[Apologies for any crossposts you may get. -Doug] SIGCSE 2009 sports a selection of presymposium meetings, including one on the Future of Robots in Education, on Wednesday, March 4th. The meeting is free to participants (limited number of seats!) You can register at:
http://wiki.roboteducation.org/Symposium The presymposium is sponsored by the Institute for Personal Robots in Education. We are especially looking for participants willing and able to discuss: * Examples of introductory or advanced courses that use Robots as a main topic or organizing principle * Examples of Robot based curriculum initiatives * Robot assignments in introductory and advanced courses * Robot based pedagogical resources for introductory and advanced courses * Other planned or deployed educational initiatives involving Robots This one-day symposium aims to bring together educators, researchers, and curriculum designers to discuss successful strategies for incorporating robots into the undergraduate curriculum. The symposium will be designed to be highly interactive. In addition to paper presentations, it will include invited speakers, open-ended round-table discussions, and panels of CS curriculum experts. Keynote Speaker: Deepak Kumar, Bryn Mawr College What can we learn from robots? Invited Speakers: * Robbie Berg, Wellesley College * Zachary Dodds, Harvey Mudd College * Jeffrey Forbes, Duke University * Jennifer Kay, Rowan University * Myles McNally, Alma College * David Miller, University of Oklahoma * Sheila Tejada, Brooklyn College, City University of New York * Dave Touretzky, Carnegie Mellon University * Jerry Weinberg, Southern Illinois University * Andrew Williams, Spelman College (and more) Hope you can make it and particpate! -Doug -- Douglas S. Blank Director, Institute for Personal Robots in Education (IPRE) http://www.roboteducation.org Chair, and Associate Professor, Computer Science, Bryn Mawr College http://cs.brynmawr.edu/~dblank (610)526-6501 _______________________________________________ Pyro-users mailing list Pyro-users@pyrorobotics.org http://emergent.brynmawr.edu/mailman/listinfo/pyro-users
