Service-Learning in the Computer and Information Sciences

Service-Learning in the Computer and Information Sciences
Author: Brian A. Nejmeh
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 454
Release: 2012-06-07
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1118319125

Offering a truly global perspective, this book serves as a road map for service-learning partnerships between information science and nonprofit organizations. It introduces for the first time an essential framework for service learning in CIS, addressing both the challenges and opportunities of this approach for all stakeholders involved: faculty, students, and community nonprofit organizations (NPOs), both domestic and abroad. This volume outlines numerous examples of successful programs from around the world, presenting practical working models for implementing joint projects between NPOs and academia.

New Directions for Computing Education

New Directions for Computing Education
Author: Samuel B. Fee
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2017-04-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3319542265

Why should every student take a computing course? What should be the content of these courses? How should they be taught, and by whom? This book addresses these questions by identifying the broader reaches of computing education, problem-solving and critical thinking as a general approach to learning. The book discusses new approaches to computing education, and considers whether the modern ubiquity of computing requires an educational approach that is inherently interdisciplinary and distinct from the traditional computer science perspective. The alternative approach that the authors advocate derives its mission from an intent to embed itself within an interdisciplinary arts and science context. An interdisciplinary approach to computing is compellingly valuable for students and educational institutions alike. Its goal is to support the educational and intellectual needs of students with interests in the entire range of academic disciplines. It capitalizes on students’ focus on career development and employers’ demand for technical, while also engaging a diverse student body that may not possess a pre-existing interest in computing for computing’s sake. This approach makes directly evident the applicability of computer science topics to real-world interdisciplinary problems beyond computing and recognizes that technical and computational abilities are essential within every discipline. The book offers a valuable resource for computer science and computing education instructors who are presently re-thinking their curricula and pedagogical approaches and are actively trying new methods in the classroom. It will also benefit graduate students considering a future of teaching in the field, as well as administrators (in both higher education and high schools) interested in becoming conversant in the discourse surrounding the future of computing education.

Studying Service-Learning

Studying Service-Learning
Author: Shelley H. Billig
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2014-04-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135632685

Presents innovations in research methodology as these are implemented in the study of service-learning, and provides recommendations to professionals doing research on service-learning and on any form of experiential education or educational reform.

Service-learning

Service-learning
Author: National Center for Service-Learning (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 154
Release: 1980
Genre: Government publications
ISBN:

Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Teach Computer Science

Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Teach Computer Science
Author: Aman Yadav
Publisher: IAP
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2021-05-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1648024580

Computer science has emerged as a key driver of innovation in the 21st century. Yet preparing teachers to teach computer science or integrate computer science content into K-12 curricula remains an enormous challenge. Recent policy reports have suggested the need to prepare future teachers to teach computer science through pre-service teacher education programs. In order to prepare a generation of teachers who are capable of delivering computer science to students, however, the field must identify research-based examples, pedagogical strategies, and policies that can facilitate changes in teacher knowledge and practices. The purpose of this book is to provide examples that could help guide the design and delivery of effective teacher preparation on the teaching of computer science. This book identifies promising pathways, pedagogical strategies, and policies that will help teacher education faculty and pre-service teachers infuse computer science content into their curricula as well as teach stand-alone computing courses. Specifically, the book focuses on pedagogical practices for developing and assessing pre-service teacher knowledge of computer science, course design models for pre-service teachers, and discussion of policies that can support the teaching of computer science. The primary audience of the book is students and faculty in educational technology, educational or cognitive psychology, learning theory, teacher education, curriculum and instruction, computer science, instructional systems, and learning sciences.

Service-Learning in Occupational Therapy Education

Service-Learning in Occupational Therapy Education
Author: Kathleen Flecky
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2010-10-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0763759589

This text describes philosophical and theoretical principles of service-learning in relationship to occupational therapy philosophical and pedagogical traditions. Effective service-learning educational strategies and experiential applications of occupational therapy in the community are highlighted through the presentation of case studies of service- learning initiatives in occupational therapy programs across the United States. Examples of how to design, implement and assess service-learning projects and partnerships are provided along with insights and lessons learned from faculty engaging in service-learning."--Pub. desc.

