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Room 4 |
| Thursday |
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| 8:00 - noon |
Windows 7 – Microsoft’s Newest
Operating System |
Using OpenMP
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| 1:00 - 1:50 |
KEYNOTE: "Cloud Computing" presented by Bradley Jensen, Microsoft Corp.
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2:00 - 2:50
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MyITLab - Lessons Learned |
Are Texas Community College Programs Aligned
with Employers Preferences for Information Technology Credentials |
An Innovation in Engineering & Computer
Science Recruitment: the Renaissance Scholar Summer Program |
Getting Computer Science Majors: What are we
missing? |
| 3:00 - 3:50 |
From Walls to Steps: Using online automatic
homework checking tools to improve learning in introductory
programming courses
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Innovation in Computer Science Education: The
Computer Science Fellows Program at Baylor University
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AAA: Algorithm Animation in Alice
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Green IT
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| 4:00 - 4:50 |
Tools to Improve Collaborative Processes in
the Digital Workplace
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Getting an Education in Computer Information
Systems
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CTS – More Than a Head Count
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Using the Open Science Grid |
| 5:00 - 6:00 |
Reception - Networking |
Join us in the bar area for appetizer's and a cash bar |
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| Friday |
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8:30 - 9:20
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GENERAL SESSION:
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9:30 - 10:20
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Mentorship: A Bridge to Retention
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Testbanks: who cares? You Must
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A Technology-based Solution to Reduce Time
Spent Identifying and Commenting Writing Errors in Research
Papers
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Update: How will you teach your online students when gas cost $5/gallon |
10:30 - 11:00
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BREAK - Vendors |
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11:00 - 11:50
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Identifying and Commenting
Grammar and Style Errors Using www.ScanMyDocument.com |
An Additional Examination of
Knowledge Creation Model |
Introduction to JavaServer
Faces and Their Use as a Distributed Application Project |
Presenting a Web-Based MS Office course to
the Masses Using myITLab - Lessons Learned |
noon - 1:30
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LUNCH |
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1:40 - 2:30
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Characterizing Introductory Courses in Computation
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Eliciting Engagement and Creativity in Students
Attending a First Course in Algorithms |
Windows 7 – Microsoft’s Newest Operating System |
Using Pivot Tables to Introduce Data Analysis
and Business Intelligence Process in Computer Introductory Courses |
2:40 - 3:30
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Learning Logic with LEGO MINDSTORMS |
Automatic Text Summarization Using HAC |
The use of team work in the first programming
course to improve retention |
Introducing Reseach to the Introduction to
Coputers Classroom |
3:30 - 4:00
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BREAK - Vendors |
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4:00 - 4:50
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Open Educational Resources – Getting Started |
CCS0: A Computational Introduction to Programming, Mathematical
Modeling, and Elementary Mechanics |
An Introduction to Digital Forensics |
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6:00 - 8:00
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DINNER & BUSINESS MEETING
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| Saturday |
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8:00 - 8:50
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PANEL: Camtasia Workshop
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8:00 - noon
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LEGO Robotics Workshop
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8:00 - noon
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Computational Computer Science |
A Service-Learning Program at Eastfield College:
Student's Coaching Faculty in technology, Faculty Mentoring
Students in Life Experiences |
| Topics |
Description |
| Introduction to JavaServer Faces and Their
Use as a Distributed Application |
Project JavaServer Faces (JSF) can be used
to develop a distributed application. This presentation introduces
JSF after a brief review of Java Servlets and JSP pages. The
overall structure of a JSFs application is discussed and illustrated.
The experiences encountered in using a JSF as a class project
are presented. |
| Getting Computer Science Majors: What are we
missing? |
We present issues and ideas for recruiting
undergraduate computer science students. We believe the problem
is largely one of marketing. Prestige, respect, societal impact
and other desirables of our discipline need to be communicated
broadly. |
| Are Texas Community College Programs Aligned
with Employers Preferences for Information Technology Credentials |
This presentation shows how Texas community
colleges can us a 2008 quantitative research study that used
a causal-comparative method and employed an online survey of
two groups of Texas employers to determine to what degree, if
any, an alignment existed for their preferences for IT credentials,
to improve IT programs. |
| An Innovation in Engineering & Computer
Science Recruitment: the Renaissance Scholar Summer Program |
The Renaissance Scholar Program is a week-long
summer experience at Baylor University for high-performing high
school juniors. This paper addresses the development of the
program in terms of both admissions and computer science curriculum.
