Faculty Development Institute (FDI) for Computer Science, Day 3, 10:30-11:55am, Derring 2069

Group Activity on Enhancing a Specific Course of the Participant's Choice

Facilitator: Ed Fox

Purpose:

To start the process of FDI-stimulated improvement of education in CS.

Goals:

1. To apply what has been learned in FDI to educational activities in CS.
2. To form pairs of faculty who will aid each other in this process.
3. To begin discussion in pairs and in the FDI group, of education improvement in CS.
4. To identify efforts to discuss in the Continuous Quality Improvement sessions.
5. To identify improvements that can be shared with the rest of the CS faculty.
6. To identify improvements that may lead to university or sponsor-funded projects.

Schedule:

• 10:30 - pair up, determine who will go first
• 10:40 - first course improvement plan
• 11:00 - second course improvement plan
• 11:20 - plenary session to discuss course improvement plans

Ideas to Consider:

1. opportunities for distance education
2. use of high-speed networking
3. use of multimedia
4. use of visualization
5. use of computer-mediated collaboration
6. use of mathematical or statistical tools
7. use of animation
8. use of writing and/or communication tools
9. use of hypertext, hypermedia
10. use of interactive applications (e.g., Java)
11. use of automated testing / lesson administration
12. use of labs
13. demonstrations to illustrate concepts, improve motivation
14. modules to actively engage students: simulations, ...
15. students working in groups or teams
16. peer tutoring

Quality:

• # of students involved
• student effort
• faculty effort
• resources required
• likely benefits