A Program to Enhance Faculty Development Through Participation in Regional and National Computer Science Education Conferences

该项目是计算机械协会计算机科学教育特别兴趣小组(SIGCSE)和小型学院计算联盟(CCSC)为计算机科学教师提供外展服务的合作努力。每个小组的主要重点是提高教师的教学技能，提高对当前计算机科学教育问题的认识，并为教师提供分享想法的机会。这个为期两年的项目有两个组成部分：(1)通过每年在五个CCSC地区会议中每年提供两个SIGCSE研讨会来提供外展服务；(2)为每年20名教师参加SIGCSE技术研讨会的竞争性资源赠款计划提供资金。第一个组成部分使更多的教职员工能够利用研讨会上的高质量讲习班，但要在费用较低的区域会议的背景下进行。第二部分鼓励并允许一些教职员工参加国家研讨会及其讲习班，否则，由于缺乏资金，他们将无法出席。助学金计划支持一些将出席研讨会的教职员工以及不出席研讨会的人。所有人都有机会以会议主席的身份参加，并更多地参与专题讨论会的活动。这一整体项目的成效将通过与会者的两项单独评估来确定：一项是在讲习班/专题讨论会之后立即进行的，另一项是在六个月后确定对课程和课程的影响。

This project is a cooperative effort between the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) and the Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges (CCSC) to provide outreach services to Computer Science faculty. Each group has as its primary focus improving faculty teaching skills, increasing awareness of current issues in Computer Science education and providing opportunities for faculty to share ideas. The two-year project has two components: (1) to provide outreach services by offering two SIGCSE Symposium workshops at each of the five CCSC Regional conferences each year, and (2) provide funds for a competitive resource grant program for twenty faculty to attend the SIGCSE Technical Symposium each year. The first component allows more faculty to take advantage of the high quality workshops at the Symposium, but within the context of a less expensive regional conference. The second component encourages and allows a number faculty members to participate in the national Symposium and its workshops who would not otherwise be able to attend due to lack of funds. The grant program supports some faculty who will present at the Symposium as well as people who will not. All are provided with the opportunity to participate as a session chair and become more involved with Symposium activities. The effectiveness of this overall project will be ascertained by two separate evaluations from participants: one immediately following the workshops/symposium, and one six months later to determine impact on courses and curricula.