Biography:

Jam Jenkins is the developer of the Freely Available Networked Game (FANG) Engine, a game engine designed for use in introductory computer programming courses. Dr. Jenkins’ FANG Engine and corresponding course materials have been used by several different instructors to teach in a variety of settings. In addition to teaching at public and private colleges and universities, Dr. Jenkins has taught high school, instructed gifted middle and high school students online and in the classroom, and conducted programming workshops for 5th and 6th grade students.  His research interests include ambient biometrics, computer science education, pervasive computing and using Wikis in educaiton.