M., Cateté, V., & Barnes, T. (2023, October 3). 2023 IEEE SYMPOSIUM ON VISUAL LANGUAGES AND HUMAN-CENTRIC COMPUTING, VL/HCC, pp. 173–178.

By: A. Limke n, N. Lytle n, S. Mahmoud n, M. Lin n, M. Hill n, V. Cateté n , T. Barnes n

author keywords: K-12 computing; Block-based Programming; Participatory Design; computer science education; K-12 teachers
topics (OpenAlex): Teaching and Learning Programming; Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods; Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
TL;DR: SnapClass, a new web-based learning platform for Snap!, integrates assignments with starter code, executable student submissions, rubric-based assessment, and a gradebook into one platform and identifies the common struggles teachers face while instructing programming and how they would address those struggles through the design of SnapClass. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 29, 2024

2022 article

Case Studies on the Use of Storyboarding by Novice Programmers

Limke, A., Milliken, A., Cateté, V., Gransbury, I., Isvik, A., Price, T., … Barnes, T. (2022, July 7). PROCEEDINGS OF THE 27TH ACM CONFERENCE ON INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION, ITICSE 2022, VOL 1, pp. 318–324.

By: A. Limke n, A. Milliken n, V. Cateté n , I. Gransbury n, A. Isvik n, T. Price n , C. Martens n, T. Barnes n

author keywords: block-based programs; open-ended projects; planning; storyboards
topics (OpenAlex): Teaching and Learning Programming; Software Engineering Techniques and Practices; Software Engineering Research
TL;DR: This research explores how novice programmers used a custom-built planning tool, PlanIT, contrasted against how they used storyboarding when planning games, illustrating that students felt more creative when storyboarding rather than using PlanIT. (via Semantic Scholar)
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4. Quality Education (Web of Science)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 28, 2023

2021 article

Exploring and Influencing Teacher Grading for Block-based Programs through Rubrics and the GradeSnap Tool

Milliken, A., Cateté, V., Limke, A., Gransbury, I., Chipman, H., Dong, Y., & Barnes, T. (2021, August 16). ICER 2021: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 17TH ACM CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL COMPUTING EDUCATION RESEARCH.

By: A. Milliken n, V. Cateté n , A. Limke n, I. Gransbury n, H. Chipman n, Y. Dong n, T. Barnes n

author keywords: block-based languages; grading and assessment tools; secondary teacher tools
topics (OpenAlex): Teaching and Learning Programming; Experimental Learning in Engineering; Innovative Teaching Methods
TL;DR: This research is the first to examine teacher grading processes for computer science, and highlights the need for teacher preparation and support for providing programming feedback and assessment. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 4, 2022

2021 article

PEDI - Piazza Explorer Dashboard for Intervention

Akintunde, R. O., Limke, A., Barnes, T., Heckman, S., & Lynch, C. (2021, October 10). 2021 IEEE SYMPOSIUM ON VISUAL LANGUAGES AND HUMAN-CENTRIC COMPUTING (VL/HCC 2021).

By: R. Akintunde n, A. Limke n, T. Barnes n, S. Heckman n  & C. Lynch n

author keywords: learning analytics dashboards; forum activity; real time visualizations
topics (OpenAlex): Online Learning and Analytics; Online and Blended Learning; Data Visualization and Analytics
TL;DR: PEDI (Piazza Explorer Dashboard for Intervention), a tool which analyzes and presents visualizations of forum activity on Piazza, a question and answer forum, to instructors, may improve class performance and pave the way for a new generation of online tools. (via Semantic Scholar)
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4. Quality Education (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 6, 2022

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