In addition we track students that began in computer science
as a result of the program. |
| Innovation in Computer Science Education: The
Computer Science Fellows Program at Baylor University |
The Computer Science Fellows Program at Baylor
University was designed for intellectually gifted, highly motivated
students with a wide range of interests, who desire a more diverse
experience across the disciplines. This paper will present the
development of the CSFellows program, and the implementation
of the program’s first year. |
| From Walls to Steps: Using online automatic
homework checking tools to improve learning in introductory
programming courses |
We describe how we implemented problem-based-learning
in our first two programming courses via the design and implementation
of a web-based automatic homework checker. We critique 3 years
of usage and make recommendations for undergraduate programming
courses. |
| The use of team work in the first programming
course to improve retention |
Based on concepts of collaborative learning,
students have been assigned to work in pairs to complete lab
assignments. The rationale is that by supporting and helping
each other, students improve their self confidence, and this
leads to their finishing the course or producing a better product. |
| CTS – More Than a Head Count |
The Customer Tracking System (CTS) is an application
that operates via either swipe card or keypad input. CTS is
designed to track customers in a setting of medium to large
walk-in flow. CTS relieves customers from signing logs and further
eliminates the need for any paper-based attendance and flow
tracking systems. |
| Open Educational Resources – Getting Started |
The steps necessary to start publishing Open
Educational Resources (OER) in particular; getting started with
the Connexions Project (cnx.org) hosted by Rice University.
Presented will be the general concepts of OER and development
of materials for Internet delivery. An explanation of the efforts
to produce a complete textbook will be discussed. |
| Getting an Education in Computer Information
Systems |
A degree in Computer Information Systems (CIS)
is not well understood by many. In this paper, the answer to
the question “What does a degree in CIS mean?” is presented.
The differences between CIS and related fields such as Computer
Science (CS), Business information systems (BIS), information
systems (IS) or information science are presented. The value
of the CIS curriculum to the community and the region is presented.
Finally, some recommendations are presented on the contents
of a degree in this field, and the steps to market the degree
to the industry are presented.
AAA: Algorithm Animation in Alice Students often have difficulty
tracing and understanding the inner workings of algorithms.
This paper describes a 3-D algorithm animation system, with
both audio and video, which provides students with a rich environment
for interactively tracing and visualizing the behavior of an
algorithm as it executes. |
| Learning Logic with LEGO MINDSTORMS |
The workshop participants will have a hands-on
experience in building a simple robot as well as creating programs
to control the robot through provided lessons. |
| Tools to Improve Collaborative Processes in
the Digital Workplace |
A Computer Supported Collaborative Working
(CSCW) system comprised of several Web 2.0 digital tools is
proposed that enables effective collaboration between workers,
corporations, corporations’ partners, suppliers, and customers,
thus strengthening the competitive advantage for a business
firm in today’s business environment that is strongly influenced
by the Internet. |
| Mentorship: A Bridge to Retention |
A survey was conducted to the computer science
foundation course: CS146 - Introduction to Algorithms &
Programming to investigate the degree of assistance the students
expected from their mentors. The results showed a positive result
that the average student agrees mentoring program will lead
them to success. |
| Testbanks: who cares? You Must |
More and more faculty are required to update
courses, and create large item pools for both on campus and
online classes. Frequently we fall back upon the test banks
provided with our texts. This presentation will help faculty
learn how to evaluate test items enabling them to select usable
ones. |
| An Additional Examination of Knowledge Creation
Model |
Information anxiety, information phobia, and
the hazard of misinformation are few of the negative outcomes
of the information overload. This presentation will discuss
a knowledge creation model to remedy these problems. The model
will distinguish clearly between data, information, and knowledge. |
| Identifying and Commenting Grammar and Style
Errors Using www.ScanMyDocument.com |
Several years ago, this professor was spending
too many hours editing/evaluating research papers. There was
a need for a more efficient method to provide writers with meaningful
and consistent quality feedback concerning their electronically
submitted papers. This tool applies over 600 grammar and style
rules to scan and comment findings. |
| A Technology-based Solution to Reduce Time
Spent Identifying and Commenting Writing Errors in Research
Papers |
Several years ago, this professor was spending
too many hours editing/evaluating research papers. There was
a need for a more efficient method to provide writers with meaningful
and consistent quality feedback concerning their electronically
submitted papers. This tool applies over 600 grammar and style
rules to scan and comment findings. |
| Automatic Text Summarization Using HAC |
Text summarization is a data reduction process.
