CMPSC 309 - Issues in Computing - Enrollment: 50 in two sections
Added a significant ethics component to the course, on the basis of my participation in the NSF sponsored Computer Ethics workshop (DOLCE) held in June 2000; also made heavy use of the web-based courseware Blackboard.
New course developed for Honors Program. This included an introduction to the principles of Computer Science, problem-solving and programming, basic web page design & construction, and computer ethics. The students designed their Honors Class web site. I created a complete web site for the course.
Spring '01 courses:
CMPSC 301 – Operating Systems – Enrollment: 12
CMPSC 201 – Visual Basic Programming – Enrollment: 40 in two sections
Independent Studies:
Spring: Supervised the following Senior Seminar projects:
Heidi Horne – Smart Card Technology
Craig Carlson – Computer Games
Advising work:
I served as academic advisor for approximately 50 Computer Science majors; filled in for Jean Mehta (on sabbatical) and handled, in Spring, her 50 advisees as well.
In my role as Chair of Computer Science, I have advised numerous students, prospective students and prospective majors and minors; also prospective graduate students.
Teaching innovations:
I used Blackboard for CMPSC 309.
I used a variety of web-based visualizations programs for CMPSC 301.
I continue to use various forms of technology (eg, Internet, electronic lecture media, email) in all of my classes; web-based instruction to enhance courses.
I also continue to work with active and collaborative learning strategies.
II. SCHOLARLY/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
Presentations:
Gender Issues in Computer Science, a panel presentation with Gloria Childress Townsend, DePauw University, at Seventh Annual Midwest Regional Conference of the Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN, September 2000
Teaching Computer Ethics Scenarios Across the CS Curriculum, a workshop presented with Frances Grodzinsky, Sacred Heart University, and Gloria Childress Townsend, DePauw University, at the 32nd annual SIGCSE Meeting (Special Interest Group – Computer Science Education), Charlotte, NC, February 2001.
Computer Ethics Issues in OnLine Course Delivery, Illinois OnLine Network, Faculty Summer Institute, Champaign, IL, May 2000. Presentation with Keith Miller, University of Illinois at Springfield and Brett Coup, Heartland Community College, as part of our implementation of our IBHE HECA grant: Encouraging Responsible Computer Use in Illinois.
Organizing a Regional Conference, National Educational Computing Conference. This was a presentation with Curt White, DePaul University and Jim Caristi, Valparaiso University. We represented the Midwest CCSC Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges (CCSC).
Meetings attended:
Ethics and Technology Conference, Loyola, July 2000.
Seventh Annual Midwest Regional Conference of the Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN, September 2000.
32nd annual SIGCSE Meeting (Special Interest Group – Computer Science Education), Charlotte, NC, February 2001.
Professional organizations - memberships & activities:
Association for Computing Machinery - member of Special Interest Groups on Computer Science Education & Computers and Society (SIGCSE, SIGCAS)
Paper reviewer for 32nd annual SIGCSE meeting, February 2001
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) - member
Member, Ethics Working Group
Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges (CCSC):
Steering Committee for Eighth Annual Midwest Conference of CCSC:
Associate Chair - responsible for assisting Conference Chair; will assume role of Conference Chair in September 2001.
Participation in all aspects of conference planning; recruit Session Chairs
Other scholarly/creative professional activity:
Developing plans to implement the IBHE HECA grant (several workshops to be delivered throughout Illinois within the next year)
Collaborated with Gloria Childress Townsend on an NSF grant proposal to provide female students who are considering a computer science major with increased opportunity and encouragement.
III. SERVICE
To the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science:
Department Co-Chair; Chair of Computer Science; in addition to the standard department chair responsibilities, I believe that the following merit attention:
Recruited, led interviews, hired two new faculty; oriented one in Spring
New staff position- defined, advertised and hired
Masters program – Program Director
shepherded through the SXU curriculum review process
wrote response to NCA questionnaire
recruited, advised and accepted students
worked with Graduate Admissions and Public Relations
Revise Honors 252 to include a larger computer ethics component and other significant changes.
Provide more Internet based opportunities for my students; generally increase the level of the use of technology in all my classes.
Scholarly/creative:
Present tutorial on Teaching Computer Ethics at the SeventhAnnual Midwest Regional Conference of the Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges, Olivet-Nazarene University, Kankakee, IL September 2001. Collaboration with Keith Miller, UIS, as part of our implementation of our IBHE HECA grant.
Conference Chair for the Eighth Annual Midwest Regional Conference of the Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges, September 2002.
Paper reviewer for the March 2002 conference of the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE).
Attend the 33rd Annual ACM Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) Meeting, February 2002. Give workshop? Submit Paper?
Some papers in various stages of development:
Computer Science Educator as Role Model
Experience developing and teaching Honors Computer Science course
Using Scenarios to Teach Computer Ethics
Service to the Mathematics & Computer Science Department:
Chair, Computer Science – second year of three-year term.
Service to the University:
Continue as member of the SXU Teaching Learning Technology Roundtable (TLTR)
