Alice Workshop 2007, Southwestern US

ID：CNS 0724890PI：Stephen Cooper(圣约瑟夫大学)标题：Alice Works2007，美国西南部这个特别项目为60名教职员工提供支持，使用Alice软件进行入门和经验丰富的编程指导。这次研讨会是2005年夏天在美国东南部成功举办的前三次Alice研讨会的延续。该研讨会包括互动和积极的学习方式实验室会议，模拟Alice的教学使用，以及重点关注与Alice教学相关的教学问题。智力优势：本项目将Alice环境的使用扩展到广泛的教育和研究社区。它不仅包括教学经验，还包括开发一套对计算机界有价值的重要资源和课程材料。该项目扩展并利用了私人投资机构获得的大量资金来开发和传播Alice，目前已被100多个机构和无数研究人员使用。广泛影响：该项目将Alice社区扩展到一个新的地理区域，西海岸。ALICE环境及其3D动画方法是教学问题解决和编程方法的基本范式转变。对于采用这种方法的教员来说，Alice研讨会是必不可少的。Alice还展示了通过其以人为中心的交互方法扩大计算参与的潜力，从而促进多样性和将未被充分代表的群体纳入计算。

Id: CNS 0724890PI: Stephen Cooper (St. Joseph's University)Title: Alice Workshop 2007, Southwestern USThis CISE special project provides support for a workshop for 60 faculty members using the Alice software for introductory and experienced programming instruction. This workshop is a continuation of the prior 3 successful Alice workshops held in the summer of 2005 in the southeastern part of the United States. This workshop includes interactive and active learning style lab sessions modeling instructional use of Alice as well as a focus on pedagogical issues related to teaching with Alice.Intellectual Merit: This project extends the use of the Alice environment to a broad educational and research community. It includes not only instructional experiences but also the development of a significant set of resources and curricular materials that are of value to the computing community. The project extends and leverages the significant funding the PIs have received to develop and disseminate Alice which is now in use by over 100 institutions and countless researchers.Broader Impact: This project extends the Alice community to a new geographical area, the west coast. The Alice environment with its 3D animation approach is a fundamental paradigm shift of methodology for teaching problem solving and programming. The Alice workshop is essential for faculty adopting this approach. Alice has also shown potential to broaden participation in computing through its human-centered, interactive approach and thus promote diversity and the inclusion of underrepresented groups in computing.