JGRASP: an integrated development environment with visualizations for teaching java in CS1, CS2, and beyond

jGRASP is an integrated development environment, created specifically to provide automatic generation of visualizations for improving the comprehensibility of the software. These visualizations, which are particularly well suited for CS1 and CS2 students learning Java, include Control Structure Diagrams, UML Class Diagrams, and new dynamic Object Views. The object workbench and integrated debugger facilitate a unique way for students to view objects created by their programs. The workshop will include tutorials and example programs to demonstrate how instructors can improve the learning and programming experience of their students with jGRASP. Instructors are encouraged to bring programs from their own courses to experiment with the visualizations during the workshop. jGRASP is freely available at www.jgrasp.org. The jGRASP software and workshop materials will be provided.