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From Visual Programing to Media: Approaches to Starting Computing
Getting Students Excited About the First Course
Workshop hosted by CITI, CAITE
and Rick Adrion of UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst, Computer Science Building
140 Governors Dr, Amherst, MA
Mon. June 14 - Tues. June 15, 2010
Learn approaches to introducing computing that engages a broad range of students. This two-day workshop will include brief introductions to visual programming in Alice and Scratch and techniques for motivating textual programming in Java and Python for manipulating media.
Who should attend?
The workshop is aimed at educators in computing and technology at 2-year and 4-year colleges and is open to high school teachers. Media Computation approaches that work with students as early as high school will be presented.
What will I learn?
This workshop will describe different approaches for getting students
started with computing. We will be using Scratch, Alice,
and Media Computation.
Alice is an approach to teaching introductory computing where students
drag-and-drop program elements in order to construct 3-D stories.
Scratch is similar but with a simpler interface and a focus on 2-D
stories. Media Computation is an approach to teaching introductory
computing where the focus is on manipulating pictures, sounds, and
video. All three approaches motivate and engage students, by
contextualizing computing in a relevant activity.
We will not aim to teach Alice in this workshop, but only give a
flavor of Alice. If you want to learn more Alice, please visit
http://www.alice.org to
download a copy of Alice and try running some of the tutorials. A CD
with all the software will be provided at the workshop. We will also have a
limited number of USB drives for copying the software at the workshop.
Sample schedule for the workshop is at: Georgia Computes Wiki.
Cost?
The workshop is free, but pre-registration and a commitment to attend both full workshop days is required. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided on both workshop days. Mileage reimbursement (up to $100) or travel (up to $250) for those more than 50 miles
from Amherst. Lodging is no longer available! Parking passes will be available at the check-in table day-of.
Registration deadline is June 4. Space is limited, so do register early!
If you have registered and find you are no longer able to attend, please contact us so that we can release your ticket to the waitlist.
When & Where
Lincoln Campus Center, Room 163 C
1 Campus Center Way
Amherst,
01003
Monday, June 14, 2010 at 8:30 AM - Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 4:30 PM (ET)
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Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technology Education
CAITE (Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technology Education) works to design and carry out comprehensive programs that address under representation in information technology (IT) education and the workforce. CAITE focuses on women and minorities in groups that are underrepresented in the Massachusetts innovation economy; that is, economically, academically, and socially disadvantaged residents.