last revised October 10, 2002
| Time: | 9:30 - 3:45 on Saturday, October 12, 2002 |
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| Registration begins at 9:00 with coffee, tea, pastries; Registration Fee: $15 | |
| Location: | Mathematics and Computer Science Department |
| Science Building (top floor), 1116 Eighth Avenue | |
| Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA |
| Schedule | ||
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| 9:00 | Refreshments and Registration | |
| 9:30 | Panel: How We Advise, Mentor, and Motivate Students | |
| Moderator: Leon Tabak, Cornell College | ||
| 10:15 | Group Discussion: Identify Top 10 List for Algorithms | |
| Facilitator: Henry Walker, Grinnell College | ||
| 10:45 | Panel: The Possibility for an NSF REU Proposal for an Iowa Consortium | |
| Jim Cremer/Joe Kearney, University of Iowa | ||
| Samuel Rebelsky, Grinnell College | ||
| 11:15 | Panel: Re-examining Beginning Computer Science | |
| Moderator, Tony deLaubenfels, Cornell College | ||
| Goals and Approaches: | ||
| 3-Course Java: Tony deLaubenfels, Cornell College | ||
| Scheme/Java/C in 3 semesters: John Stone, Grinnell College | ||
| Python in 2 semesters: John Zelle, Wartburg College | ||
| Placement Options/Curricular Paths for Incoming Students | ||
| Panelists, audience | ||
| noon | Lunch Break | |
| 1:00 | Panel and Brainstorming: The High-School/College Connection for Computer Science in Iowa | |
| Moderator: Judy Williams, William Penn University | ||
| High School Computing / ITSE Recommendations | ||
| J. Philip East, University of Northern Iowa | ||
| Directions for Advanced Placement Computer Science | ||
| Steve Strong, Washington High School, Cedar Rapids | ||
| Leon Tabak, Cornell College | ||
| Judy Williams, William Penn University | ||
| Group Brainstorming: How Colleges in Iowa Can Help | ||
| All | ||
| 2:00 | Talk: Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science: What, How Much, Who, When | |
| Notes from the October 2002 Curriculum Foundation Conference at West Point and from Elsewhere | ||
| Henry Walker, Grinnell College | ||
| 2:30 | Break | |
| 3:00 | Moderated Brainstorming: Encouraging Women in Introductory CS: Statistics, Strategies, Experiences | |
| Facilitator, Ben Gum, Grinnell College | ||
| 3:30 | Discussion: Does the group want to meet again? Where? When? Who? | |
| 3:45 | Adjourn | |
http://www.cs.grinnell.edu/~walker/ia-cs/program.02.html
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created September 18, 2002 last revised October 10, 2002 |
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| For more information, please contact Henry M. Walker at walker@cs.grinnell.edu. |