The main goal of Text Summarization is to take a textual document,
extract content from it and present the most important content
to the user in a condensed form and in a manner sensitive to
the user’s or application’s needs. |
| CCS0: A Computational Introduction to Programming,
Mathematical Modeling, and Elementary Mechanics |
Participants in this tutorial workshop will
be prepared to adapt and teach Computational Computer Science
– Zero. This course introduces students to the basics of programming
through multimedia, and then uses these programming techniques
to examine basic functions that draw lines and curves, and then
explore the principles underlying familiar physical processes.
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| An Introduction to Digital Forensics |
As new technologies develop criminals find
ways to apply these technologies to commit crimes. Because of
the intricate involvement of computer technology in all aspects
of our lives, it also has become legal evidence in both civil
and criminal cases. Computer professionals trained in digital
forensics preserve and retrieve evidence in a non-destructive
manner. |
| Eliciting Engagement and Creativity in Students
Attending a First Course in Algorithms |
We describe an engaging pedagogical approach
to presenting a rigorous course on foundational algorithms that
elicits creative problem solving. Core concepts and techniques
underlying complex or abstract algorithms and analyses are initially
examined in the context of understandable concrete precursor
problems. Rather than impeding initial understandings of an
optimized algorithm’s structure, students are instead guided
to discover and implement optimizations only after they understand
the foundational underlying concepts. These techniques are then
generalized through their application to increasingly abstract
problems. Finally, mathematical techniques are incrementally
introduced as needed as highly motivated solutions to the practical
problems. |
| Characterizing Introductory Courses in Computation |
A remarkably wide variety of engaging introductory
computer science courses have been developed. Furthermore, they
are typically judged by the enthusiasm they elicit from participants.
Is this the only appropriate metric? This roundtable will examine
what students in introductory computing courses need to know
in order to decide if they want to pursue a career in computing
and how we might appropriately measure the effectiveness of
such courses at achieving these educational goals. |
| OpenMP |
This workshop will examine the tools and techniques
of multi-core processing, using open source software (OpenMP)
to an easily-implemented “incremental approach” to parallelism |
| myITLab - Lessons Learned |
Presenting a Web-Based MS Office Course to
the Masses Using myITLab - Lessons Learned |
| Windows 7 – Microsoft’s Newest Operating System |
Windows 7: Forget Vista – Microsoft has a new
operating system headed our way. A look at this new operating
system scheduled for an October 22 release. One out of six
IT professionals claims that they'll migrate to the operating
system by March 2010, 59% by March 2011. Come see what they
are looking forward to. |
| Using Pivot Tables to Introduce Data Analysis and Business Intelligence Processes in Computer Introductory Courses |
Studies show that many businesses are engaged in mining decade of data stored in their data warehouses and are in need of employees who have the business analytical skills to harvest their data. In order to provide knowledgeable workforce to meet the need of these companies, many schools have added coverage of Data Warehousing, Data Mining, and Business Intelligence topics in their curricula. This paper presents ways to use Excel and pivot tables to introduce data analysis and Business Intelligence in computer introductory courses. |
| Introducing Research to the Introduction to Computers Classroom |
This presentation will focus on describing the experience of students who enrolled in two freshman level classes: an English class where the focus is on research and an Introduction to Computers class . In this pair of classes, students complete the objectives for each course: computer literacy topics, Microsoft Office applications, utilizing HTML to build a small website to highlight their work in the form of a small electronic portfolio, and completing the research work and requirements in the English class – while demonstrating the skills acquired in the linked CIS class. One of the main accomplishments is the completion a large poster presentation slide which is entered in an on campus university wide Student Research Conference. Future plans are also described. |
