Curriculum Development Workshop at LSU

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Contents 1 Instructor Content 2 Workshop Links 3 Participant Wiki Space 4 Description 5 Local URL 6 Details

Instructor Content

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Workshop Links

• Minisession survey
• Tips on how to use a wiki are here: Wiki Syntax
  • If you need mathematical or Greek symbols, you can use the HTML code for the character. Here is a list of HTML codes.
• CSERD - the Computational Science Education Reference Desk
• Wikispaces - a different type of wiki, not hosted by SC Education
• Debian Clusters - instructions on how to set up a cluster

Participant Wiki Space

• Stephanie's Page
• Gurvinder's Page
• Carolyn's Page
• Ethel's Page
• Dennis's Page
• Louise's Page
• Yinnia's Page
• Brian's Page
• Kathy's Page
• Tom's Page

Description

Integrating Computational Science into the Undergraduate Curriculum

This workshop is designed for faculty from a broad range of disciplines: science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), and humanities, arts, and social sciences (HASS). The primary audience is faculty looking to develop curriculum materials which use modeling, simulation, and/or computational methods for their undergraduate or 9-12 classes. For K-12 educators with less experience in computational methods, a fellow K-12 educator will be present to help you get started.

Participants are expected to bring specific ideas for curriculum modules they would like to develop to the workshop. The workshop format is very open, the instructional team works one-on-one and in small groups with faculty as they research and develop their materials. At the conclusion of the workshop each participant will give a presentation based on their new curriculum module.

The instructional team is comfortable with a broad range of modeling and simulation techniques, e.g. cellular automota, dynamic systems, agents, and Monte Carlo methods. We also support a number of software packages in this context, e.g. NetLogo, AgentSheets, and Octave. An introduction to using large scale computational resources can be provided as well, with credentials and support for continued use of the computational resources after the workshop for participants and their students.

Daily sessions run from 8a-5p with mid-morning, lunch, and mid-afternoon breaks. Lunch will be provided at the campus facilities. Evening labs are optional but encouraged. Participants will be expected to complete pre-workshop, daily, and post-workshop surveys. These are short and designed to help us improve our content and delivery methods.

Local URL

• http://www.cct.lsu.edu/SC08educate

Details

• Tentatively Sunday, June 8 - Saturday, June 14th
• curriculum-lsu <at> sc-education <dot> org
• Contacts
  • Kathy Traxler, ktraxler <at> cct <dot> lsu <dot> edu (local contact)
  • Karen Jones, kjones <at> cct <dot> lsu <dot> edu (local event manager)
  • Kristen Sunde, ksunde <at> cct <dot> lsu <dot> edu (local PR manager)
• Instructors
  • Charlie Peck, charliep <at> cs <dot> earlham <dot> edu
  • Thomas Loughran, thomas <dot> loughran <at> gmail <dot> com
  • Kristina Wanous, kwanous <at> sc-education <dot> org (assistant)
  • Clyde Metz, MetzC <at> cofc <dot> edu (Instructor -- mid-week arrival)