Members of the educational research group at the College of Computing and Digital Media periodically meet to present papers and projects of interest.
If you are interested in presenting, contact Amber Settle.
Friday, September 28, 2007, 3 pm, CST 924
Presenter: Massimo DiPierro
Title: A Web Development Framework for Teaching Model-View-Controller Design
Abstract: Teaching web development presents a challenge because each framework is based on a large set of components that need to inter-operate. These components are written in different languages and are based on different protocols. For example, ASP consists of VBScript, CSS, and Javascript code embedded into HTML, and the embedded VBScript has to generate HTML and SQL (occasionally CSS and Javascript too). On top of this, in order to run the web application it is necessary to install and configure a web server, an editor, and learn to use shell commands. This makes a steep learning curve for students and makes it difficult for instructors to concentrate on design issue (database design, logic design, presentation design), security issues (form validation), and good practice (no FONT tag). To solve this problem we have designed a point-and-click framework for the development of web applications that is particularly suited for teaching. All the required components are packaged into a single application and the entire development, deployment, and management of web applications is done via a web interface. The system clearly separates the data (model) from the logic (controller) from the presentation (view), and guides the developers to follow good practice. Developers can concentrate on design issue instead of implementation issues.
Friday, May 4, 2007, 4 - 6 pm, CST 924: Distance learning panel III
Organized by Evelyn Lulis
Topic: Intellectual Property Issues
Panelists:
Friday, April 27, 2007, 4-6 pm, CST 924: Distance learning panel II
Organized by Evelyn Lulis
Topic: Best Practices to Improve Student Learning
Panelists:
Ruth Gannon Cook: Effective interactivities that enlist the learners
Danny Mittleman: Using blogs and wikis to support constructivist collaborative learning
Beth Rubin – Using social presence in an online class to improve learning
Friday, March 2, 2007, 4 - 6 pm, CST 924: Distance learning panel I
Organized by Evelyn Lulis
Topic: Student/Faculty Satisfaction
Panelists:
Greg Brewster (CTI): Statistics on DL
Michael Miller (Commerce): Faculty satisfaction
Amber Settle (CTI): Student satisfaction
Gail A Beedie (CTI): Distance Learning Student (M.S. in IS program)
Friday, January 26, 2007, 3 pm, CST 214
Presenter: Andre Berthiaume
Title: Second Life and Education
Abstract: A lot has been written of late, both in popular magazines and educational journals, about using the on-line game Second Life for educational purposes. In fact, the Second Life web site lists over 150 educational institutions, libraries and museums that have a presence in the game. Within the Second Life world, there are communities of educators, forums and events organized around educational themes. In this talk, I will briefly present the Second Life game and show how players can interact with each other and with their environment. While I shall visit various in-world locales to give a sense of what players do in Second Life, I will focus on educational related areas and showcase what various institutions have done, or often not done, with their Second Life presence. This talk is designed to serve as a starting point for a discussion among CTI faculty to decide what we could do if CTI had a presence in Second Life.
Recording links
Friday, October 27, 2006, 11 am - 3 pm, CST 924
Workshop: How to Effectively Infuse Active Learning into Introductory Programming Classes
Presenter: Keith Whittington of RIT (http://www.rit.edu/)
Mr. Whittington has an NSF grant to study active learning techniques for teaching programming. He was also at CTI on Thursday, October 26th to meet with faculty on an individual basis.
Friday, September 29, 2006, 12:00 pm, CST 610
Presenter: Amber Settle
Title: "Using Interviews to Investigate Implicit Knowledge in Computer Programming"
Abstract: I will present the paper above, written by Mancy and Reid and published in the proceedings of The International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2006)
Friday, June 2, 2006, 12:00 pm, CST 610
Presenter: Jim Janossy
Title: Monetization of podcasting in the context of the college learning environment
Abstract: Podcasting is a recent phenomenon that appears to have relevance to the enhancement of the learning experience. It consists of providing audio (or audio and video) presentations to a wide audience via the internet. This paper proposes and explores a model for the monetization of podcasting (that is, how it can generate revenue, and for whom) in the context of a wider range of pedagogical and research issues in the college environment. Described and discussed is experience already gained with podcasting in IT-201 in the spring 2006 term at DePaul University.
Friday, April 28, 2006, 1:00 pm, CST 723
Presenter: Craig Miller
Title: Some directions for studying the "objects first" question
Abstract: Almost everyone seems to have an opinion on when objects should be taught in an introductory programming sequence. Rather than offering mine, I'll present some ideas for determining why students find objects and classes difficult to learn. The goal is to develop testable models of student misconceptions and learn what we can do about them. We'll discuss a few possibilities and consider research methods for further study.
Amber Settle - 4/25/08