Friday May 1
| Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00–8:45 | Registration, continental breakfast Irmacs Atrium | |
| 8:45–9:00 | Welcome: Diana Cukierman, WCCCE 2009 Chair, and Rob Cameron,
Director of the School of Computing Science at SFU. Irmacs Theatre (ASB 10900) | |
| 9:00–10:00 | Keynote Speaker: Gary Poole, University of British Columbia,
Teaching in a Windstorm: Setting Educational Goals in a Rapidly Changing Discipline. Irmacs Theatre (ASB 10900) | |
| 10:00–10:15 | Break and exhibitors | |
| 10:15–11:00 | Invited speaker: Paul Denny, University of Auckland,
PeerWise - Students Sharing and Evaluating their MCQs. Irmacs Theatre (ASB 10900) | |
| 11:00–11:15 | Break and exhibitors | |
| 11:15–12:30 | Session 1A - Irmacs Theatre (ASB 10900) Chair: Rick Gee, Okanagan College |
Session 1B - Room: TASC-I 9204 Chair: Craig Scratchley, Simon Fraser University |
| 11:15–11:40 | Pedagogical Transformations in the UBC CS Science Education Initiative. D. Acton, K. Voll, S. Wolfman and B. Yu, University of British Columbia | Teaching Page Replacement Algorithms with a Java-Based VM Simulator. F. Sibai, United Arab Emirates University, M. Ma, Fidelity Investment Toronto and D. A. Lill, Motorola Inc. |
| 11:40–12:05 | Making University Education more like Middle School Computer Club: Facilitating the Flow of Inspiration. A. Repenning, A. Basawapatna and K. H. Koh, University of Colorado Boulder | A Novel Sorting Animation: Permuting Picture Pixels. J. Edgar and T. Donaldson, Simon Fraser University |
| 12:05–12:25 | Re-Thinking Computer Literacy in Post-Secondary Education. S. Banerjee and J.Kawash, University of Calgary | Simplifying Algorithm Learning Using Serious Games. S. Shabanah and J.X.Chen, George Mason University |
| 12:30–1:30 | Lunch | |
| 12:30–2:45 | Session 2A - Irmacs Theatre (ASB 10900) Chair: Paul Franklin, University of the Fraser Valley |
Session 2B - Room: TASC-I 9204 Chair: Patrice Belleville, University of British Columbia, Vancouver |
| 1:30–1:55 | Why Having In-Person Lectures when e-learning and Podcasts Are Available? P. Giabbanelli, Simon Fraser University | SW Development Projects in Academia. Y. Khmelevsky, Okanagan College |
| 1:55–2:20 | Diversity in an Environment for Accessible Learning. S. Hadian , Camosun College and B. Wadge, University of Victoria | Okanagan College and Vancouver Island University Educational Joint Projects Results. Y. Khmelevsky, Okanagan College, M. Govorov, Vancouver Island University and L. Burge, Okanagan College |
| 2:20–2:40 | An Oral Communications Course for EECS Majors at MIT. T. Eng, MIT | A Learnign and Collaboration Platform Based on SAGE. J. Delgado, Florida International University, M. Joselli, Universidade Federal Fluminense, S.Stanzani, University of Sao Paulo, S.M. Sadjadi, Florida International University, and E. Clua, Universidade Federal Fluminense |
| 2:45–3:00 | Break and exhibitors | |
| 3:00–4:00 | Workshops | |
| 3:00–4:00 | Introduction to Team-Based Learning. P. Lasserre,
University of British Columbia, Okanagan Irmacs Theatre (ASB 10900) |
Masterclass on Using OPNET IT Guru. K. S. Khokra and R. Midgley. Waiariki Institute
of Technology, NZ Room: TASC-I 9204 |
| 4:00–4:15 | Break and exhibitors | |
| 4:15–5:15 | Panel: Computational Thinking:
Special Sauce or Snake Oil? Confirmed Panelists: T. Kirkpatrick, SFU; J. Peters SFU; Y. Xu, Microsoft Reasearch Irmacs Theatre (ASB 10900) | |
| 6:30–9:30 | Reception at the Executive PLAZA Hotel. 405 North Road | |
Saturday May 2
| Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 8:45–9:15 | Continental breakfast | |
| 9:15–10:15 | Keynote Speaker: Bjarne Stroustrup, Texas A&M University,
Programming in an Undergraduate CS Curriculum Irmacs Theatre (ASB 10900) | |
| 10:15–10:30 | Break and exhibitors | |
| 10:30–11:45 | Session 3A - Irmacs Theatre (ASB 10900) Chair: Ed Knorr, University of British Columbia, Vancouver |
Session 3B - Room: TASC-I 9204 Chair: Philippe Giabanelli, Simon Fraser University |
| 10:30–10:55 | WICS @ SFU: Assessing the Impact and Outcomes of a Women in Computing Science Student Group at the College Level. K. Tsoukalas and W.T.W. Wu, Simon Fraser University | Teaching the Unifying Mathematics of Software Design. E. Sekerinski, McMaster University |
| 10:55–11:20 | Graduate Follow up as a Vehicle for CSIT Curriculum Assessment and Improvement. A.O. Olagunju and R. Mowe , St. Cloud State University | Training ≠ Education: Putting Secure Software Engineering Back in the Classroom. M.L. Stamat and J.W. Humphries, Air Force Institute of Technology |
| 11:20–11:40 | An Experiment with Online Instruction and Active Learning in an Introductory Computing Course for Engineers. P. Carter, University of British Columbia | Exhibitor's Session: MyITlab. Pearson Education Canada. |
| 11:50–12:30 | Invited speaker: Yan Xu, Microsoft Research,
eScience Inspired CS Education Irmacs Theatre (ASB 10900) | |
| 12:30–1:00 | Lunch. Sponsored by Nokia Products Limited. | |
| 1:00–2:00 | Workshops | |
| 1:00–2:00 | Computational Biology Unlpugged! S. Carruthers, K. Gunion and U. Stege ,
University of Victoria Irmacs Theatre (ASB 10900) |
Using Subversion in Your Class. G. Baker, Simon Fraser University Room: TASC-I 9204 |
| 2:00–2:15 | Prizes, Concluding remarks, Torch Transfer Irmacs Theatre (ASB 10900) | |
