Fourth International Workshop on Teaching Computational Science 2010 (WTCS 2010)

in conjunction with The International Conference on Computational Science 2010 (ICCS 2010) (http://www.iccs-meeting.org/)

University of Amsterdam
The Netherlands
May 31-June 2, 2010

Description

The Third Workshop on Teaching Computational Science (WTCS 2010) solicits submissions that describe innovations in teaching computational science in its various aspects, e.g. computer science, modeling and simulation, at all levels and in all contexts. Typical topics include, but are not restricted to, innovations in the following areas:

    - course content,
    - curriculum structure,
    - methods of instruction,
    - methods of assessment,
    - tools to aid in teaching or learning,
    - evaluations of alternative approaches, and
    - non-academic training in computational sciences.

These innovations may be in the context of formal courses or self-directed learning; they may involve, for example, introductory programming, service courses, specialist undergraduate or postgraduate topics, industry-related short courses. We welcome submissions directed at issues of current and local importance, as well as topics of international interest. Such topics may include transition from school to university, articulation between vocational and university education, quality management in teaching, teaching people from other cultures, attracting and retaining female students, and flexible learning.

Topic of Submission，but not limited to

• Course content
• Curriculum structure
• Methods of instruction
• Methods of assessment
• Tools to aid in teaching or learning
• Evaluations of alternative aproaches
  
• Vocational and university education
• Non-academic training in computational sciences
  
• Building and Sharing Digital Education Resources on the Internet
• Computer Aided Teaching and Campus Network Construction
• Quality management in teaching
• Software Agents and Applications in Education
• Multimedia and Hypermedia Applications in Education
• Pedagogical Issues on Open/Distance Education
• Innovative Software and Hardware Systems for Education and Training
• Human Computer Interaction in Education
• Web Based Education

Organizers

Dr. Angela B. Shiflet, Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Caroina, U.S.A. (shifletab@wofford.edu)

Dr. Alfredo Tirado-Ramos, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. (atirado@emory.edu)

Important dates

Full paper due: January 1, 2010

Acceptance notification: February 15, 2010

Camera-ready copy: March 1, 2010

Paper submission

Authors are invited to submit full papers of up to 10 pages (maximum length), formatted according to the rules of Procedia Computer Science (for formatting information see for text/latex and for MSword). Submit to system as follows and choose

http://www.iccs-meeting.org/iccs2010/papers/upload.php and choose WTCS 2010 (Important)

2009 Workshop Program Committee

F. Freitag, UPC

D. Gimenez, UM

M. Hamada, Aizu

B. Hnatkowska, PWR Wroclaw

A. Iglesias, UNICAN

M.L. McCarthy, Murray State

A. Queiruga Dios, USAL

F. Ramos, ITESM

A. Shiflet, Wofford

C. Swanson, UMN

A. Tirado-Ramos, UVA

P. Turner, Clarkson