International Conference on Computational and Information Sciences (ICCIS) 2014

International Conference on Computational and Information Sciences (ICCIS) 2014
Author:
Publisher: DEStech Publications, Inc
Total Pages: 1356
Release: 2014-11-11
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1605951935

The 6th International Conference on Computational and Information Sciences (ICCIS2014) will be held in NanChong, China. The 6th International Conference on Computational and Information Sciences (ICCIS2014)aims at bringing researchers in the areas of computational and information sciences to exchange new ideas and to explore new ground. The goal of the conference is to push the application of modern computing technologies to science, engineering, and information technologies.Following the success of ICCIS2004,ICCIS2010 and ICCIS2011,ICCIS2012,ICCIS2013,ICCIS2014 conference will consist of invited keynote presentations and contributed presentations of latest developments in computational and information sciences. The 2014 International Conference on Computational and Information Sciences (ICCIS 2014), now in its sixth run, has become one of the premier conferences in this dynamic and exciting field. The goal of ICCIS is to catalyze the communications among various communities in computational and information sciences. ICCIS provides a venue for the participants to share their recent research and development, to seek for collaboration resources and opportunities, and to build professional networks.

Community Engagement in the Online Space

Community Engagement in the Online Space
Author: Dennis, Michelle
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2023-02-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1668451913

Since the advent of the internet, online communities have emerged as a way for users to share their common interests and connect with others with ease. As the possibilities of the online world grew and the COVID-19 pandemic raged across the world, many organizations recognized the utility in not only providing further services online, but also in transitioning operations typically fulfilled in-person to an online space. As society approaches a reality in which most community practices have moved to online spaces, it is essential that community leaders remain knowledgeable on the best practices in cultivating engagement. Community Engagement in the Online Space evaluates key issues and practices pertaining to community engagement in remote settings. It analyzes various community engagement efforts within remote education, online groups, and remote work. This book further reviews the best practices for community engagement and considerations for the optimization of these practices for effective virtual delivery to support emergency environmental challenges, such as pandemic conditions. Covering topics such as community belonging, global health virtual practicum, and social media engagement, this premier reference source is an excellent resource for program directors, faculty and administrators of both K-12 and higher education, students of higher education, business leaders and executives, IT professionals, online community moderators, librarians, researchers, and academicians.

Introduction to Rubrics

Introduction to Rubrics
Author: Dannelle D. Stevens
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2023-07-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000981568

This new edition retains the appeal, clarity and practicality that made the first so successful, and continues to provide a fundamental introduction to the principles and purposes of rubrics, with guidance on how to construct them, use them to align course content to learning outcomes, and apply them in a wide variety of courses, and to all forms of assignment. Reflecting developments since publication of the first edition, the authors have extended coverage to include:* Expanded discussion on use of rubrics for grading* Grading on-line with rubrics* Wider coverage of rubric types (e.g., holistic, rating scales)* Rubric construction in student affairs* Pros and cons of working with "ready-made" rubrics* Using rubrics to improve your teaching, and for SoTL* Use of rubrics in program assessment (case study)* Application of rubrics in the arts, for study abroad, service learning and students’ independent learning * Up-dated literature review

Computer and Information Sciences -- ISCIS 2003

Computer and Information Sciences -- ISCIS 2003
Author: Adnan Yazici
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 1128
Release: 2003-10-14
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3540204091

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences, ISCIS 2003, held in Antalya, Turkey in November 2003. The 135 revised papers presented together with 2 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from over 360 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on architectures and systems, theoretical computer science, databases and information retrieval, e-commerce, graphics and computer vision, intelligent systems and robotics, multimedia, networks and security, parallel and distributed computing, soft computing, and software engineering.