Informatics in Schools. Beyond Bits and Bytes: Nurturing Informatics Intelligence in Education

Informatics in Schools. Beyond Bits and Bytes: Nurturing Informatics Intelligence in Education
Author: Jean-Philippe Pellet
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2023-09-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3031449002

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution and Perspectives, ISSEP 2023, held in Lausanne, Switzerland, during October 23–25, 2023. The 14 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 47 submissions. They are organized in four topical sections named: artificial intelligence and its applications; competitions, problem solving, and computational; robotics and unplugged modalities; and curricula and computer science concepts. This is an open access book.

Informatics in Schools. Beyond Bits and Bytes: Nurturing Informatics Intelligence in Education

Informatics in Schools. Beyond Bits and Bytes: Nurturing Informatics Intelligence in Education
Author: Jean-Philippe Pellet
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-11-07
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9783031448997

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution and Perspectives, ISSEP 2023, held in Lausanne, Switzerland, during October 23–25, 2023. The 14 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 47 submissions. They are organized in four topical sections named: artificial intelligence and its applications; competitions, problem solving, and computational; robotics and unplugged modalities; and curricula and computer science concepts. This is an open access book.

Navigating Computer Science Education in the 21st Century

Navigating Computer Science Education in the 21st Century
Author: Bosch, Chantelle
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2024-02-26
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Students often face challenges in a swiftly advancing Computer Science Education (CSE), where technologies evolve rapidly, and concepts unfold with overwhelming intricacies. As society becomes interwoven with technology, how essential is the integration of CSE into the educational framework to adequately equip future generations for the complexities of the digital era? Navigating Computer Science Education in the 21st Century advocates integrating CSE into curricula, underlining its crucial role in early childhood development. The book grapples with the challenge of introducing children to technology responsibly, addressing concerns about unmonitored screen time while emphasizing the necessity of evidence-based approaches for educators. Within these pages, effective teaching strategies are linked to successes in CSE. The book explores learner-centered teaching methodologies in computer science, emphasizing individualized instruction, active learning, and collaborative approaches. It evaluates the effectiveness of traditional lecture-based teaching against more innovative strategies such as game-based learning and collaborative approaches. By presenting studies that delve into the impact of these strategies on student engagement and motivation, the book equips educators with the insights needed to make informed decisions tailored to diverse learning environments.

Education and Informatics Worldwide

Education and Informatics Worldwide
Author: Jacques Hebenstreit
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1992
Genre: Education
ISBN:

The micro computer has had a revolutionary impact on many aspects of society though its success has not been universal and unrestricted. This book looks at the current use of information technology in education and examines why the main objectives behind its introduction in this area have not been achieved. The various political, social and economic reasons behind the failure to maximize the use of informatics are examined on the one hand whilst, on the other, basic strategies and prescriptions are outlined for seizing the opportunities which will be presented by the availability of cheaper, more accessible technology in the future. One chapter describes in detail the situation in seven different regions, presenting the needs, possibilities, obstacles and prospects in each one. Finally, the book draws on the trends and issues that have emerged from previous experience in the planning and implementation of national policies to make proposals for improving the practices of international co-operation by using the full potential of informatics.

Children in the Information Age

Children in the Information Age
Author: Blagovest Sendov
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2014-05-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1483159027

Children in the Information Age: Opportunities for Creativity, Innovation and New Activities contains selected papers from the Second International Conference and Exhibition ""Children in the Information Age: Opportunities for Creativity, Innovation and New Activities,"" held in Sofia, Bulgaria, 19-23 May 1987. The contributions made by researchers at the conference covered topics such as the past, present, and future of school informatics in the USSR; the family computer boom and its implications for computer literacy; the new meanings of literacy related to new information and communication technologies; computer use in education; and literacy in the information age. Other papers dealt with computer-based training in India; knowledge based systems for use in pedagogical contexts; informatics competitions in Germany; the information age; information and communication technology in the French educational system; and the role of information technology in education in Australia. The final two chapters present the recommendations that emerged from the conference as well as the recommendations of the Working Meeting of Editors of Journals and Magazines on Informatics in Education.

Informatics for a new century

Informatics for a new century
Author: Carnegie-Mellon University. Computer Science Dept
Publisher:
Total Pages: 18
Release: 1990
Genre: Computer science
ISBN:

Abstract: "Information technology and computer science have not only reshaped computation, communication, and commerce; they have expanded the basic models and paradigms of many disciplines. Informatics education has obligations to all the communities that rely on information technology, not just the computing professionals. Serving this extended audience well requires changes in the content and presentation of computing curricula. This paper sketches the coming needs for information processing and analyzes the populations that will require informatics education. It considers curriculum requirements through two examples, one outside the traditional boundary of computer science and one inside."

Database Systems for Advanced Applications. DASFAA 2020 International Workshops

Database Systems for Advanced Applications. DASFAA 2020 International Workshops
Author: Yunmook Nah
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2020-09-21
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030594130

The LNCS 12115 constitutes the workshop papers which were held also online in conjunction with the 25th International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications in September 2020. The complete conference includes 119 full papers presented together with 19 short papers plus 15 demo papers and 4 industrial papers in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 487 submissions. DASFAA 2020 presents this year following five workshops: The 7th International Workshop on Big Data Management and Service (BDMS 2020) The 6th International Symposium on Semantic Computing and Personalization (SeCoP 2020) The 5th Big Data Quality Management (BDQM 2020) The 4th International Workshop on Graph Data Management and Analysis (GDMA 2020) The 1st International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Data Engineering (AIDE 2020)