WORKSHOP ON INTERACTIVE AND VISUAL TOOLS
FOR TEACHING COMPUTER SCIENCE

SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1996
9:15AM - 3:30PM
LEVINE SCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER, Room B101
DUKE UNIVERSITY
DURHAM, NC

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The purpose of the workshop is to examine available interactive and visual tools for computer science, and their integration into courses.

Schedule:

8:30am Registration, coffee, juice and snacks
9:15am Welcome
SESSION 1
9:30am INVITED: Student Built Algorithm Animation as a Learning Aid, John Stasko, Georgia Institute of Technology
10:00am Interactive Student Support for Introductory Computer Science Courses, Erika Rogers, Clark Atlanta University
10:30am "This-is-how-a-computer-works:" A teaching program for lecture, laboratory, and home study, Alan W. Biermann, Duke University
11:00am BREAK
SESSION II
11:30am INVITED: Interactive Learning Tools for Topics in Artificial Intelligence, Ellen Walker, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
12:00pm Visualization in the first two courses: Non-technological props as tools for learning, Owen Astrachan, Duke University
12:30pm Educational Case Library as a Learning Aid in Computer Graphics, Amnon Shabo, Georgia Institute of Technology
1-2pm LUNCH
SESSION III
2:00pm Visual Demonstrations of Automata and Parsing, Susan Rodger, Duke University
2:30pm Discussion: The Future Classroom Dave Poplawski, Michigan Technological University
3:00pm Creating an Apprenticeship Environment for Learning Object-Oriented Design and Programming, Mark Guzdial, Georgia Institute of Technology
3:30pm REFRESHMENTS

Persons interested in attending should register BY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, by contacting Susan Rodger (rodger@cs.duke.edu). There is no charge for attending the workshop, but space is limited.

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Contact Information

Susan H. Rodger; Department of Computer Science , Box 90129
LSRC, D237; Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0129
Email: rodger@cs.duke.edu
Phone: (919)-660-6595; Fax: (919)-660-6519